2022 in stand-up comedy

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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2022.

January

January 20: Moses Storm's special Trash White on HBO Max.^[1]
January 25: Aziz Ansari's special Nightclub Comedian on Netflix.^[2]
January 27: River Butcher's special A Different Kind of Dude on HBO Max.

February

February 7: David Cross's special I'M FROM THE FUTURE.
February 8: Ms. Pat's special Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? on Netflix.^[3]
February 10: Ian Lara's special Growing Shame on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
February 14: Ali Wong's special Don Wong on Netflix.^[4]
February 17: Mo Gilligan's special There's Mo to Life on Netflix.^[5]
February 18: Eddie Izzard's special Wunderbar on Amazon Prime Video.
February 24: Yedoye Travis's special Bury Me Loose on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
February 28: Chappelle's Home Team - Earthquake's special Legendary on Netflix.^[6]

March

March 8: Taylor Tomlinson's special Look at You on Netflix.^[7]
March 10: Ismael Loutfi's special Sound It Out on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
March 15: Catherine Cohen's special The Twist …? She’s Gorgeous on Netflix.^[8]
March 22: Jeff Foxworthy's special The Good Old Days on Netflix.^[9]
March 24: Amy Miller's special Ham Mouth on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
March 29: Mike Epps's special Indiana Mike on Netflix.

April

April 1: Jerrod Carmichael's special Rothaniel on HBO.
April 5: Ronny Chieng's special Speakeasy on Netflix.
April 7: Caleb Synan's special 30 on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
April 15: Bill Maher's special #Adulting on HBO Max.
April 21: Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners on HBO Max.
April 26: David Spade's special Nothing Personal on Netflix.
April 28: Brendan Schaub's special The Gringo Papi on YouTube.
April 30: Joe List's special This Year's Material on YouTube.

May

May 3: Chris DiStefano's special Speshy Weshy on Netflix.
May 8: Christina P's special Mom Genes on Netflix.
May 17: Katt Williams's special World War III on Netflix.
May 19: The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up on Netflix.
May 19: Ali Siddiq's special The Domino Effect on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
May 19: Yannis Pappas's special Mom Love on YanniLongDays.
May 24: Ricky Gervais's special Supernature on Netflix.
May 27: Fahim Anwar's special Hat Trick.
May 30: Bo Burnham's special THE INSIDE OUTTAKES.
May 30: Norm Macdonald's special Nothing Special on Netflix.

June

June 1: John Crist's special What Are We Doing on johnbcrist.
June 6: Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill on Netflix.
June 6: Stavros Halkias's special Live At The Lodge Room on YouTube.
June 9: Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration on Netflix.
June 11: Amy Schumer's special Parental Advisory on Netflix.
June 13: Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends on Netflix.
June 14: Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live on Netflix.
June 16: Snoop Dogg's special F*cn Around Comedy on Netflix.
June 21: Joel Kim Booster's special Psychosexual on Netflix.
June 23: Kyle Kinane's special Trampoline in a Ditch on YouTube.
June 23: Paul Virzi's special Nocturnal Admissions on Netflix.
June 28: Cristela Alonzo's special Middle Classy on Netflix.

July

July 1: Jim Breuer's special Somebody Had to Say It on Breuer's Breuniverse.
July 7: Dave Chappelle's special What’s in a Name? on Netflix.
July 12: Bill Burr's special Live At Red Rocks on Netflix.
July 16: Nikki Glaser's special Good Clean Filth on HBO Max.
July 17: Andrew Schulz's special Infamous on Moment House.
July 18: Alonzo Bodden's special Stupid Don't Get Tired on Helium Comedy Studios.
July 19: David A. Arnold's special It Ain't for the Weak on Netflix.
July 22: Josh Widdicombe's special Bit Much... on Channel 4 and All 4.
July 26: Whitney Cummings's special Jokes on Netflix.

August

August 5: Jesus Sepulveda's special Mr. Tough Life on HBO Max.
August 11: Bo Burnham's special The Inside Outtakes on Netflix.
August 12: Mo Alexander's album Mo’ Possum Blues on Stand Up! Records.^[10]
August 16: Tim Dillon's special A Real Hero on Netflix.
August 31: Chris Redd's special The Half Hour on Comedy Central Stand-Up.

September

September 1: Sam Morril's special Same Time Tomorrow on Netflix.
September 2: Jim Breuer's special Silly In San Diego on Breuer's Breuniverse.
September 4: Stewart Lee's special Snowflake on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
September 6: Sheng Wang's special Sweet and Juicy on Netflix.
September 6: Rodrigo Marques's special King of Uncouth on Netflix.
September 13: Jo Koy's special Live from the Los Angeles Forum on Netflix.
September 14: Raanan Hershberg's special Jokes from the Underground on YouTube.
September 20: Patton Oswalt's special We All Scream on Netflix.
September 27: Nick Kroll's special Little Big Boy on Netflix.
September 29: Stewart Lee's special Tornado on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
September 30: Auggie Smith's album Cult Following (reissue) on Stand Up! Records.^[11]

October

October 4: Hasan Minhaj's special The King's Jester on Netflix.
October 5: Dane Cook's special Above It All on moment.com.^[12]
October 8: Robert Kelly's special Kill Box on Louisck.com.
October 11: Iliza Shlesinger's special Hot Forever on Netflix.
October 13: Rachel Bradley's special Alpha Chick on Youtube.^[13]
October 14: Josh Blue's album Broccoli on Stand Up! Records.^[14]
October 18: Gabriel Iglesias's special Stadium Fluffy Live From Los Angeles on Netflix.
October 25: Fortune Feimster's special Good Fortune on Netflix.
October 27: Ryan Goldsher's special Many People on YouTube.
October 28: Auggie Smith's album Smell the Thunder (reissue) on Stand Up! Records.^[15]

November

November 2: Ari Shaffir's special JEW on YouTube.
November 3: Chris Redd's special Why Am I Like This? on HBO Max.^[16]
November 8: Neal Brennan's special Blocks on Netflix.^[17]
November 10: Lee Kimbrell's special Mike & Molly on YouTube.
November 12: Lil Rel Howery's special I Said It. Y'all Thinking It. on HBO^[18]
November 15: Deon Cole's special Charleen's Boy on Netflix.^[19]
November 22: Trevor Noah's special I Wish You Would on Netflix.^[20]
November 23: Blake Hammond's special Blake 182 on YouTube.
November 25: Jeff Dunham's special Me the People on Comedy Central.^[21]
November 29: Romesh Ranganathan's special The Cynic on Netflix.

December

December 2: Anthony Bonazzo's special Northside Southside on YouTube.
December 6: Sebastian Maniscalco's special Is it Me? on Netflix.
December 10: Atsuko Okatsuka's special The Intruder on HBO.^[22]
December 13: Tom Papa's special What A Day! on Netflix.
December 15: Jerry Law's special Jerry Law 2 Raw on YouTube.
December 22: Chris Weir's special Chris Weir: Live in Cincinnati on YouTube.
December 25: Vir Das's special Landing on Netflix.
December 27: Chelsea Handler's special Revolution on Netflix.
December 29: Wyatt Feegrado's special De-Assimilate on YouTube
December 30: Jason Manford's special Recent Nostalgia on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
December 31: Best of Stand-Up 2022 on Netflix.

References

↑ "'Moses Storm: Trash White' is a Thrilling Example of Where Stand-Up May be Headed". 27 January 2022.
↑ "Aziz Ansari's Empty Authenticity". 25 January 2022.
↑ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Ms. Pat".
↑ "In Trying to Speak for Everyone, Ali Wong Loses Herself". 16 February 2022.
↑ "'Mo Gilligan: There's Mo to Life' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?".
↑ "'Chappelle's Home Team Earthquake: Legendary' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?".
↑ Zinoman, Jason (8 March 2022). "Taylor Tomlinson: A Comic with the Confidence of a Star". The New York Times.
↑ "Catherine Cohen: The Twist…? She's Gorgeous review – wickedly funny". TheGuardian.com . 15 March 2022.
↑ "Jeff Foxworthy Used to Have Something to Say". 22 March 2022.
↑ "Mo' Possum Blues, Mo Alexander". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
↑ "Cult Following, Auggie Smith". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
↑ "Dane Cook".
↑ Rachel Bradley: Alpha Chick (2022) | Full Movie | Full Standup Special, 13 October 2022, retrieved 2022-11-23
↑ "Broccoli, Josh Blue". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
↑ "Smell the Thunder, Auggie Smith". Qobuz. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
↑ Pandya, Hershal (October 20, 2022). "Chris Redd Desperately Tries to Be Normal in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture.
↑ Tinoco, Armando (October 12, 2022). "'Neal Brennan: Blocks' Stand-Up Comedy Special Gets Release Date On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 12, 2022.
↑ Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-02). "Lil Rel Howery Heads Home to Chicago in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
↑ "Deon Cole to Drop New Comedy Special 'Charleen's Boy'". Level Man. October 24, 2022.
↑ DiLillo, John (October 20, 2022). "Trevor Noah Wishes You Would Watch His New Comedy Special". Netflix Tudum.
↑ "Jeff Dunham returns to Comedy Central with new standup special 'Me the People'". KTLA. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
↑ Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-15). "Atsuko Okatsuka Made an HBO Special, and Tig Notaro Helped". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-25.

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[1] "'Moses Storm: Trash White' is a Thrilling Example of Where Stand-Up May be Headed". 27 January 2022.

[2] "Aziz Ansari's Empty Authenticity". 25 January 2022.

[3] "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Ms. Pat".

[4] "In Trying to Speak for Everyone, Ali Wong Loses Herself". 16 February 2022.

[5] "'Mo Gilligan: There's Mo to Life' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?".

[6] "'Chappelle's Home Team Earthquake: Legendary' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?".

[7] Zinoman, Jason (8 March 2022). "Taylor Tomlinson: A Comic with the Confidence of a Star". The New York Times.

[8] "Catherine Cohen: The Twist…? She's Gorgeous review – wickedly funny". TheGuardian.com . 15 March 2022.

[9] "Jeff Foxworthy Used to Have Something to Say". 22 March 2022.

[AppleMo-10] "Mo' Possum Blues, Mo Alexander". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[AppleAuggie1-11] "Cult Following, Auggie Smith". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[12] "Dane Cook".

[13] Rachel Bradley: Alpha Chick (2022) | Full Movie | Full Standup Special, 13 October 2022, retrieved 2022-11-23

[AppleJoshBlue-14] "Broccoli, Josh Blue". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[QobuzAuggie-15] "Smell the Thunder, Auggie Smith". Qobuz. Retrieved 2025-04-13.

[16] Pandya, Hershal (October 20, 2022). "Chris Redd Desperately Tries to Be Normal in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture.

[17] Tinoco, Armando (October 12, 2022). "'Neal Brennan: Blocks' Stand-Up Comedy Special Gets Release Date On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[18] Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-02). "Lil Rel Howery Heads Home to Chicago in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-14.

[19] "Deon Cole to Drop New Comedy Special 'Charleen's Boy'". Level Man. October 24, 2022.

[20] DiLillo, John (October 20, 2022). "Trevor Noah Wishes You Would Watch His New Comedy Special". Netflix Tudum.

[21] "Jeff Dunham returns to Comedy Central with new standup special 'Me the People'". KTLA. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-17.

[22] Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-15). "Atsuko Okatsuka Made an HBO Special, and Tig Notaro Helped". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-25.

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