Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents

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Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents
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Genre Stand-up comedy
Created byPaul Miller
Directed byJoe DeMaio
Ryan Polito
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes108
Production
Executive producersJohn Bravakis
Stephen Kroopnick
Stu Schreiberg [1]
ProducerNeil A. Sheridan
Production locations
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Comedy Central
ReleaseMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) 
November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
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Comedy Central Presents

Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, formerly known as The Half Hour, is an American stand-up comedy television series that airs on Comedy Central in the United States. The program features various stand-up comedians in each episode. It replaced the similar program Comedy Central Presents in 2012.

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Premise

The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unusual voices in stand-up comedy.

Overview

Every episode features an up-and-coming comedian or sometimes a group performing an original set of stand-up. The first four seasons of the show were filmed at the Royale theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. [2] Beginning with the fifth season, the comedians now perform their sets at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana. [3] It was announced that a sixth season was picked up with 14 new stand-up comedians given their own set. It was also announced that the show will be retitled Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents. [4]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 12May 11, 2012June 15, 2012
2 17May 4, 2013January 5, 2014
3 14June 6, 2014July 25, 2014
4 14August 23, 2015November 28, 2015
5 17August 26, 2016October 21, 2016
6 13September 15, 2017October 27, 2017
7 9September 28, 2018October 26, 2018
8 12October 18, 2019November 22, 2019

Season 1 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
11 Rory Scovel May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
22Michael PalascakMay 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
33Na'im LynnMay 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
44 Neal Brennan May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
55 Brendon Walsh May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
66Nick VatterottMay 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
77 Theo Von June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
88Maronzio VanceJune 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
99 Joe Mande June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
1010 Garfunkel and Oates June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
1111 David O'Doherty June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
1212Jesse PoppJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)

Season 2 (2013–14)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
131 Dan Soder May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)
142 Nikki Glaser May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)
153Erik GriffinMay 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
164 Joe DeRosa May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
175Dan St. GermainMay 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
186Sean O'ConnorMay 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
197 Jonah Ray May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)
208 Gabe Liedman May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)
219Jared LoganJune 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
2210 Mike Lawrence June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
2311 Lil Rel Howery June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)
2412 Cristela Alonzo June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)
2513Andy HaynesJune 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
2614Ben KronbergJune 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
2715 Baron Vaughn June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
2816Sean PattonJune 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
2917 Brody Stevens January 5, 2014 (2014-01-05)

Season 3 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
301 Chris Distefano June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
312 Michael Che June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
323Tommy JohnaginJune 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
334Adam NewmanJune 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
345 Chris Gethard June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
356 Yannis Pappas June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
367 Fortune Feimster June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
378 Ron Funches June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
389Damien LemonJuly 11, 2014 (2014-07-11)
3910 Rachel Feinstein July 11, 2014 (2014-07-11)
4011 Mark Normand July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
4112Joe WengertJuly 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
4213 Kurt Braunohler July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
4314Joe ZimmermanJuly 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)

Season 4 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
441Liza TreygerAugust 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)
452Hampton YountAugust 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)
463Michelle ButeauSeptember 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
474 Barry Rothbart September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
485 Brooks Wheelan September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
496Andy WoodhullSeptember 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
507Randy LiedtkeOctober 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
518Beth StellingOctober 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
529 Sam Morril October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
5310Joe ListOctober 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
5411Sean DonnellyNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
5512Phil HanleyNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
5613 Tone Bell November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28) [5]
5714Andrew SantinoNovember 28, 2015 (2015-11-28) [5]

Season 5 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
581Noah GardenswartzAugust 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
592Ramon Rivas IIAugust 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
603Joe MachiSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
614 Drew Michael September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
625 Aparna Nancherla September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
636Nate FernaldSeptember 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
647 Ali Siddiq September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
658Cy AmundsonSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
669Emily HellerSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
6710Erik BergstromSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
6811 Martha Kelly September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
6912Nick TurnerSeptember 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
7013Mike RecineOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
7114 Jacqueline Novak October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
7215 Naomi Ekperigin October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
7316Ahmed BharoochaOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
7417Matthew BroussardOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)

Season 6 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
751 Chris Redd September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
762Yamaneika SaundersSeptember 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
773Shane TorresSeptember 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
784 Jenny Zigrino September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
795Casey James SalengoSeptember 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
806 Jo Firestone September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
817Anthony DeVitoOctober 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
828 Julio Torres October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
839Josh JohnsonOctober 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
8410 Sam Jay October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
8511 Joel Kim Booster October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
8612Solomon GeorgioOctober 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
8713 Adam Cayton-Holland October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)

Season 7 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
881 Langston Kerman September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
892 Megan Gailey September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
903Devin FieldOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
914Emmy BlotnickOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
925Ryan O’FlanaganOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
936Chris GarciaOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
947Tim DillonOctober 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
958 Sarah Tiana October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
969 Mike Lawrence October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)

Season 8 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
PerformerOriginal air date
971Jaboukie Young-WhiteOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
982Vanessa GonzalezOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
993 Dulcé Sloan October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
1004Will MilesOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
1015Tom ThakkarNovember 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
1026Mia JacksonNovember 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
1037Joe KwaczalaNovember 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
1048Nore DavisNovember 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
1059David GborieNovember 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
10610Allen Strickland WilliamsNovember 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
10711Charles GouldNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
10812Sara SchaeferNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

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