John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show

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John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
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Genre Stand-up comedy
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes26
Original release
Network Comedy Central
ReleaseJanuary 8, 2010 (2010-01-08) 
September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13)

John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show is a stand-up comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central in the United States. Hosted by British-American comedian John Oliver, the show featured new material by both up-and-coming and established comedians. Each episode featured four performers including the headliner, with Oliver usually opening the show with a short set.

Contents

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 6January 8, 2010 (2010-01-08)February 12, 2010 (2010-02-12)
2 6March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)
3 6July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)
4 8July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26)September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13)

Season 1 (2010)

[1]

No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest performersOriginal air date
11 Maria Bamford, Nick Kroll (as Fabrice Fabrice), Greg Fitzsimmons & Eugene Mirman January 8, 2010 (2010-01-08)
22 Mary Lynn Rajskub, Hari Kondabolu, Matt Braunger & Brian Posehn January 15, 2010 (2010-01-15)
33 Hannibal Buress, Pete Holmes, Matt McCarthy & Janeane Garofalo January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22)
44 Maria Bamford, Hannibal Buress, Amy Schumer & Marc Maron January 29, 2010 (2010-01-29)
55 Chris Hardwick, Nick Kroll, Matt Braunger & Kristen Schaal February 5, 2010 (2010-02-05)
66 Chris Hardwick, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Greg Fitzsimmons & Paul F. Tompkins February 12, 2010 (2010-02-12)

Season 2 (2011)

[1]

No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest performersOriginal air date
71 Kyle Kinane, Glenn Wool, Rory Scovel & Pete Holmes March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)
82 Deon Cole, Moshe Kasher, Marina Franklin & Maria Bamford March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31)
93 Anthony Jeselnik, Rory Albanese, Deon Cole, Tommy Johnagin & David Koechner April 7, 2011 (2011-04-07)
104 Mike Lawrence, Marina Franklin, Brendon Walsh & Greg Behrendt April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14)
115 Brendon Walsh, Glenn Wool, Kumail Nanjiani & Kirk Fox April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21)
126 Kumail Nanjiani, Jen Kirkman, Kyle Kinane & Al Madrigal April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)

Season 3 (2012)

[1]

No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest performersOriginal air date
131 Hari Kondabolu, Mark Normand, Ben Kronberg & Wyatt Cenac July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)
142Jared Logan, Adam Newman, Emily Heller & Hannibal Buress July 27, 2012 (2012-07-27)
153 Leo Allen, Al Jackson, Sheng Wang & Marc Maron August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03)
164 Mike Lawrence, Andy Zaltzman, Kurt Braunohler & David O'Doherty August 10, 2012 (2012-08-10)
175 Michael Che, Iliza Shlesinger, Hari Kondabolu & Michael Ian Black August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17)
186Dan St. Germain, Adam Lowitt, Andy Zaltzman & Dana Gould August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)

Season 4 (2013)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest performers Original air date
191 Nick Turner, Colin Jost & Reggie Watts [2] July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26) [3]
202Joe Zimmerman, Sara Schaefer & Tom Lennon [4] August 2, 2013 (2013-08-02) [3]
213 James Adomian, Jessi Klein & Pete Holmes [5] August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09) [3]
224 Morgan Murphy Seth Herzog, & Rory Scovel [5] August 16, 2013 (2013-08-16) [3]
235 Phil Hanley, Brooke Van Poppelen & Gary Gulman [5] August 23, 2013 (2013-08-23) [3]
246 Ron Funches, Mark Forward & Dan Soder [5] August 30, 2013 (2013-08-30) [3]
257 Ali Wong, Travon Free & Paul F. Tompkins [5] September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06) [5]
268 Joe Mande, Jamie Lee & W. Kamau Bell [5] September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13) [5]

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