The Standups

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The Standups
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Genre Comedy
Directed by Troy Miller
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJuly 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) 
present

The Standups is an American comedy streaming television series. The series is a collection of 30-minute recordings of stand-up comedians, compiled and released by Netflix. [1] The comedians featured in the series are generally less well-known than comics who have stand-alone specials. [2] The first season premiered on July 4, 2017 [3] and was followed up by a second season on March 20, 2018. [4] In July 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season which premiered on December 29, 2021. [5]

Contents

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
1 6July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
2 6March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
3 6December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
ComedianOriginal air date
11 Nate Bargatze July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
22 Fortune Feimster July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
33 Deon Cole July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
44 Nikki Glaser July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
55 Beth Stelling July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
66 Dan Soder July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
ComedianOriginal air date
71 Joe List March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
82 Gina Yashere March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
93 Kyle Kinane March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
104 Rachel Feinstein March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
115 Brent Morin March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
126 Aparna Nancherla March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)

Season 3 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
ComedianOriginal air date
131Brian SimpsonDecember 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
142 Naomi Ekperigin December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
153 Mark Normand December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
164 Janelle James December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
175 Dusty Slay December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)
186 Melissa Villasenor December 29, 2021 (2021-12-29)

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