The Standups | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Directed by | Troy Miller |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | July 4, 2017 – 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]
No. overall | No. in season | Comedian | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | Nate Bargatze | July 4, 2017 |
2 | 2 | Fortune Feimster | July 4, 2017 |
3 | 3 | Deon Cole | July 4, 2017 |
4 | 4 | Nikki Glaser | July 4, 2017 |
5 | 5 | Beth Stelling | July 4, 2017 |
6 | 6 | Dan Soder | July 4, 2017 |
No. overall | No. in season | Comedian | Original air date |
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7 | 1 | Joe List | March 20, 2018 |
8 | 2 | Gina Yashere | March 20, 2018 |
9 | 3 | Kyle Kinane | March 20, 2018 |
10 | 4 | Rachel Feinstein | March 20, 2018 |
11 | 5 | Brent Morin | March 20, 2018 |
12 | 6 | Aparna Nancherla | March 20, 2018 |
No. overall | No. in season | Comedian | Original air date |
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13 | 1 | Brian Simpson | December 29, 2021 |
14 | 2 | Naomi Ekperigin | December 29, 2021 |
15 | 3 | Mark Normand | December 29, 2021 |
16 | 4 | Janelle James | December 29, 2021 |
17 | 5 | Dusty Slay | December 29, 2021 |
18 | 6 | Melissa Villasenor | December 29, 2021 |
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