Stand up Comedy Specials
by kaitlindibble | created - 20 Sep 2014 | updated - 25 Dec 2014 | PublicStand up comedians I think are amazing in no particular order.
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1. Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007 TV Special)
R | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Not all stand-up comedy is spot-cleaned and pre-packaged for the masses. Like the legends who were born out of smokey, booze-soaked nightclubs of decades past, Doug Stanhope spews his own ... See full summary »
Director: Milton Lage | Stars: Doug Stanhope, Amy Bingaman
Votes: 1,208
Brilliant acidic & warm. Feels like a shot of good whiskey on a cold dark night.
2. Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! (2012 TV Special)
TV-MA | 49 min | Comedy
Spend an intimate evening with Maria Bamford in her cozy 'shot-at-home' comedy special. Gleeful, thrilling, and oh so awkward Maria gets snug with her two person audience consisting of only her parents.
Director: Jordan Brady | Stars: Maria Bamford, Joel Bamford, Marilyn Bamford, Wayne Federman
Votes: 595
love everything this woman does. Probably would have gone with posting her special "Plan B" but it didn't come up in listing so I'm going with The Special Special Special
3. Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room (2011 TV Special)
TV-MA | 78 min | Comedy
Elephant In The Room, filmed at the acclaimed Montreal Comedy Festival, is Patrice's first full-length special.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller | Stars: Patrice O'Neal, Josh Fadem
Votes: 1,562
4. Bill Burr: Let It Go (2010 TV Special)
Not Rated | 65 min | Comedy
Stand-up comedian Bill Burr's 2010 comedy special.
Director: Shannon Hartman | Star: Bill Burr
Votes: 5,813
haven't decided whether to list multiple specials from one artist but if I do I'd post every special of Bill Burr & Doug Stanhope
5. Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (2006 TV Special)
TV-MA | 70 min | Documentary, Comedy
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. She won an Emmy in 2003 for her work on ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Drumm | Star: Wanda Sykes
Votes: 361
Same goes with this woman. the whole evolution of Wanda Sykes is a force to watch.
6. David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer (2010 Video)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy
Bigger and Blackerer was taped during two shows, back-to-back on the same evening at Boston's Wilbur Theatre. Only by watching this video will you learn of Cross unique relationship with ... See full summary »
Director: Lance Bangs | Stars: David Cross, Todd Glass, Dean Crow, Mort Burke
Votes: 714
7. Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch (2013 TV Special)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Comedy
Named after Hitler's first failed coup attempt, Beer Hall Putsch draws you deeper into the acerbic comic's clear-sighted view of the world with his newest one hour stand-up special recorded live at Dante's in Portland.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Stars: Doug Stanhope, Andy Andrist, Kristine Levine
Votes: 1,164
Brilliant acidic & warm. Feels like a shot of whiskey on a cold night dark night.
8. Dave Attell: Captain Miserable (2007 TV Special)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary, Comedy
Dave Attell Performs stand up comedy at the Lincoln Theater in Washington D.C.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller | Star: Dave Attell
Votes: 472
9. Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011 TV Special)
63 min | Comedy
Louis jokes about fatherhood, success, and flying first class at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
Director: Louis C.K. | Star: Louis C.K.
Votes: 10,301
10. Gone Madigan (2010 TV Special)
Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary, Comedy
Kathleen Madigan is just brilliantly funny and is still, after 20 years in the business, actually having fun.
Director: Shannon Hartman | Stars: Kathleen Madigan, Lewis Black
Votes: 317
11. Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain (2004 TV Special)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Stand-up special from Patton Oswalt.
Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Scott Ian
Votes: 928
12. Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices (2009 TV Special)
TV-MA | 41 min | Comedy
You know him as the guy who rips everyone apart at the Comedy Central Roasts. Now watch him in his first one-hour special, Midlife Vices. Filmed in front of a raucous hometown crowd in New ... See full summary »
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Greg Giraldo, Joel Gallen
Votes: 236
13. Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy
Chappelle cuts loose in what he does best, Chappelle-style! And for what it's worth, no one is safe from Dave!
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Dave Chappelle, Greer Barnes
Votes: 9,140
14. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Comedy
Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.
Director: Joe Layton | Stars: Richard Pryor, Gene Cross, Julie Hampton, Jesse Jackson
Votes: 4,405 | Gross: $36.30M
15.
This Is Not Happening (2013– )
Episode:
Joey Diaz Does Heroin
(2013)
TV-MA | Comedy
Director: Jeff Tomsic | Stars: Joey Diaz, Ari Shaffir
not a special but a great series a great comedian & this story especially i love.
16. Doug Stanhope: Oslo - Burning the Bridge to Nowhere (2011 Video)
89 min | Comedy
Director: Bjørn Opsahl | Star: Doug Stanhope
Votes: 513
17. Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This? (2008 TV Special)
Not Rated | 55 min | Comedy
In his first stand-up special, Comedian Bill Burr takes aim at the stuff that drives us crazy, political correctness gone haywire, and girlfriends; or as he calls them, "relentless psycho robots."
Director: Shannon Hartman | Star: Bill Burr
Votes: 4,900
18. Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same. (2012 TV Special)
TV-MA | 69 min | Comedy
Funnyman Bill Burr takes the stage to uncork a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plastic surgery, reality TV, gold diggers and more.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas | Stars: Bill Burr, Paul Virzi
Votes: 8,047
19. Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution (2004 Video)
85 min | Comedy
Filmed live at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles in 2003, Revolution is comedian Margaret Cho's triumphant return to the screen with the same unbridled, no-holds-barred humour that infused... See full summary »
Director: Lorene Machado | Stars: Margaret Cho, Bruce Daniels
Votes: 338
20.
Comedy Central Presents (1998–2011)
Episode:
Mitch Hedberg
(1999)
TV-PG | 23 min | Documentary, Comedy
Mitch Hedberg's half-hour special on Comedy Central, as part of their Comedy Central Presents series.
Directors: Paul Miller, John Fortenberry | Star: Mitch Hedberg
Votes: 679
anything by Mitch Hedberg
21. The Comedians of Comedy (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Documentary
Follow four comedians as they tour the States.
Director: Michael Blieden | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Zach Galifianakis
Votes: 2,652 | Gross: $0.00M
great behind the scenes, from the backseat & stage
22. Ron White: They Call Me Tater Salad (2004 TV Special)
TV-14 | 56 min | Documentary, Comedy
Ron White does an hour long standup routine about his life, things that bother him, and other thoughts.
Director: Michael Drumm | Star: Ron White
Votes: 1,454
I love the rhythm of this guy. Great storyteller
23. Morgan Murphy: Irish Goodbye (2014 TV Special)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy
Morgan Murphy brings dry and self-deprecating wit to the stage for this hilarious, gin-soaked special. Murphy's first target is always herself, but won't hesitate to bring down everyone from Planned Parenthood to teenage sexters.
Director: Jay Chapman | Stars: Morgan Murphy, Brody Stevens
Votes: 343
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