It was a late entry to 2019’s deluge, but Michelle Wolf ‘s Joke Show stands out as one of the year’s most technical and joke-heavy specials.

The stand-up renaissance continued apace in 2019, and here’s the proof.— Garrett Martin 10. Allen Strickland Williams—Comedy Central Stand-up Presents ...

All Things Considered's Best of 2019 lists are going highly specific. Up next: the best bits from stand-up comedy specials, from Best Joke about the Immigrant Experience to Best Bit about Pregnancy.

And that’s just stand-up. The glut of comedy means there’s that much more to sift through. Guess what: We did the sifting for you. Hannah Gadsby occupies quite a few marginal identities.

March 15: Turn Up Charlie: Season 1 (Comedy series) Starring Idris Elba, this eight-episode, 30-minute comedy follows the life of Charlie, a playboy DJ worried that he's past his prime and missing ...

Stand-up comedy, particularly the "stand-up comedy special," has long been considered a subset of the broader comedy genre. This is no longer true. In fact, stand-up comedy has been its own thing ...

From the 1983 movie The King of Comedy to the 2019 biographical film Dolemite Is My Name, there are a number of pics that tell the stories of characters that work in the stand-up comedy industry.

So no, you’re not going to find any of them on most anyone’s Best Of 2019 lists. That said, Nick Griffin’s Cheer Up (free on Prime now, via Comedy Dynamics) deserves honorable mentions.

No other special in stand-up history has been so equally horny and spiritual, often at the same time. He’s constantly thinking about sex like most 20-somethings, often even as he’s tied to God.