Author: The Comedy Newsletter
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Mary Beth Barone’s Galaxy Brain Is on Netflix
Mary Beth Barone’s first hour-long special, Galaxy Brain, has been on Netflix since July 28. She taped it at NYU Skirball in New York. Ky Newman directed.
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Kelsey Cook’s Happy Hour Hits Netflix August 18
Photo: Netflix. Kelsey Cook in Happy Hour. Kelsey Cook’s first Netflix hour lands next week. Happy Hour premieres Tuesday, August 18. It is her third special, after last year’s Mark Your Territory and 2023’s The Hustler. She taped it last October at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. Eric Abrams directed. Abrams also exec…
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Whitmer Thomas’s Terminal Crew of Dudes Hits Max Tomorrow
Whitmer Thomas’s second HBO special, Terminal Crew of Dudes, hits HBO and Max tomorrow, August 14. Clay Tatum and Thomas directed it.
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Rory Scovel’s Show Must Go On Hits Netflix
Rory Scovel’s fifth stand-up special, Show Must Go On, is on Netflix as of August 11. He taped it at The Neptune in Seattle. Scott Moran directed.
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Mark Normand Tries to Write One Clean Joke in Page to Stage Episode 2
New on Mark Normand’s YouTube: Page to Stage Episode 2, six weeks to write one clean joke for Lincoln Center with Seinfeld, Gaffigan, and Jon Stewart. Watch the full episode on his channel.
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Monday Open Mic at Coastal Dayz Brewery in Fort Myers
Weekly SWFL Stand-Up Comedy Studio at Coastal Dayz Brewery, 2161 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers. Mondays 6:30 p.m. Free. Hosted and produced by Pixie2Sneakers, with guest hosts including Alex Pino, Dante Pastore, and Tim Mayta.
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Wednesday Open Mic Workshop at Stet’s Bar in Fort Myers
Weekly stand-up workshop and open mic at Stet’s Bar, 1926 Winkler Ave, Fort Myers. Social hour 7 p.m., mic at 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Hosted by Shelley Kelley and Evolving Comedy, including Emily Fisher and Tim Maetta.
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Jessie Jetski Johnson Is Headlining Florida. Then the Map Opens Up.
Kill Tony and Bad Friends made Jessie Jetski Johnson famous. The Comedy Store made her a regular. This week she is working Florida, including Off the Hook in Naples on August 16, then Grand Rapids, Houston, Vegas, Denver, and Salt Lake.
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Shane Gillis Drops Tires Season 3 After Setting Stadium Comedy Records
All 12 episodes of Tires Season 3 are on Netflix today, three weeks after Gillis packed Lincoln Financial Field and broke two Guinness records. That is the stand-up economy now.
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How to Start Stand-Up Comedy
You do not need a class or a persona. You need a notebook, a mic that will let a stranger go up, and a night you actually leave the house.