2022 in stand-up comedy

This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2022.

Years in stand-up comedy
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

January

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February

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  • February 7: David Cross's special I'M FROM THE FUTURE.
  • February 8: Ms. Pat's special Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy? on Netflix.[3]
  • February 10: Ian Lara's special Growing Shame on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
  • February 14: Ali Wong's special Don Wong on Netflix.[4]
  • February 17: Mo Gilligan's special There's Mo to Life on Netflix.[5]
  • February 18: Eddie Izzard's special Wunderbar on Amazon Prime Video.
  • February 24: Yedoye Travis's special Bury Me Loose on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
  • February 28: Chappelle's Home Team - Earthquake's special Legendary on Netflix.[6]

March

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April

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June

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  • June 1: John Crist's special What Are We Doing on johnbcrist.
  • June 6: Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill on Netflix.
  • June 6: Stavros Halkias's special Live At The Lodge Room on YouTube.
  • June 9: Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration on Netflix.
  • June 11: Amy Schumer's special Parental Advisory on Netflix.
  • June 13: Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends on Netflix.
  • June 14: Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live on Netflix.
  • June 16: Snoop Dogg's special F*cn Around Comedy on Netflix.
  • June 21: Joel Kim Booster's special Psychosexual on Netflix.
  • June 23: Kyle Kinane's special Trampoline in a Ditch on YouTube.
  • June 23: Paul Virzi's special Nocturnal Admissions on Netflix.
  • June 28: Cristela Alonzo's special Middle Classy on Netflix.

July

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August

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  • August 5: Jesus Sepulveda's special Mr. Tough Life on HBO Max.
  • August 11: Bo Burnham's special The Inside Outtakes on Netflix.
  • August 16: Tim Dillon's special A Real Hero on Netflix.
  • August 31: Chris Redd's special The Half Hour on Comedy Central Stand-Up.

September

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  • September 1: Sam Morril's special Same Time Tomorrow on Netflix.
  • September 2: Jim Breuer's special Silly In San Diego on Breuer's Breuniverse.
  • September 4: Stewart Lee's special Snowflake on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
  • September 6: Sheng Wang's special Sweet and Juicy on Netflix.
  • September 6: Rodrigo Marques's special King of Uncouth on Netflix.
  • September 13: Jo Koy's special Live from the Los Angeles Forum on Netflix.
  • September 14: Raanan Hershberg's special Jokes from the Underground on YouTube.
  • September 20: Patton Oswalt's special We All Scream on Netflix.
  • September 27: Nick Kroll's special Little Big Boy on Netflix.
  • September 29: Stewart Lee's special Tornado on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

October

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  • October 4: Hasan Minhaj's special The King's Jester on Netflix.
  • October 5: Dane Cook's special Above It All on moment.com.[10]
  • October 8: Robert Kelly's special Kill Box on Louisck.com.
  • October 11: Iliza Shlesinger's special Hot Forever on Netflix.
  • October 13: Rachel Bradley's special Alpha Chick on Youtube.[11]
  • October 18: Gabriel Iglesias's special Stadium Fluffy Live From Los Angeles on Netflix.
  • October 25: Fortune Feimster's special Good Fortune on Netflix.
  • October 27: Ryan Goldsher's special Many People on YouTube.

November

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  • November 2: Ari Shaffir's special JEW on YouTube.
  • November 3: Chris Redd's special Why Am I Like This? on HBO Max.[12]
  • November 8: Neal Brennan's special Blocks on Netflix.[13]
  • November 10: Lee Kimbrell's special Mike & Molly on YouTube.
  • November 12: Lil Rel Howery's special I Said It. Y'all Thinking It. on HBO[14]
  • November 15: Deon Cole's special Charleen's Boy on Netflix.[15]
  • November 22: Trevor Noah's special I Wish You Would on Netflix.[16]
  • November 23: Blake Hammond's special Blake 182 on YouTube.
  • November 25: Jeff Dunham's special Me the People on Comedy Central.[17]
  • November 29: Romesh Ranganathan's special The Cynic on Netflix.

December

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  • December 2: Anthony Bonazzo's special Northside Southside on YouTube.
  • December 6: Sebastian Maniscalco's special Is it Me? on Netflix.
  • December 10: Atsuko Okatsuka's special The Intruder on HBO.[18]
  • December 13: Tom Papa's special What A Day! on Netflix.
  • December 15: Jerry Law's special Jerry Law 2 Raw on YouTube.
  • December 22: Chris Weir's special Chris Weir: Live in Cincinnati on YouTube.
  • December 25: Vir Das's special Landing on Netflix.
  • December 27: Chelsea Handler's special Revolution on Netflix.
  • December 29: Wyatt Feegrado's special De-Assimilate on YouTube
  • December 30: Jason Manford's special Recent Nostalgia on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
  • December 31: Best of Stand-Up 2022 on Netflix.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Moses Storm: Trash White' is a Thrilling Example of Where Stand-Up May be Headed". 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Aziz Ansari's Empty Authenticity". 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Ms. Pat".
  4. ^ "In Trying to Speak for Everyone, Ali Wong Loses Herself". 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ "'Mo Gilligan: There's Mo to Life' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?".
  6. ^ "'Chappelle's Home Team Earthquake: Legendary' Netflix Review: Stream It or Skip It?".
  7. ^ Zinoman, Jason (8 March 2022). "Taylor Tomlinson: A Comic with the Confidence of a Star". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Catherine Cohen: The Twist…? She's Gorgeous review – wickedly funny". TheGuardian.com. 15 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Jeff Foxworthy Used to Have Something to Say". 22 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Dane Cook".
  11. ^ Rachel Bradley: Alpha Chick (2022) | Full Movie | Full Standup Special, 13 October 2022, retrieved 2022-11-23
  12. ^ Pandya, Hershal (October 20, 2022). "Chris Redd Desperately Tries to Be Normal in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture.
  13. ^ Tinoco, Armando (October 12, 2022). "'Neal Brennan: Blocks' Stand-Up Comedy Special Gets Release Date On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-02). "Lil Rel Howery Heads Home to Chicago in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  15. ^ "Deon Cole to Drop New Comedy Special 'Charleen's Boy'". Level Man. October 24, 2022.
  16. ^ DiLillo, John (October 20, 2022). "Trevor Noah Wishes You Would Watch His New Comedy Special". Netflix Tudum.
  17. ^ "Jeff Dunham returns to Comedy Central with new standup special 'Me the People'". KTLA. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  18. ^ Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-15). "Atsuko Okatsuka Made an HBO Special, and Tig Notaro Helped". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-25.