2022 in stand-up comedy

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

January

February

  • 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

  • March 8: Taylor Tomlinson's special Look at You on Netflix.[7]
  • March 10: Ismael Loutfi's special Sound It Out on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
  • March 15: Catherine Cohen's special The Twist …? She’s Gorgeous on Netflix.[8]
  • March 22: Jeff Foxworthy's special The Good Old Days on Netflix.[9]
  • March 24: Amy Miller's special Ham Mouth on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
  • March 29: Mike Epps's special Indiana Mike on Netflix.

April

  • April 1: Jerrod Carmichael's special Rothaniel on HBO.
  • April 5: Ronny Chieng's special Speakeasy on Netflix.
  • April 7: Caleb Synan's special 30 on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
  • April 15: Bill Maher's special #Adulting on HBO Max.
  • April 21: Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners on HBO Max.
  • April 26: David Spade's special Nothing Personal on Netflix.
  • April 28: Brendan Schaub's special The Gringo Papi on YouTube.
  • April 30: Joe List's special This Year's Material on YouTube.

May

  • May 3: Chris DiStefano's special Speshy Weshy on Netflix.
  • May 8: Christina P's special Mom Genes on Netflix.
  • May 17: Katt Williams's special World War III on Netflix.
  • May 19: The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up on Netflix.
  • May 19: Ali Siddiq's special The Domino Effect on Comedy Central Stand-Up.
  • May 19: Yannis Pappas's special Mom Love on YanniLongDays.
  • May 24: Ricky Gervais's special Supernature on Netflix.
  • May 27: Fahim Anwar's special Hat Trick.
  • May 30: Bo Burnham's special THE INSIDE OUTTAKES.
  • May 30: Norm Macdonald's special Nothing Special on Netflix.

June

  • 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

August

  • August 5: Jesus Sepulveda's special Mr. Tough Life on HBO Max.
  • August 11: Bo Burnham's special The Inside Outtakes on Netflix.
  • August 12: Mo Alexander's album Mo’ Possum Blues on Stand Up! Records.[10]
  • 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

  • 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.
  • September 30: Auggie Smith's album Cult Following (reissue) on Stand Up! Records.[11]

October

November

  • November 2: Ari Shaffir's special JEW on YouTube.
  • November 3: Chris Redd's special Why Am I Like This? on HBO Max.[16]
  • November 8: Neal Brennan's special Blocks on Netflix.[17]
  • 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[18]
  • November 15: Deon Cole's special Charleen's Boy on Netflix.[19]
  • November 22: Trevor Noah's special I Wish You Would on Netflix.[20]
  • November 23: Blake Hammond's special Blake 182 on YouTube.
  • November 25: Jeff Dunham's special Me the People on Comedy Central.[21]
  • November 29: Romesh Ranganathan's special The Cynic on Netflix.

December

  • 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.[22]
  • 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

References

  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. ^ "Mo' Possum Blues, Mo Alexander". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  11. ^ "Cult Following, Auggie Smith". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  12. ^ "Dane Cook".
  13. ^ Rachel Bradley: Alpha Chick (2022) | Full Movie | Full Standup Special, 13 October 2022, retrieved 2022-11-23
  14. ^ "Broccoli, Josh Blue". Apple Music. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  15. ^ "Smell the Thunder, Auggie Smith". Qobuz. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  16. ^ Pandya, Hershal (October 20, 2022). "Chris Redd Desperately Tries to Be Normal in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture.
  17. ^ Tinoco, Armando (October 12, 2022). "'Neal Brennan: Blocks' Stand-Up Comedy Special Gets Release Date On Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  18. ^ Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-02). "Lil Rel Howery Heads Home to Chicago in His New Stand-up Special". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  19. ^ "Deon Cole to Drop New Comedy Special 'Charleen's Boy'". Level Man. October 24, 2022.
  20. ^ DiLillo, John (October 20, 2022). "Trevor Noah Wishes You Would Watch His New Comedy Special". Netflix Tudum.
  21. ^ "Jeff Dunham returns to Comedy Central with new standup special 'Me the People'". KTLA. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  22. ^ Pandya, Hershal (2022-11-15). "Atsuko Okatsuka Made an HBO Special, and Tig Notaro Helped". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-11-25.