2016 in stand-up comedy

This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2016.

Years in stand-up comedy
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Events

• January 7: NBCUniversal launches its comedy streaming subscription service, Seeso.[1]
• May 10: George Carlin's daughter, Kelly Carlin, announces the donation of her late father's archives to the forthcoming National Comedy Center's museum, set to open in 2017.[2][3]
• July 20: Mike Ward is ordered by Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal to pay $35,000 to Jérémy Gabriel, a French Canadian singer with Treacher Collins syndrome, and $7,000 to Jérémy's mother, for jokes he performed in regards to Jérémy's handicap and singing in his shows from 2010 to 2013.[4]
• September 18: Patton Oswalt wins the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for his Netflix special, Talking for Clapping.[5]

Deaths

• March 24: Garry Shandling dies at the age of 66 in Los Angeles, suffering from hyperparathyroidism.[6]
• April 20: Victoria Wood dies at the age of 62 in London, suffering from terminal cancer.[7]
• October 21: Kevin Meaney dies at the age of 60 in Forestburgh.[8]
• December 26: Ricky Harris dies of a heart attack at the age of 54.[9]

Releases

January

• January 7: Matt Besser's one-hour special Besser Breaks the Record is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles.[10]
• January 7: Rory Scovel's one-hour special The Charleston Special is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Woolfe Street Playhouse in Charleston.[10]
• January 8: Tom Segura's one-hour special Mostly Stories is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle.[11]
• January 15: Tony Hinchcliffe's one-hour special One Shot is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Ice House in Pasadena.[12]
• January 23: Whitney Cummings's one-hour special I'm Your Girlfriend is released on HBO. The special was filmed at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica.[13]

February

• February 1: Brett Erickson's one-hour special Brett Erickson Wants You to Stop Calling Him a Prophet is released on Vimeo. The special was filmed at the Skyline Comedy Cafe in Appleton.[14]
• February 5: Hannibal Buress's one-hour special Comedy Camisado is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis.[15]
• February 19: Alonzo Bodden's one-hour special Historically Incorrect is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Vic Theatre in Chicago.[16]
• February 26: Theo Von's one-hour special No Offense is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Civic Theatre.[15]

March

• March 18: Jimmy Carr's one-hour special Funny Business is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.[15]
• March 18: Steve-O's one-hour special Guilty as Charged is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Paramount Theatre in Austin.[17]
• March 21: Stephen Lynch's one-hour special Hello, Kalamazoo! is released on Vimeo. The special was filmed at The Little Theatre in Kalamazoo.[18]
• March 24: Cameron Esposito's one-hour special Marriage Material is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Thalia Hall in Chicago.[19]

April

• April 1: Frankie Boyle's one-hour special Hurt Like You’ve Never Been Loved is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow.[20]
• April 9: Nikki Glaser's one-hour special Perfect is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York.[21]
• April 13: Garfunkel and Oates's one-hour special Trying to Be Special is released on Vimeo. The special was filmed at the Neptune Theater in Seattle.[22]
• April 17: Daniel Tosh's one-hour special People Pleaser is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles.[21]
• April 22: Sean Hughes's one-hour special Mumbo Jumbo is released on Go Faster Stripe. The special was filmed at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff.[23]
• April 22: Patton Oswalt's one-hour special Talking for Clapping is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Fillmore in San Francisco.[15]
• April 23: Rachel Feinstein's one-hour special Only Whores Wear Purple is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York.[21]
• April 29: W. Kamau Bell's one-hour special Semi-Prominent Negro is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Roulette Intermedium in New York.[24]
• April 30: Chris Hardwick's one-hour special Funcomfortable is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.[21]

May

• May 1: Gary Gulman's one-hour special It’s About Time is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Highline Ballroom in New York.[25]
• May 6: Ali Wong's one-hour special Baby Cobra is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Neptune Theater in Seattle.[26]
• May 13: Michael Ian Black's one-hour special Noted Expert is released on Epix. The special was filmed at the John Jay College in New York.[27]
• May 20: Brad Williams's one-hour special Daddy Issues is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Alex Theatre in Glendale.[28]
• May 21: Dan Soder's one-hour special Not Special is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia.[29]

June

• June 2: Quincy Jones's one-hour special Burning the Light is released on HBO. The special was filmed at The Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles.[30]
• June 3: Bo Burnham's one-hour special Make Happy is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester.[26]
• June 3: Ben Gleib's one-hour special Neurotic Gangster is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara.[31]
• June 17: Big Jay Oakerson's one-hour special Live at Webster Hall is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Webster Hall in New York.[32]
• June 25: Deon Cole's one-hour special Cole Blooded Seminar is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington.[33]
• June 28: Simon Munnery's one-hour special ...And Nothing But is released on Go Faster Stripe. The special was filmed at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.[34]

July

• July 1: Willie Barcena's one-hour special The Truth Hurts is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Comic Strip in El Paso.[35]
• July 1: Jim Jefferies's one-hour special Freedumb is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the James Polk Theater in Nashville.[26]
• July 1: Dwayne Perkins's one-hour special Take Note is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.[36]
• July 4: Brendon Burns's one-hour special Selfies in the Grand Canyon is released on YouTube. The special was filmed at the Tiger Lounge in Manchester.[37]
• July 22: Brian Posehn's one-hour special Criminally Posehn is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the House of Blues in San Diego.[38]
• July 26: Josh Blue's one-hour special Delete is released on Hulu. The special was filmed at the University of Denver in Denver.[39]

August

• August 1: Luke Capasso's one-hour special Talkn' Loud & Sayn' Nothin' is released on Gumroad. The special was filmed at the Yellow Springs Art Center in Yellow Springs.[40]
• August 5: David Cross's one-hour special Making America Great Again! is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Paramount Theatre in Austin.[41]
• August 11: Henry Phillips's one-hour special Neither Here Nor There is released on Vimeo. The special was filmed at The Lyric Theatre in Los Angeles.[42]
• August 12: Godfrey's one-hour special Regular Black is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the UP Comedy Club in Chicago.[43]
• August 26: Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy's one-hour special We’ve Been Thinking... is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis.[26]

September

• September 9: Martin Lawrence's one-hour special Doin' Time: Uncut is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.[44]
• September 15: Wil Hodgson's one-hour special Live on Bonfire Night is released on Go Faster Stripe. The special was filmed at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.[45]
• September 15: Doug Stanhope's one-hour special No Place Like Home is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Bisbee Royale in Bisbee.[46]
• September 16: Cedric the Entertainer's one-hour special Live from the Ville is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.[47]
• September 23: Iliza Shlesinger's one-hour special Confirmed Kills is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Vic Theatre in Chicago.[26]

October

• October 1: Sebastian Maniscalco's one-hour special Why Would You Do That? is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York.[48]
• October 7: Lewis Black's one-hour special Black to the Future is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Marquis Theatre in New York.[49]
• October 7: Russell Peters's one-hour special Almost Famous is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Massey Hall in Toronto.[47]
• October 14: Kevin Hart's one-hour special What Now? is released by Universal Studios. The special was filmed at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.[50]
• October 15: Kyle Kinane's one-hour special Loose in Chicago is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Metro in Chicago.[51]
• October 20: Jena Friedman's one-hour special American Cunt is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at The Slipper Room in New York.[52]
• October 21: Joe Rogan's one-hour special Triggered is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Fillmore in San Francisco.[47]
• October 21: Wanda Sykes's one-hour special What Happened...Ms. Sykes? is released on Epix. The special was filmed at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles.[53]
• October 23: Barry Crimmins's one-hour special Whatever Threatens You is released on LouisCK.net. The special was filmed at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence.[54]
• October 27: Janeane Garofalo's one-hour special If I May is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at The Independent Theatre in San Francisco.[52]
• October 29: Pete Davidson's one-hour special SMD is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Skirball Center in New York.[51]

November

• November 1: Christopher Titus's one-hour special Born with a Defect is released on ChristopherTitus.com. The special was filmed at the Center for the Arts in Escondido.[55]
• November 2: Bill Maher's one-hour special Whiny Little Bitch is released on Facebook. The special was filmed at the Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles.[56]
• November 3: Mo Mandel's one-hour special Negative Reinforcement is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood.[52]
• November 4: Dana Carvey's one-hour special Straight White Male, 60 is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston.[47]
• November 7: Billy Connolly's one-hour special High Horse Tour Live is released by Universal Studios. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.[57]
• November 7: Sarah Millican's one-hour special Outsider is released by Universal Studios. The special was filmed at the Brighton Dome in Brighton.[58]
• November 10: Kathleen Madigan's one-hour special Bothering Jesus is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee.[59]
• November 11: Bert Kreischer's one-hour special The Machine is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Improv in Irvine.[60]
• November 15: Loyiso Gola's one-hour special Live in New York is released on Vimeo. The special was filmed at the House of Yes in New York.[61]
• November 16: Richard Herring's one-hour special Happy Now? is released on Go Faster Stripe. The special was filmed at the St David's Hall in Cardiff.[62]
• November 17: Dan Levy's one-hour special Lion is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Neptune Theater in Seattle.[52]
• November 18: Ben Bailey's one-hour special Ben Bailey Live and Uncensored is released on VHX. The special was filmed at the UP Comedy Club in Chicago.[63]
• November 18: Colin Quinn's one-hour special The New York Story is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Schimmel Center in New York.[47]
• November 24: Aries Spears's one-hour special Comedy Blueprint is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia.[52]
• November 25: Michael Che's one-hour special Michael Che Matters is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse in New York.[47]
• November 28: Alan Davies's one-hour special Little Victories is released by Spirit Entertainment. The special was filmed at the Opera House in Wellington.[64]
• November 28: Stewart Francis's one-hour special Pun Gent is released by Spirit Entertainment. The special was filmed at The Lowry in Salford.[65]
• November 28: Rich Hall's one-hour special 3:10 to Humour is released by Universal Studios. The special was filmed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.[66]
• November 28: Josh Widdicombe's one-hour special What Do I Do Now... Live is released by Universal Studios. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.[67]

December

• December 1: Joe Matarese's one-hour special Medicated is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at The Village Underground in New York.[52]
• December 1: Lachlan Patterson's one-hour special Live from Venice Beach is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Venice Ale House in Los Angeles.[52]
• December 2: Tony Roberts's one-hour special Motorcity Motormouth is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Music Hall in Detroit.[68]
• December 3: Pete Holmes's one-hour special Faces and Sounds is released on HBO. The special was filmed at The Vic Theatre in Chicago.[69]
• December 6: Reggie Watts's one-hour special Spatial is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Soundstage in Los Angeles.[47]
• December 8: Joey Diaz's one-hour special Sociably Unacceptable is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont.[52]
• December 9: Jim Florentine's one-hour special A Simple Man is released on VHX. The special was filmed at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.[70]
• December 9: Tom Papa's one-hour special Human Mule is released on Epix. The special was filmed at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland.[71]
• December 20: Gabriel Iglesias's one-hour special I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Allstate Arena in Chicago.[47]
• December 22: Nick Thune's one-hour special Good Guy is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Star Theater in Portland.[52]
• December 29: Ian Harvie's one-hour special May the Best Cock Win is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Revolution Hall in Portland.[52]
• December 29: Laurie Kilmartin's one-hour special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at The Lyric Theatre in Los Angeles.[52]
• December 30: Ron James's one-hour special True North is released on CBC. The special was filmed at The Grand Theatre in Kingston.[72]
• December 31: Dawn French's one-hour special 30 Million Minutes is released on BBC Four. The special was filmed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.[73]

See also

• List of stand-up comedians

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