Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents

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Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents
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Original title card
Genre Stand-up comedy
Created by Paul Miller
Directed by Joe DeMaio
Ryan Polito
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 108
Production
Executive producer(s) John Bravakis
Stephen Kroopnick
Stu Schreiberg[1]
Producer(s) Neil A. Sheridan
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Running time 22 minutes
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Release
Original network Comedy Central
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) –
November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
Chronology
Related shows Comedy Central Presents
External links
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Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, formerly known as The Half Hour, is an American stand-up comedy television series that airs on Comedy Central in the United States. The program features various stand-up comedians in each episode. It replaced the similar program Comedy Central Presents in 2012.

Premise

The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unusual voices in stand-up comedy.

Overview

Every episode features an up-and-coming comedian or sometimes a group performing an original set of stand-up. The first four seasons of the show where filmed at the Royale theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] Beginning with the fifth season, the comedians now perform their sets at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana.[3] It was announced that a sixth season was picked up with 14 new stand-up comedians given their own set. It was also announced that the show will be retitled Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents.[4]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 12 May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
2 17 May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04) January 5, 2014 (2014-01-05)
3 14 June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06) July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
4 14 August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23) November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28)
5 17 August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26) October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
6 13 September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15) October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)
7 9 September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
8 12 October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18) November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

Season 1 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
1 1 Rory Scovel May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
2 2 Michael Palascak May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
3 3 Na'im Lynn May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
4 4 Neal Brennan May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
5 5 Brendon Walsh May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
6 6 Nick Vatterott May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
7 7 Theo Von June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
8 8 Maronzio Vance June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
9 9 Joe Mande June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
10 10 Garfunkel and Oates June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
11 11 David O'Doherty June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
12 12 Jesse Popp June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)

Season 2 (2013–14)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
13 1 Dan Soder May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)
14 2 Nikki Glaser May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)
15 3 Erik Griffin May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
16 4 Joe DeRosa May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
17 5 Dan St. Germain May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
18 6 Sean O'Connor May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
19 7 Jonah Ray May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)
20 8 Gabe Liedman May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)
21 9 Jared Logan June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
22 10 Mike Lawrence June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
23 11 Lil Rel Howery June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)
24 12 Cristela Alonzo June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)
25 13 Andy Haynes June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
26 14 Ben Kronberg June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
27 15 Baron Vaughn June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
28 16 Sean Patton June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
29 17 Brody Stevens January 5, 2014 (2014-01-05)

Season 3 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
30 1 Chris Distefano June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
31 2 Michael Che June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
32 3 Tommy Johnagin June 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
33 4 Adam Newman June 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
34 5 Chris Gethard June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
35 6 Yannis Pappas June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
36 7 Fortune Feimster June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
37 8 Ron Funches June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
38 9 Damien Lemon July 11, 2014 (2014-07-11)
39 10 Rachel Feinstein July 11, 2014 (2014-07-11)
40 11 Mark Normand July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
41 12 Joe Wengert July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
42 13 Kurt Braunohler July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
43 14 Joe Zimmerman July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)

Season 4 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
44 1 Liza Treyger August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)
45 2 Hampton Yount August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)
46 3 Michelle Buteau September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
47 4 Barry Rothbart September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
48 5 Brooks Wheelan September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
49 6 Andy Woodhull September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
50 7 Randy Liedtke October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
51 8 Beth Stelling October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
52 9 Sam Morril October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
53 10 Joe List October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
54 11 Sean Donnelly November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
55 12 Phil Hanley November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
56 13 Tone Bell November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28)[5]
57 14 Andrew Santino November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28)[5]

Season 5 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
58 1 Noah Gardenswartz August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
59 2 Ramon Rivas II August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
60 3 Joe Machi September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
61 4 Drew Michael September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
62 5 Aparna Nancherla September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
63 6 Nate Fernald September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
64 7 Ali Siddiq September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
65 8 Cy Amundson September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
66 9 Emily Heller September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
67 10 Erik Bergstrom September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
68 11 Martha Kelly September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
69 12 Nick Turner September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
70 13 Mike Recine October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
71 14 Jacqueline Novak October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
72 15 Naomi Ekperigin October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
73 16 Ahmed Bharoocha October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
74 17 Matthew Broussard October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)

Season 6 (2017)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
75 1 Chris Redd September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
76 2 Yamaneika Saunders September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15)
77 3 Shane Torres September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
78 4 Jenny Zigrino September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
79 5 Casey James Salengo September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
80 6 Jo Firestone September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
81 7 Anthony DeVito October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
82 8 Julio Torres October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
83 9 Josh Johnson October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
84 10 Sam Jay October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
85 11 Joel Kim Booster October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
86 12 Solomon Georgio October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
87 13 Adam Cayton-Holland October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)

Season 7 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
88 1 Langston Kerman September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
89 2 Megan Gailey September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)
90 3 Devin Field October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
91 4 Emmy Blotnick October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
92 5 Ryan O’Flanagan October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
93 6 Chris Garcia October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
94 7 Tim Dillon October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
95 8 Sarah Tiana October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
96 9 Mike Lawrence October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)

Season 8 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Performer Original air date
97 1 Jaboukie Young-White October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
98 2 Vanessa Gonzalez October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
99 3 Dulcé Sloan October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
100 4 Will Miles October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)
101 5 Tom Thakkar November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
102 6 Mia Jackson November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
103 7 Joe Kwaczala November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
104 8 Nore Davis November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)
105 9 David Gborie November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
106 10 Allen Strickland Williams November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)
107 11 Charles Gould November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
108 12 Sara Schaefer November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

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