| Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents | |
|---|---|
 Original title card | |
| Genre | Stand-up comedy |
| Created by | Paul Miller |
| Directed by | Joe DeMaio Ryan Polito |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 108 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | John Bravakis Stephen Kroopnick Stu Schreiberg[1] |
| Producer | Neil A. Sheridan |
| Production locations |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | May 11, 2012 – November 22, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Comedy Central Presents | |
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 were 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 | June 15, 2012 | |
| 2 | 17 | May 4, 2013 | January 5, 2014 | |
| 3 | 14 | June 6, 2014 | July 25, 2014 | |
| 4 | 14 | August 23, 2015 | November 28, 2015 | |
| 5 | 17 | August 26, 2016 | October 21, 2016 | |
| 6 | 13 | September 15, 2017 | October 27, 2017 | |
| 7 | 9 | September 28, 2018 | October 26, 2018 | |
| 8 | 12 | October 18, 2019 | November 22, 2019 | |
Season 1 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rory Scovel | May 11, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | Michael Palascak | May 11, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | Na'im Lynn | May 18, 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | Neal Brennan | May 18, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | Brendon Walsh | May 25, 2012 |
| 6 | 6 | Nick Vatterott | May 25, 2012 |
| 7 | 7 | Theo Von | June 1, 2012 |
| 8 | 8 | Maronzio Vance | June 1, 2012 |
| 9 | 9 | Joe Mande | June 8, 2012 |
| 10 | 10 | Garfunkel and Oates | June 8, 2012 |
| 11 | 11 | David O'Doherty | June 15, 2012 |
| 12 | 12 | Jesse Popp | June 15, 2012 |
Season 2 (2013–14)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Dan Soder | May 4, 2013 |
| 14 | 2 | Nikki Glaser | May 4, 2013 |
| 15 | 3 | Erik Griffin | May 11, 2013 |
| 16 | 4 | Joe DeRosa | May 11, 2013 |
| 17 | 5 | Dan St. Germain | May 18, 2013 |
| 18 | 6 | Sean O'Connor | May 18, 2013 |
| 19 | 7 | Jonah Ray | May 25, 2013 |
| 20 | 8 | Gabe Liedman | May 25, 2013 |
| 21 | 9 | Jared Logan | June 1, 2013 |
| 22 | 10 | Mike Lawrence | June 1, 2013 |
| 23 | 11 | Lil Rel Howery | June 8, 2013 |
| 24 | 12 | Cristela Alonzo | June 8, 2013 |
| 25 | 13 | Andy Haynes | June 15, 2013 |
| 26 | 14 | Ben Kronberg | June 15, 2013 |
| 27 | 15 | Baron Vaughn | June 22, 2013 |
| 28 | 16 | Sean Patton | June 22, 2013 |
| 29 | 17 | Brody Stevens | January 5, 2014 |
Season 3 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1 | Chris Distefano | June 6, 2014 |
| 31 | 2 | Michael Che | June 6, 2014 |
| 32 | 3 | Tommy Johnagin | June 13, 2014 |
| 33 | 4 | Adam Newman | June 13, 2014 |
| 34 | 5 | Chris Gethard | June 20, 2014 |
| 35 | 6 | Yannis Pappas | June 20, 2014 |
| 36 | 7 | Fortune Feimster | June 27, 2014 |
| 37 | 8 | Ron Funches | June 27, 2014 |
| 38 | 9 | Damien Lemon | July 11, 2014 |
| 39 | 10 | Rachel Feinstein | July 11, 2014 |
| 40 | 11 | Mark Normand | July 18, 2014 |
| 41 | 12 | Joe Wengert | July 18, 2014 |
| 42 | 13 | Kurt Braunohler | July 25, 2014 |
| 43 | 14 | Joe Zimmerman | July 25, 2014 |
Season 4 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | Liza Treyger | August 23, 2015 |
| 45 | 2 | Hampton Yount | August 23, 2015 |
| 46 | 3 | Michelle Buteau | September 6, 2015 |
| 47 | 4 | Barry Rothbart | September 6, 2015 |
| 48 | 5 | Brooks Wheelan | September 20, 2015 |
| 49 | 6 | Andy Woodhull | September 20, 2015 |
| 50 | 7 | Randy Liedtke | October 11, 2015 |
| 51 | 8 | Beth Stelling | October 11, 2015 |
| 52 | 9 | Sam Morril | October 25, 2015 |
| 53 | 10 | Joe List | October 25, 2015 |
| 54 | 11 | Sean Donnelly | November 15, 2015 |
| 55 | 12 | Phil Hanley | November 15, 2015 |
| 56 | 13 | Tone Bell | November 28, 2015[5] |
| 57 | 14 | Andrew Santino | November 28, 2015[5] |
Season 5 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 1 | Noah Gardenswartz | August 26, 2016 |
| 59 | 2 | Ramon Rivas II | August 26, 2016 |
| 60 | 3 | Joe Machi | September 2, 2016 |
| 61 | 4 | Drew Michael | September 2, 2016 |
| 62 | 5 | Aparna Nancherla | September 9, 2016 |
| 63 | 6 | Nate Fernald | September 9, 2016 |
| 64 | 7 | Ali Siddiq | September 16, 2016 |
| 65 | 8 | Cy Amundson | September 16, 2016 |
| 66 | 9 | Emily Heller | September 23, 2016 |
| 67 | 10 | Erik Bergstrom | September 23, 2016 |
| 68 | 11 | Martha Kelly | September 30, 2016 |
| 69 | 12 | Nick Turner | September 30, 2016 |
| 70 | 13 | Mike Recine | October 7, 2016 |
| 71 | 14 | Jacqueline Novak | October 7, 2016 |
| 72 | 15 | Naomi Ekperigin | October 14, 2016 |
| 73 | 16 | Ahmed Bharoocha | October 14, 2016 |
| 74 | 17 | Matthew Broussard | October 21, 2016 |
Season 6 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 1 | Chris Redd | September 15, 2017 |
| 76 | 2 | Yamaneika Saunders | September 15, 2017 |
| 77 | 3 | Shane Torres | September 22, 2017 |
| 78 | 4 | Jenny Zigrino | September 22, 2017 |
| 79 | 5 | Casey James Salengo | September 29, 2017 |
| 80 | 6 | Jo Firestone | September 29, 2017 |
| 81 | 7 | Anthony DeVito | October 6, 2017 |
| 82 | 8 | Julio Torres | October 6, 2017 |
| 83 | 9 | Josh Johnson | October 13, 2017 |
| 84 | 10 | Sam Jay | October 13, 2017 |
| 85 | 11 | Joel Kim Booster | October 20, 2017 |
| 86 | 12 | Solomon Georgio | October 20, 2017 |
| 87 | 13 | Adam Cayton-Holland | October 27, 2017 |
Season 7 (2018)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | Langston Kerman | September 28, 2018 |
| 89 | 2 | Megan Gailey | September 28, 2018 |
| 90 | 3 | Devin Field | October 5, 2018 |
| 91 | 4 | Emmy Blotnick | October 5, 2018 |
| 92 | 5 | Ryan O’Flanagan | October 12, 2018 |
| 93 | 6 | Chris Garcia | October 12, 2018 |
| 94 | 7 | Tim Dillon | October 19, 2018 |
| 95 | 8 | Sarah Tiana | October 19, 2018 |
| 96 | 9 | Mike Lawrence | October 26, 2018 |
Season 8 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Performer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 1 | Jaboukie Young-White | October 18, 2019 |
| 98 | 2 | Vanessa Gonzalez | October 18, 2019 |
| 99 | 3 | Dulcé Sloan | October 25, 2019 |
| 100 | 4 | Will Miles | October 25, 2019 |
| 101 | 5 | Tom Thakkar | November 1, 2019 |
| 102 | 6 | Mia Jackson | November 1, 2019 |
| 103 | 7 | Joe Kwaczala | November 8, 2019 |
| 104 | 8 | Nore Davis | November 8, 2019 |
| 105 | 9 | David Gborie | November 15, 2019 |
| 106 | 10 | Allen Strickland Williams | November 15, 2019 |
| 107 | 11 | Charles Gould | November 22, 2019 |
| 108 | 12 | Sara Schaefer | November 22, 2019 |
References
- ↑ "Comedy Central's(R) New Stand-Up Series "The Half Hour" Premieres Friday, May 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2015". Splitsider. May 5, 2015. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2016". Splitsider. May 9, 2016. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2017". Splitsider. March 20, 2017. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- 1 2 "The Half Hour". Zap2it. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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