Wesley Mead Dec 5, 2017
Looking for great stand-up on Netflix? We count down twenty-five highly recommended comedy specials on the streaming service...
In the face of ever-declining DVD sales, Netflix has quickly become the foremost place to discover new stand-up material. The streaming giant is on track to release over 50 exclusive specials in 2017 alone, signing big names (with big cheques) from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.
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There is a downside to this remarkable release schedule, though. With so many new specials out there, instantly accessible, it can sometimes feel like the smaller fish in the pond are getting short shrift. Amy Schumer, Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld have all been featured this year alone: with only so many column inches (and so much screen space) to occupy,...
Looking for great stand-up on Netflix? We count down twenty-five highly recommended comedy specials on the streaming service...
In the face of ever-declining DVD sales, Netflix has quickly become the foremost place to discover new stand-up material. The streaming giant is on track to release over 50 exclusive specials in 2017 alone, signing big names (with big cheques) from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.
See related Peaky Blinders series 4: who is May Carleton? Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 3 review Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 2 review Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 1 review
There is a downside to this remarkable release schedule, though. With so many new specials out there, instantly accessible, it can sometimes feel like the smaller fish in the pond are getting short shrift. Amy Schumer, Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld have all been featured this year alone: with only so many column inches (and so much screen space) to occupy,...
- 11/13/2017
- Den of Geek
The winners of the 19th annual Webby Awards were announced Monday, with Netflix, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Funny or Die and Vice Media among this year's honorees. Winners will be celebrated at a ceremony hosted by Hannibal Buress at Cipriani Wall Street on May 18. The stars of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ellie Kemper and Tituss Burgess, will receive special achievement Webby awards for best actress and actor, respectively. Chelsea Peretti will be honored with a special achievement outstanding comedic performance Webby for her work on her Netflix special Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats. Netflix also won the people's
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- 4/27/2015
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chelsea Peretti has some advice for aspiring stand-up comedians: Stage time, stage time, stage time, stage time -- oh, and stage time. And yes, she realizes how irritating repeating "stage time" is. Peretti currently stars as Gina on Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine and just released a stand-up special on Netflix titled Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats, but, just like any of the greats, Peretti had to get her start somewhere -- and that start was on a stage where she made poorly received jokes about the always-popular subject of crop dusting. Along the way, Peretti's looked to people like Amy Poehler,...
- 12/18/2014
- by Ariana Bacle
- EW.com - PopWatch
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