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Another year means new stand-up specials, and as we enter April 2024, let’s take a look at all the Netflix Original stand-up specials released so far and what new ones we know are coming just around the corner.
Looking back at 2023, 34 Netflix Original stand-up specials were released. What is possibly even more noteworthy about those 34 is that 33 out of the 32 were English-language specials. The only non-English-language special launched as a Netflix Original in 2023 was Whindersson Nunes’s Preaching to the Choir, released in February.
How does 2023 fit in with Netflix Original stand-ups and stand-up series overall? Well, it came down off an all-time high in 2022, which was arguably caused by a buildup of specials that were disrupted due to the pandemic.
- 2013: 1 special
- 2015: 12 specials
- 2016: 23 specials
- 2017: 58 specials
- 2018: 66 specials
- 2019: 50 specials
- 2020: 44 specials
- 2021: 29 specials
- 2022: 68 specials
- 2023: 34 specials
Netflix Original Stand-up Specials By Year Graph
New Global Netflix Original Stand-up Specials New in 2024
- Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli
- Release Date: January 9th
- IMDb Score: 6.3/10
- Third special for Netflix
- Dusty Slay: Workin’ Man
- Release Date: January 16th
- IMDb Score: 6.9/10
- First standalone special for Netflix (featured in The Standups)
- Rachid Badouri: Les fleurs du tapis
- Release Date: January 18th
- Language: French
- IMDb Score: 5.3/10
- First Netflix special
- Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees
- Release Date: January 23rd
- IMDb Score: 6.6/10
- First Netflix special
- Jack Whitehall: Settle Down
- Release Date: January 30th
- IMDb Score: 6.6/10
- Fourth stand-up special for Netflix
- Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
- Release Date: February 13th
- IMDb Score: 7.2/10
- Third solo stand-up special for Netflix – also featured in The Comedy Lineup
- Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out
- Release Date: February 20th
- IMDb Score: 5.4/10
- Second special for Netflix
- Chappelle’s Home Team – Donnell Rawlings: A New Day
- Netflix Release Date: February 27th
- IMDb Score: 5.7/10
- First major Netflix special
- Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda
- Release Date: March 5th
- IMDb Score: 5.5/10
- Fourth special for Netflix
- Steve Treviño: Simple Man
- Release Date: March 12th
- IMDb Score: 6.3/10
- First special for Netflix
- Red Ollero: Mabuhay is a Lie
- Release Date: March 14th
- Language: Filipino
- IMDb Score: 4.7/10
- First special for Netflix
- Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership
- Release Date: March 19th
- IMDb Score: 7.5/10
- First solo special for Netflix – featured in The Best of Netflix is a Joke
- Dave Attell: Hot Cross Buns
- Release Date: March 26th
- IMDb Score: 7.4/10
- First solo special on Netflix – previously on Bumping Mikes and Bill Burll Presents Friends Who Kill
- Demetri Martin: Demetri Deconstructed
- Release Date: April 2nd
- IMDb Score: TBD
- Third special for Netflix
New Stand-up Specials Coming to Netflix Soon
- Neal Brennan: Crazy Good – Coming to Netflix on April 9th
- Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer – Coming to Netflix on April 16th
- Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen – Coming to Netflix on April 22nd
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- Kat Williams: New Comedy Special – Due to air live on Netflix on May 4th at 7 PM PDT/10 PM EST.
- Untitled Deon Cole Stand-up Special – Due to be taped on May 1st in Los Angeles.
- Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT – Roast of NFL star Tom Brady.
- Untitled Bert Kreischer Special – Due to be taped in St. Petersburg, Florida in July 2024
- Untitled Adam Sandler Special – Shoot dates between late February and March 2024 – will feature an actor playing the role of Chris Farley.
- Untitled Hannah Berner Stand-up Special
- Untitled Taylor Tomlinson Stand-up Special
- Untitled Shane Gillis Stand-up Special
Finally, Netflix will be running its Netflix is a Joke festival between the first and twelfth of May 2024. Over 300 shows will be held at 35 venues, including stand-up sets, special events, and more. It is unclear how many of these shows will be taped and eventually make their way onto Netflix.
Among the lineup for the festival taking place across multiple venues includes Bill Burr, John Mulaney, Seth Rogen, Matt Rife, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Jerry Seinfeld, Leslie Jones, Shane Gillis, Michelle Yo, and many more.
What’s your favorite new stand-up special from Netflix so far in 2024? Let us know in the comments.