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• Pete Holmes: Nice Try, The Devil -

  A- With his second album, the comedian lands on an irresistible mix of self-consciousness and arrogant exuberance.

• Chris Hardwick: Mandroid -

  B+ Bits on killing sharks and second-place chess trophies turn into sophisticated pussy jokes so gradually it’s barely perceptible.

• Anthony Jeselnik: Caligula -

  A- Comedy’s Patrick Bateman isn’t about to let the laws of society get in the way of him making a good joke.

• Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special -

  A Comedy for two: Mom and Dad.

• Kyle Kinane: Whiskey Icarus -

  A The album version of the Comedy Central special finds the humor in morbidity and sadness.

• Paul F. Tompkins: Laboring Under Delusions -

  A An earlier version of his latest special diverges a bit from what made it to TV.

• Tig Notaro: Live  -

  A In the space of four months, she nearly died, lost her mother, and was diagnosed with cancer. Who’s ready to laugh?

• Demetri Martin: Standup Comedian -

  B- The polymath comedian returns to his one-liner roots, with varying results.

• Myq Kaplan and Micah Sherman: Please Be Seated -

  B A musical-comedy album that’s as brainy as it is hooky.

• Rob Delaney: Live At The Bowery Ballroom -

  C Freed of a 140-character limit, the Twitter maven struggles to stitch a set together.

• Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe -

  A- On his eighth comedy album, Jim Gaffigan goes meta to hilarious effect. 

• James Adomian: Low Hangin Fruit  -

  A- A podcast favorite makes his recording debut. 

• Todd Barry: Super Crazy  -

  B- Swatting at straw men, the wry comedian struggles to land a meaningful punch.

• Matt Braunger: Shovel Fighter  -

  B+ The “enormous toddler” delivers an energetic comedy album complete with cheese babies and canoes made of ham.

• Doug Benson: Smug Life  -

  B- The prolific stoner comedian serves up a double-sized album that’s more munchies than meal.

• Jimmy Fallon: Blow Your Pants Off -

  B An unintentional best-of album of Late Night’s greatest hits.

• Doug Stanhope: Before Turning The Gun On Himself -

  C- An angry comic turns bitter.  

• Garfunkel & Oates: Slippery When Moist -

  B The comic duo spins its wheels in a mostly charming way.

• 30 Minutes Or Less -

  C Aziz Ansari and Jesse Eisenberg make for an inspired pair, but this caper comedy serves them poorly.

• The Norm Show: The Complete Series -

  B- Norm MacDonald has rarely had good vehicles for his comedic genius. This Fox sitcom only partly fixed that problem.

• David Cross: Bigger And Blackerer -

  B+ The comedian is in fine form on his first album in six years.

• David Cross, Aziz Ansari, et al.: You’re A Horrible Person, But I Like You -

  B- David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Judd Apatow, and many more contribute to this slight book of humor collected from The Believer.

• Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments For A Sensual Evening -

  B+ The wildly energetic Human Giant alum brings Raaaaaaaandy and other inspired bits to his stand-up special.

• Flight Of The Conchords: I Told You I Was Freaky -

  B- They did tell you they were freaky, so don’t blame them.

• Eugene Mirman: God Is A Twelve-Year-Old Boy With Asperger’s -

  B More absurdity from an indie-comedy hero.

• David Cross: I Drink For A Reason -

  C A brilliant comic makes an unsatisfying transition to print.

• Yes Man -

  C Jim Carrey once made a movie where he couldn't lie. Now he has to say "yes" to everything.

• Mitch Hedberg: Do You Believe In Gosh? -

  B- A posthumous release from this funny deadpan.

• Flight Of The Conchords: Flight Of The Conchords -

  B+ Kiwi HBO stars bring the familiar funny to CD.

• Flight Of The Conchords: The Complete First Season -

  A HBO's sleeper comedy hit follows New Zealand's "fourth most popular folk-parody act" as they try to make a name for themselves in New York.

• Patton Oswalt: Werewolves And Lollipops -

  A The vocal star of Ratatouille delivers a reminder that he's also a sharp stand-up.

• David Cross: It’s Not Funny -

  - "I'm not saying that all Republicans are racist, sexist homophobes..."

• David Cross: Shut Up, You Fucking Baby! -

  - A sense of barely controlled rage drives this double-disc stand-up CD.

• Love Walked In -

  - Denis Leary stars in Love Walked In as a struggling piano player married to a gorgeous singer (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón)....