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Comedy Special Review

8/16/19

12:00 PM

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TV Reviews8/16/19

TV Reviews8/16/19

Jim Gaffigan returns from the brink for some reliably funny Quality Time

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7/9/19

5:48 PM

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TV Reviews7/9/19

TV Reviews7/9/19

Aziz Ansari moves forward, but Right Now is a step backward for his comedy

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6/28/19

11:00 AM

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TV Reviews6/28/19

TV Reviews6/28/19

Prepare for shock and guffaws when Ramy Youssef gets in his Feelings

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5/10/19

9:00 AM

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TV Reviews5/10/19

TV Reviews5/10/19

David Cross can’t muster an original way to confront Trump in Oh, Come On

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12/18/18

11:15 AM

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TV Reviews12/18/18

TV Reviews12/18/18

Ellen DeGeneres opens up, proving she’s still Relatable after all these years

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11/28/18

5:55 PM

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TV Reviews11/28/18

TV Reviews11/28/18

Comedy Central's Goatface special is very brown and very funny

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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8/10/18

12:00 PM

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TV Reviews8/10/18

TV Reviews8/10/18

Demetri Martin’s amiable cleverness can’t energize The Overthinker

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7/13/18

9:00 AM

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TV Reviews7/13/18

TV Reviews7/13/18

Jim Gaffigan turns near-tragedy into reassuring comedy in Noble Ape

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6/13/18

2:45 PM

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TV Reviews6/13/18

TV Reviews6/13/18

Cameron Esposito’s Rape Jokes offers humor and empathy at a time when they’re most needed

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5/23/18

2:00 PM

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TV Reviews5/23/18

TV Reviews5/23/18

Steve Martin and Martin Short bring broad comedy and minimal banjo to Netflix

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5/22/18

11:00 AM

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TV Reviews5/22/18

TV Reviews5/22/18

Tig Notaro does a victory lap in the exultant Happy To Be Here

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5/1/18

1:40 PM

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TV Reviews5/1/18

John Mulaney packs the house with laughs in Kid Gorgeous At Radio City

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4/17/18

12:00 PM

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TV Reviews4/17/18

TV Reviews4/17/18

Married comics Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher double-team love in The Honeymoon Stand Up Special

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2/14/18

11:05 AM

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TV Reviews2/14/18

Chris Rock turns in half of a great special with his Netflix comeback

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10/17/17

11:00 AM

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TV Reviews10/17/17

In his new standup special, Patton Oswalt makes a triumphant return from Annihilation

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6/20/17

1:00 PM

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TV Reviews6/20/17

TV Reviews6/20/17

For his First Time, Rory Scovel’s Netflix special is absurdly funny

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6/16/17

10:00 AM

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TV Reviews6/16/17

TV Reviews6/16/17

T.J. Miller might have to accept that he’s a very funny comedian

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5/29/17

1:00 AM

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TV Reviews5/29/17

TV Reviews5/29/17

Sarah Silverman gets personal in A Speck Of Dust

Jesse Hassenger

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5/23/17

1:00 AM

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TV Reviews5/23/17

TV Reviews5/23/17

The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj crafts a hilarious, spellbinding immigrant story

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5/10/17

11:50 AM

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TV Reviews5/10/17

TV Reviews5/10/17

Norm Macdonald owns his deadpan minimalism in new Netflix special

Jesse Hassenger

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