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2016 in stand-up comedy

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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2016.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NBC Will Debut Its Streaming Video Service SeeSo On January 7". Tubefilter.
  2. ^ "National Comedy Center Acquires George Carlin Archives". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ "National Comedy Center Acquires the Archives of Comedian George Carlin". National Comedy Center. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  4. ^ "Comedian Mike Ward ordered to pay $35K to Jérémy Gabriel". CBC News.
  5. ^ "Patton Oswalt Dedicates His Emmy to Late Wife Michelle McNamara". IndieWire.
  6. ^ "Garry Shandling and the Disease You Didn't Know About". The Atlantic.
  7. ^ "Victoria Wood dead: Comedian and actress dies from cancer aged 62". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20.
  8. ^ "Kevin Meaney Dead: Stand-Up Comic Was 60". Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (December 27, 2016). "Ricky Harris, 'Heat' Actor and Comedian, Dies at 54". Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Seeso: 'UCB Show,' Rory Scovel Special Among Jan 7 Launch Shows". Variety.
  11. ^ "Feast your eyes on the trailer for "Tom Segura: Mostly Stories" hitting Netflix January 8". The Laugh Button.
  12. ^ "You Don't Know Tony Hinchcliffe... Yet". The Interrobang.
  13. ^ "Whitney Cummings: I'm Your Girlfriend". HBO.
  14. ^ "Watch Brett Erickson Wants You To Stop Calling Him A Prophet Online". Vimeo.
  15. ^ a b c d "Hannibal Buress, Patton Oswalt, Jimmy Carr, and Theo Von Land Netflix Standup Specials". Splitsider. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  16. ^ "Showtime Comedy Club Alonzo Bodden: Historically Incorrect". Showtime.
  17. ^ "Showtime Comedy Club Steve-O: Guilty As Charged". Showtime.
  18. ^ "Hello Kalamazoo". Vimeo.
  19. ^ "Cameron Esposito proves she's 'Marriage Material' for NBC's Seeso". Wisconsin Gazette.
  20. ^ "Watch and listen: April is not the cruellest month on Netflix". Independent.ie.
  21. ^ a b c d "PRESS – Comedy Central Becomes Stand-Up Central This April". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016.
  22. ^ "Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to be Special". Vimeo.
  23. ^ "Sean Hughes - Mumbo Jumbo". Go Faster Stripe.
  24. ^ "W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro Preview". Showtime.
  25. ^ "Gary Gulman's stand-up special, "It's About Time" premieres on Netflix May 1st". The Laugh Button.
  26. ^ a b c d e "Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for New Line-Up Of Original Stand-up Comedy Specials". Netflix.
  27. ^ "Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert". EPIX. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  28. ^ "Showtime Comedy Club Brad Williams: Daddy Issues". Showtime.
  29. ^ "PRESS – Dan Soder Not Special Premieres May 21 at 11p". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.
  30. ^ "Quincy Jones: Burning the Light". HBO.
  31. ^ "Showtime Comedy Club Ben Gleib: Neurotic Gangster". Showtime.
  32. ^ "PRESS – Big Jay Oakerson Live at Webster Hall Premieres Friday June 17 at Midnight". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.
  33. ^ "PRESS – Deon Cole Cole-Blooded Seminar Premieres June 25 at Midnight". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016.
  34. ^ "Simon Munnery - ... and nothing but". Go Faster Stripe.
  35. ^ "Willie Barcena: The Truth Hurts on Netflix USA". NewOnNetflixUSA.
  36. ^ "Dwayne Perkins: Take Note on Netflix USA". NewOnNetflixUSA.
  37. ^ "Free Comedy Special - Selfies in the Grand Canyon". YouTube.
  38. ^ "TV to Watch Online: Brian Posehn, Criminal Justice and More". Playboy. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  39. ^ "Josh Blue's new special "[Delete]" out July 26th". The Laugh Button.
  40. ^ "Luke Capasso: Talkn' Loud & Sayn' Nothin'". Gumroad.
  41. ^ "David Cross Making America Great Again!". Netflix.
  42. ^ "Henry Phillips: Neither Here Nor There". Vimeo.
  43. ^ "Showtime Comedy Club Godfrey: Regular Black". Showtime.
  44. ^ "Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time: Uncut". Showtime.
  45. ^ "Wil Hodgson - Live on Bonfire Night". Go Faster Stripe.
  46. ^ "See My Brand-New Comedy Special FOR FREE". Doug Stanhope.
  47. ^ a b c d e f g h "Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for New Line-Up Of Original Stand-up Comedy Specials". Netflix. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.
  48. ^ "Sebastian Maniscalco: Why Would You Do That? Tease (Short)". Showtime.
  49. ^ "PRESS – Comedy Central Stand Up Fall Premieres". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.
  50. ^ "'Kevin Hart: What Now?' Concert Film Slated For Release In 2016". Deadline.
  51. ^ a b "PRESS – Comedy Central Announces Fall Programming Schedule". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016.
  52. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Get Your Stand Up Fix With SEESO's First Annual 'Stand Up Streaming Fest'". NBCUniversal.
  53. ^ "What Happened...Ms. Sykes?". EPIX. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  54. ^ "Purchase 'Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You'". LouisCK.net. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  55. ^ "Born With A Defect: Day 1 Edition". ChristopherTitus.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  56. ^ "Bill Maher: Whiny Little Bitch". Facebook.
  57. ^ "Billy Connolly - High Horse Tour Live Blu-ray Download DVD". British Comedy Guide.
  58. ^ "Sarah Millican - Outsider Download DVD". British Comedy Guide.
  59. ^ "Kathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus on Netflix USA". NewOnNetflixUSA.
  60. ^ "Bert Kreischer: The Machine". Showtime.
  61. ^ "Watch Loyiso Gola: LIVE in New York Online". Vimeo.
  62. ^ "Richard Herring - Happy Now?". Go Faster Stripe.
  63. ^ "Pre-Order Ben Bailey Live and Uncensored". VHX.
  64. ^ "Alan Davies - Little Victories Download DVD". British Comedy Guide.
  65. ^ "Stewart Francis - Pun Gent Download DVD". British Comedy Guide.
  66. ^ "Rich Hall - 3:10 To Humour Download DVD". British Comedy Guide.
  67. ^ "Josh Widdicombe - What Do I Do Now... Live 2016 Audio Download Download DVD". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  68. ^ "Tony Roberts: Motorcity Motormouth". Showtime.
  69. ^ "Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds". HBO.
  70. ^ "Pre-Order Jim Florentine's "A Simple Man"". VHX.
  71. ^ "Tom Papa Lets the Load off His Back in His Latest EPIX Comedy Special "Tom Papa: Human Mule"". EPIX. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  72. ^ "RON JAMES - True North". Kingston Grand Theatre. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  73. ^ "Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes - BBC4 Stand-Up". British Comedy Guide.