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RussBLib

(10,757 posts) Fri May 15, 2026, 02:19 PM Friday

where'd standup comedy go?

Haven't seen any on HBO in seemingly forever. Don't have a Netflix account.

So, has all the standup migrated to Netflix?

Or has Trump put a chill in the funny people?

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where'd standup comedy go? (Original Post) RussBLib Friday OP

2026 specials TheProle Friday #1

thanks RussBLib Friday #3

Look what happened to stand-up comedy in "Cabaret ". no_hypocrisy Friday #2

well... RussBLib Friday #8

Cabaret. One of the best musicals with nazis SocialDemocrat61 Friday #10

Dimdonniechucklenuts is a hard act to follow. Kid Berwyn Friday #4

We don't have Netflix either, or even HBO for that matter. red dog 1 Friday #5

Lots of standup on YouTube bif Friday #6

true RussBLib Friday #7

Lots of stand up on YouTube SocialDemocrat61 Friday #9

Trump would have George Carlin and the Smothers Brothers in prison. nt doc03 Friday #11

Check out Josh Johnson. Aristus Friday #12

He just came thru Texas RussBLib Friday #13

TheProle

(4,118 posts)

1. 2026 specials

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:22 PM

Friday

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4152901912/

RussBLib

(10,757 posts)

3. thanks

Reply to TheProle (Reply #1)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:38 PM

Friday

didn't think of looking there.

Laughter is sorely needed.

Edit: Yep, Netflix appears to have cornered the market.

no_hypocrisy

(55,400 posts)

2. Look what happened to stand-up comedy in "Cabaret ".

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:23 PM

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RussBLib

(10,757 posts)

8. well...

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:08 PM

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If you were Jewish or gay, or otherwise unorthodox, you were in trouble. If you were a straight white Nazi, you had a much better chance to survive, but for some reason, conservatives (Nazis) just are not very funny.

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SocialDemocrat61

(8,048 posts)

10. Cabaret. One of the best musicals with nazis

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:20 PM

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Along with The Sound of Music, The Producers and The Blues Brothers.

Kid Berwyn

(25,120 posts)

4. Dimdonniechucklenuts is a hard act to follow.

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:45 PM

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“Wow, what a big room.”

red dog 1

(33,481 posts)

5. We don't have Netflix either, or even HBO for that matter.

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 03:52 PM

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Paula Poundstone is on YouTube a lot.
Patton Oswalt is funny, imo, along with Louis C.K., Wanda Sykes, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Rock, Dave Attell, Sarah Silverman, Dave Chappelle & others.
Any comedian hosting SNL is usually funny.
I think stand-up comedy is alive & well in America, in spite of TSF being POTUS.

bif

(27,242 posts)

6. Lots of standup on YouTube

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 03:52 PM

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For free.

RussBLib

(10,757 posts)

7. true

Reply to bif (Reply #6)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:07 PM

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thanks for the reminder. So many places to look these days. I remember quite clearly way way back when we had a black-and-white TV and only 3 channels to choose from. Damn, we have come a long way.

One strike against YouTube is you basically have to know what, and who, you are looking for.

Almost every single listing on the IMDb website lists stand-up on Netflix.

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SocialDemocrat61

(8,048 posts)

9. Lots of stand up on YouTube

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:17 PM

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doc03

(39,188 posts)

11. Trump would have George Carlin and the Smothers Brothers in prison. nt

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:42 PM

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Aristus

(72,528 posts)

12. Check out Josh Johnson.

Reply to RussBLib (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:48 PM

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Brilliant comedian. He doesn't crack jokes or anything. His humor is very cerebral. He offers the same kind of wry, observational slices of life that Bill Cosby used to do, back before he became very unfunny, and everyone discovered what a creep he is.

Josh Johnson, as least as far as I can tell, is definitely one of the good guys of standup.

RussBLib

(10,757 posts)

13. He just came thru Texas

Reply to Aristus (Reply #12)

Fri May 15, 2026, 06:06 PM

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But I couldn’t make the shows, dammit. I’m looking over his tour schedule and might travel somewhere to see him.

Funny, I was watching Josh’s hour-long show from 9 days ago (re Spirit Airlines) while you were making that reply.

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