New stand-up specials
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
Ramy Youssef’s blend of sincerity, introspection, and wide-eyed incredulity continues to be a winning formula in his latest stand-up special, which finds the Golden Globe–winning creator of Ramy riffing on the latest TrumpBiden showdown and the meaning of prayer. Max
Tig Notaro: Hello Again
Twelve years after working her cancer diagnosis into a bit, Tig Notaro delivers her first live stand-up special since 2018. She’s thriving—and deadpans her way through anecdotes about raising twin boys, aging, and an encounter with a burly firefighter that helped her see what all the hetero gals go on about. Prime
Dave Attell: Hot Cross Buns
A bit grayer than he was when he hosted Comedy Central’s Insomniac, Attell rolls out a new set of jokes—about hard seltzers, petting zoos, and Jeffrey Dahmer. Netflix
Brian Simpson: Live From the Mothership
Former U.S. Marine Brian Simpson is a rising talent with a hilarious flat delivery. In his first solo stand-up special, he riffs on the rules of masculinity and embracing his inner hater. Netflix
Erica Nicole Clark Stand Up Special
As the daughter of 1980s entertainment icon Mr. T, Erica Nicole Clark had a unique upbringing. In her debut special, the Chicago native gets hilariously candid about her family, life as a single woman, and a discovery made after waiting five months before sex with a new boyfriend. ALLBLK
Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli
The enigmatic Davidson becomes less so with a decent, laid-back set of jokes about having a stalker, his relationship with his mother, and his beef with the Make-AWish Foundation. Netflix