‘Robin Williams: Comic Genius’ Is a Comedy Completist’s Dream
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TV Features
A new 22 DVD box set collects his HBO specials, vintage TV appearances and rare performance footage into a massive doorstopper of an in-memoriam
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‘Drew Michael’: The Man Behind the Most Experimental Stand-Up Special of 2018
Posted in: TV FeaturesHow a 33-year-old comic made "the most polarizing comedy special of the year" — and filmed it without an audience
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‘Nanette’: Hannah Gadsby on Her Gamechanging Stand-Up Special
Posted in: TV FeaturesThe Australian comic on why her Netflix special upends the entire notion of comedy-as-catharsis – and how she ended up creating the moment's defining stand-up set
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Ralphie May, ‘Last Comic Standing’ Comedian, Dead at 45
Posted in: Culture NewsArkansas-raised stand-up comedian dies of cardiac arrest following bout with pneumonia
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10 Best TV Shows to Watch in June: Killer Cars, Putin Speaks and More
Posted in: TV NewsFrom Syfy's glorious grindhouse throwback to Oliver Stone's one-on-one with Russia's president, your guide to the month's small-screen options
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Chris Rock in a Hard Place: On Infidelity, His New Tour and Starting Over
Posted in: TV FeaturesAfter a bitter divorce, and frustrated with Hollywood, Chris Rock wondered if he could still kill – so he’s spending a year on the road finding out
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Inside ‘Crashing’: How Pete Holmes Survived Comedy and Lived to Tell About It
Posted in: TV FeaturesAmiable stand-up comic stages his own semi-autobiographical 'Seinfeld' on HBO, complete with early-years humiliations and Judd Apatow's help
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50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time
Posted in: Culture ListsFrom old-school nightclub veterans to alt-comedy legends, Patton Oswalt to Pryor, our picks for the greatest to ever grab a mic
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How Trump’s Win Is Changing Stand-Up Comedy
Posted in: Culture FeaturesEmboldened by election results, Trump supporters are starting to make working comics nervous
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Watch Pete Davidson Talk ‘SNL,’ Pot Jokes and His First Stand-Up Tour
Posted in: Culture News"The wonderful thing about 'Saturday Night Live' is I'm never in the show," says youngest current cast member
