Stand-up comedy
Comedy style where the performer addresses the audience directly
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| February 18 2024 | Nominated for The Comedy Act of the Year at the People's Choice Awards |
| January 14 2024 | Won Best Comedy Special at the Critics' Choice Television Awards for 'John Mulaney: Baby J' |
| January 7 2024 | Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) as part of a production team including John Foy, Jim Jagels, and Alex Timbers |
| January 6 2024 | Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special |
| 2023 | Mulaney received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for 'Baby J'. |
| April 25 2023 | Netflix released 'Baby J', Mulaney's fifth stand-up comedy special, which explores his personal struggles with substance abuse. |
| February 2023 | John Mulaney recorded his stand-up comedy special 'Baby J' at the Boston Symphony Hall, documenting his experiences with drug addiction and rehabilitation. |
| 2020 | Aziz Ansari was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Comedy Album category for his special 'Right Now' |
| 2019 | Amy Schumer was nominated for the Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Writing of a Variety, Reality or Non-Fiction Program |
| 2019 | Amy Schumer's comedy special 'Growing' was nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Special |
| July 9 2019 | Aziz Ansari released his Netflix stand-up comedy special 'Right Now', directed by Spike Jonze, which addresses his previous year's sexual misconduct controversy and explores various social themes. |
| July 8 2019 | A clip from the comedy special 'Right Now' was released |
| July 1 2019 | Katherine Ryan released her second Netflix stand-up comedy special 'Glitter Room', which was filmed in Los Angeles. |
| July 1 2019 | Aziz Ansari announced his new comedy special on Twitter |
| June 18 2019 | Adam DeVine's stand-up comedy special 'Best Time of Our Lives' was released on Netflix streaming platform. |
| June 12 2019 |
Jo Koy: Comin' in Hot
Jo Koy's comedy special 'Comin' in Hot' was released on Netflix streaming platform, marking a significant milestone in his stand-up comedy career.
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| May 18 2019 | Aziz Ansari completed the filming of his comedy special 'Right Now' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, with the production involving multiple executive producers and production companies. |
| May 17 2019 | Aziz Ansari continued filming his comedy special 'Right Now' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, with Spike Jonze operating an up-close camera on stage. |
| May 16 2019 | Aziz Ansari filmed the first night of his comedy special 'Right Now' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, directed by Spike Jonze and primarily shot on Kodak 16 mm film. |
| March 19 2019 | Amy Schumer premiered her stand-up comedy special 'Growing' on Netflix, which was recorded at the Chicago Theatre during her second trimester of pregnancy with her first child. |
| 2018 | Reduced his public profile following the sexual misconduct allegations and published a response to the accusations. |
| 2018 | Began performing a stand-up tour titled 'Working Out New Material' in late 2018, marking his return to comedy. |
| January 2018 | A Babe.net article was published detailing sexual misconduct allegations against Ansari by the woman 'Grace'. |
| September 2017 | Went on a date with an anonymous woman later known as 'Grace', which would become the subject of a controversial sexual misconduct allegation. |
| March 28 2017 |
Jo Koy: Live from Seattle
Jo Koy's comedy special 'Live from Seattle' was released on Netflix streaming, marking a significant milestone in his comedy career by reaching a global audience through the popular streaming platform.
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| 2016 | Widely available and affordable Internet connections emerge in India, contributing to increased production and accessibility of sex comedy genre in films and TV shows. |
| March 6 2015 | Premiered his comedy special 'Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden' on Netflix. |
| January 23 2015 | Iliza Shlesinger's comedy special 'Freezing Hot' was released on Netflix, marking her second stand-up comedy special on the streaming platform. |
| 2014 | Conservative political and social culture emerges in India, becoming critical of sex comedy genre. |
| 2014 |
Eddie Murphy Raw
Gabriel Iglesias referenced Eddie Murphy's Raw in his comedy film The Fluffy Movie, showing a scene of himself renting the R-rated film as a young fan, demonstrating the film's lasting influence on other comedians.
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| September 1 2013 |
Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
Iliza Shlesinger's comedy special War Paint was released on Netflix, marking a significant milestone in her comedy career by making her stand-up performance available to a global streaming audience.
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| 2011 | Lee Evans sold £7 million worth of tickets for his comedy tour in a single day, setting a record for the biggest first-day sale of a British comedy tour. |
| 2010 | Indian film industry begins a significant increase in producing sex comedy films and TV shows, marking the start of a new era in the genre's popularity. |
| May 27 2010 |
Bo Burnham
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Bo Burnham's album gold, recognizing it for selling 50,000 video longform units.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles John Mulaney: Baby J, Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives, Bo Burnham (album), Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot, Amy Schumer: Growing, Aziz Ansari: Right Now, Jo Koy: Live from Seattle, Stand-up comedy, Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room, Eddie Murphy Raw, Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint, Jo Koy: Comin' in Hot & Sex comedy, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.