Stand-up comedy

Comedy style where the performer addresses the audience directly

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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's comedy special 'Comin' in Hot' was released on Netflix streaming platform, marking a significant milestone in his stand-up comedy career.
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 6 2015 Premiered his comedy special 'Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden' on Netflix.
2014 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.
May 27 2010 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Bo Burnham's album gold, recognizing it for selling 50,000 video longform units.

This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Eddie Murphy Raw, Bo Burnham (album), Aziz Ansari: Right Now, Adam DeVine: Best Time of Our Lives, Jo Koy: Comin' in Hot, Amy Schumer: Growing & Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.