22 of the Best Standup Comedy Specials on Netflix
Our favorite form of escapism that is also an ab workout.
It takes guts to get up on a stage and pour one’s heart out to a bunch of strangers, hoping the laughs keep churning so patrons don’t shotgun their two-drink minimum and hit the exits. Luckily, there are plenty of comics ready and willing to take that leap of faith. Even luckier? You get a front-row seat to some of their best comedy shows, because a slew of them have specials streaming on Netflix. Ahead, 22 standup comedy specials, from timeless classics to blistering satire, that have us cracking up.
DeAnna Janes is a freelance writer and editor for a number of sites, including Harper’s BAZAAR, Tasting Table, Fast Company and Brit + Co, and is a passionate supporter of animal causes, copy savant, movie dork and reckless connoisseur of all holidays. A native Texan living in NYC since 2005, Janes has a degree in journalism from Texas A&M and got her start in media at US Weekly before moving on to O Magazine, and eventually becoming the entertainment editor of the once-loved, now-shuttered DailyCandy. She’s based on the Upper West Side.
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