2026 in stand-up comedy

Years in stand-up comedy
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

This is a timeline documenting events and facts about English-speaking stand-up comedy in the year 2026.

January

  • January 1: Trevor Noah's special The LOST South African Show (2023) on YouTube.
  • January 7: Marcello Hernández's special American Boy on Netflix.[1]
  • January 11: Malik S's special Laughing Voodoo on YouTube.
  • January 13: ISMO's special Hello on YouTube.
  • January 15: Raanan Hershberg's special Morbidly Jewish on YouTube.
  • January 16: Bob the Drag Queen's special This is Wild on Hulu.
  • January 18: Ehsan Ahmad's special Too Soon on YouTube.
  • January 20: Andy Franklin's special Andy Franklin Rules on YouTube.
  • January 22: Janet McNamara's special Not Smart Enough on YouTube.
  • January 23: Pete Holmes's special Silly Silly Fun Boy on 800 Pound Gorilla.
  • January 27: Candice Guardino's special Italian Bred on Comedy Dynamics.
  • January 28: Isabel Hagen's special at the Bitter End on Veeps.
  • January 27: Mike Epps's special Delusional on Netflix.[2]
  • January 27: Kevin Nealon's special Loose in the Crotch on 800 Pound Gorilla.

February

  • February 3: Mo Gilligan's special In The Moment on Netflix.[3]
  • February 9: Urzila Carlson's special Just Jokes on YouTube.
  • February 10: Katt Williams's special The Last Report on Netflix.
  • February 17: Sommore's special Chandelier Fly on Netflix.
  • February 21: Yedoye Travis' special Fatherless Behavior on YouTube.
  • February 24: Taylor Tomlinson's special Prodigal Daughter on Netflix.[4]
  • February 26: Jackie Kashian's special Alter-Kashian on YouTube.
  • February 27: Chris Fleming's special Live at The Palace on HBO Max.

March

  • March 3: Bruce Bruce's special I Ain't Playin' on Netflix.
  • March 7: Gary Owen's special No Hard Feelings' on YouTube.
  • March 8: Joey Avery's special Live in San Francisco on YouTube.
  • March 10: Mario Adrion's special My Struggle' on YouTube.
  • March 10: Derrick Stroup's special Nostalgic on Netflix.
  • March 10: Matt Koff's special Cat Man on Veeps.
  • March 17: Mark Normand's special None Too Pleased on Netflix.
  • March 21: Dino Archie's special Beautiful Burden on HYPE+.
  • March 23: Kountry Wayne's special Nostalgia on Prime Video.
  • March 24: Jeff Ross's special Take a Banana For The Ride on Netflix.
  • March 27: Jimmy O. Yang's special Finally Home in theaters.
  • March 27: Julio Torres's special Color Theories on HBO Max.
  • March 30: Joe Dombrowski's special Dad on Arrival on 800 Pound Gorilla.
  • March 31: Aaron Chen's special Funny Garden' on Netflix.

April

  • April 1: Sarah Millican's special Late Bloomer on Netflix.
  • April 4: Bill Bailey's special Thoughtifier on Chanel 4.
  • April 7: Sheng Wang's special Purple on Netflix.
  • April 7: David Cross's special The End Of The Beginning Of The End on YouTube.
  • April 7: Ray O'Leary's special Laughter? I Hardly Know Her! on YouTube.
  • April 9: Tyler Fischer's special Live in Portland on YouTube.
  • April 13: Brad Williams's special Live On Short Street on YouTube.
  • April 14: Trevor Noah's special Joy in the Trenches on Netflix.
  • April 15: Brad Wenzel's special Desperate Times, on YouTube.
  • April 17: Ramy Youssef's special In Love on HBO.
  • April 18: Graham Kay's special Pete & Me on YouTube.
  • April 24: Nikki Glaser's special Good Girl on Hulu.
  • April 26: Jack Tucker's special Comedy Standup Hour on YouTube.
  • April 30: Fahim Anwar's special Intrusive Thoughts on YouTube.

May

June

  • June 2: Jen Kober's special Uber Famous on Comedy Dynamics.
  • June 5: Hannah Berner's special None of My Business on Hulu.
  • June 9: Tony Hinchcliffe's special Man Of The People on Netflix.
  • June 9: Patton Oswalt's special Tea & Scotch on 800 Pound Gorilla.
  • June 22: Ben Bankas's special R U Mad? on YouTube.
  • June 23: Ryan Hamilton's special This Just Hit Me on Netflix.
  • June 30: Louis C.K.'s special Ridiculous on Netflix.

July

  • July 2: Jeff Dunham's special 250th Red, White, And Blue Birthday Special on YouTube.
  • July 7: Jeff Arcuri's special Nice to Meet You on Netflix.
  • July 10: Des Bishop's special Bridge and Tunnel on YouTube.
  • July 24: Brian Bates's special Worried on YouTube.
  • July 27: Emily Catalano's special The Introvert on YouTube.
  • July 28: Mary Beth Barone's special Galaxy Brain on Netflix.

August

September

  • September 1: Jared Freid's special The Family Plan on Netflix.
  • September 8: Stavros Halkias's special Uncle Stav on Netflix.
  • September 10: Ruby Karp's special I Don’t Trust Adults on Veeps.
  • September 15: Jo Koy's special Blue In The Face on Netflix.
  • September 17: Jack Assadourian Jr.'s special Mexican Armenian on YouTube.
  • September 27-30: Sam Morril's special Unnamed on YouTube.


See also

References

  1. ↑ Petski, Denise (December 8, 2025). "Marcello Hernández Sets First-Ever Stand-Up Special At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Grobar, Matt (December 10, 2025). "Mike Epps Sets Fifth Comedy Special With Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ https://www.netflix.com/latest?jbv=82040162
  4. ↑ Schneider, Michael (March 21, 2023). "Taylor Tomlinson Signs Netflix Deal for Two More Standup Specials". Variety.