Comedy Specials reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 165 Reddit reviews across 8 subreddits and 20 posts to rank the best Comedy Specials brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/NetflixBestOf, r/AskReddit, r/comedy, r/StandUpComedy, r/Standup. Top-rated brands include Bill Burr (4.9/5), Netflix (5.0/5), Tom Segura (5.0/5).
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Reviews165
Subreddits8
Posts20
Brands76
Products50
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#1
Bill Burr
4.9
(9)
"Bill Burr's special at Red Rocks."
"Jimmy Carr is hysterical, as is Bill Burr."
"Bill Burr"
"All of Bill Burr’s stuff."
"Anything by Bill Burr or Jim Jeffries gets my stamp of approval"
"Bill Burr, Tom Segura, Dave Chapelle, and ofc Stavros Halkias"
"Bill Burr has a few specials on netflix and they're all great."
"Any of Bill Burr's stuff on Netflix is great."
"Anything by Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schulz, Bill Bur"
#2
Netflix
5.0
(8)
"Mike vecchione - the attractives
I've watched it 3 times and love it"
"Mike Vecchione - "The Attractives""
"Ari Shafir - "Jew""
"Ari Shaffir’s “Jew.” One of the best specials I’ve ever seen."
"Sebastian Maniscalco has some comedy bits on Netflix. He's my favorite."
"Bo Burnham, Zach Galifianakis, Daniel Sloss, Rory Scovel, Mike Birbiglia, Nate Bargatze and Tim Minchin. All on Netflix, except for Minchin."
"Tom Segura. Both of his specials are also on Netflix."
"Big Jay Oakerson Live at Webster Hall (Comedy Central). Also the new Michael Che special on Netflix."
#3
Tom Segura
5.0
(6)
"The first few Tom Segura specials."
"Anything Tom Segura That muther fucker is funny!"
"Tom Segura - Ball Hog. That dide kills me every time"
"Bill Burr, Tom Segura, Dave Chapelle, and ofc Stavros Halkias"
"Agreed, anything with Tom Segura, all on Netflix, hilarious"
"Tom Segura"
#4
Mitch Hedberg
5.0
(5)
"Dave Attell, Mitch Hedberg"
"I love Mitch Hedberg or Robin Williams."
"Agreed. Mitch ftw."
"For me Hedberg is the king."
"Mitch Hedberg (RIP) was a one liner god."
#5
Jimmy Carr
4.4
(5)
"Try Jimmy Carr"
"Jimmy Carr is hysterical, as is Bill Burr."
"Hedberg and Jimmy Carr are great too."
"Jimmy Carr has a few good ones on Netflix."
"Best of show on Netflix"
#6
Dave Chappelle
5.0
(4)
"If none of the mentioned are your type, then go for these artists. 2. Dave chappel"
"Dave Chappelle"
"Bill Burr, Tom Segura, Dave Chapelle, and ofc Stavros Halkias"
"Anything by Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schulz, Bill Bur"
#7
James Acaster
5.0
(4)
"His previous one Cold Lasagne Hate Myself was even better imo"
"James Acaster - Hecklers Welcome."
"James Acaster aka if you google "uk ginger comedian " , first result like the slut that he is, ayoo!"
"James Acaster"
#8
Jim Gaffigan
4.8
(4)
"Jim Mulany"
"He has more than a few NF specials, all are great also, Jim Gaffigan kills me"
"Jim Gaffigan
Any of his shows or albums."
"Jim Gaffigan "Beyond the Pale" is pretty great too."
#9
John Mulaney
4.8
(4)
"I really enjoy all of John Mulaney's specials, especially Kid Gorgeous at Radio City"
"John Mulaney is always my go to"
"Also a big fan of anything John Mulaney and Hannah Gadsby."
"John Mulaney's The Comeback Kid was pretty good."
#10
Shane Gillis
4.0
(4)
"One"
"If none of the mentioned are your type, then go for these artists. 3. shane gillis"
"Another suggestion, albeit not on Netflix is Shane Gillis’ special on YouTube - Live in Austin!"
"Shane's Live in Austin was 2021."
#11
Jim Jefferies
5.0
(3)
"Anything by Bill Burr or Jim Jeffries gets my stamp of approval"
"Jim Jefferies, anything he's done in the last 10 years. Funny as hell and makes you think."
"Jim Jeffries all day"
#12
Anthony Jeselnik
5.0
(3)
"If you like dark humour, Anthony Jezelnik is hands down the best I've ever seen."
"Anthony Jeselnik is the final boss of standup."
"Anthony Jeselnik has a couple on Netflix as well"
#13
Bo Burnham
5.0
(3)
"What -Bo Burnham"
"Bo Burnham"
"Bo Burnham is a complete genius, his comedy is so random and quirky, but his joke writing and timing is amazing"
#14
Patrice O'Neal
5.0
(3)
"Patrice O'Neal - Elephant in the Room"
"[Patrice O'Neal - Elephant In The Room](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9TXca-nvOI)"
#15
Ari Shaffir
5.0
(3)
"Ari Shaffir: JEW"
"Was pretty good"
"Ari had the best one this year."
#16
Patton Oswalt
5.0
(3)
"All of Patton Oswalt's."
"Patton Oswalt's specials are also great."
"Patton Oswalt. This guy is always funny and knowing his personal history, the sudden death of his wife, being a single dad and then finding love again just m"
#17
Louis C.K.
4.7
(3)
"All of Louie's specials are free on YouTube"
"Louis CK has great stand-up specials, they will have you laughing for sure."
"Louis CK, Brian Regan, John Mulaney, Pete Holmes."
#18
Eddie Murphy
4.7
(3)
"Eddie Murphy Delirious and Raw"
"Delirious - Eddie Murphy, the definitive stand up special imo."
"Of course, Eddie Murphy - Delirious- if you can. Very NSFW though."
#19
Kyle Kinane
4.7
(3)
"Dude, Kyle Kinane!"
"Kyle Kinane, Taylor Tomlinson and Big Jay Oakerson"
#20
Sam Morril
4.7
(3)
"Will be up your alley if you like Joe List"
"If none of the mentioned are your type, then go for these artists. 1. Sam morril"
#21
Mike Birbiglia
4.7
(3)
"Mike Birbiglia is a favorite of mine. His stand up is in the format of a one-man show where he's basically telling a story the whole way through."
"Both of Mike Birbiglia's specials, absolutely hysterical."
"2019 - Mike Birbiglia: The New One"
#22
Chris Rock
4.3
(3)
"Chris Rock"
"Should def be somewhere on this list"
"Chris Rock The first live Netflix show. Opens the doors for future live and uncensored comedy."
#23
Ali Wong
4.0
(3)
"Ali Wongs first two standup shows on Netflix."
"If you don't mind raunchy sex jokes"
#24
Greg Davies
4.0
(3)
"Worthwhile"
"Greg has one on Netflix"
"Worth a watch too"
#25
John Caparulo
4.0
(3)
"Caparulo's second, Come Inside Me, was very good as well."
"Meet Cap by John Caparulo is pretty good."
"Meet Cap. http://johncaparulo.com/"
#26
Big Jay Oakerson
5.0
(2)
"[big jay - dog belly]"
"Big Jay Oakerson: DOG BELLY"
#27
Tim Heidecker
5.0
(2)
"An evening with Tim Heidecker"
"If you like anti-humor"
#28
George Carlin
5.0
(2)
"George Carlin specials are on prime if you’re in to that lol?"
"Based on what you have already watched I would say George Carlin is a good watch."
#29
Katherine Ryan
5.0
(2)
"Katherine Ryans standup shows. She's a legit genius with her timing."
"Both of Katherine Ryan's Netflix specials are amazing"
#30
Dan Cummins
4.5
(2)
"Dan Cummins"
"I reccomend anything from Dan Cummins."
#31
Sebastian Maniscalco
4.5
(2)
"Sebastian Maniscalso's special was the last time I laughed that hard."
"Sebastian Maniscalso is pretty funny."
#32
Neal Brennan
4.5
(2)
"Also Neal Brennans two specials on Netflix are phenomenal, bit of a different take to usual stand up but very cool funny emotional and thought provoking"
"Neil brennan has some great ones in his special on netflix."
#33
Taylor Tomlinson
4.5
(2)
"Kyle Kinane, Taylor Tomlinson and Big Jay Oakerson"
"Taylor Tomlinson, either special on Netflix but her new one I think is better."
#34
John Pinette
4.5
(2)
"The late John Pinette."
"Anything by John Pinette."
#35
Gary Gulman
4.5
(2)
"Gary gulman and Steve hofstetter"
"Gary Gulman"
#36
Sally Phillips
4.5
(2)
#37
Lee Mack
4.5
(2)
"Lee Mack's live at the Apollo videos on YouTube"
"Is great"
#38
Hasan Minhaj
4.5
(2)
"Personally I really like Homecoming King by Hassan Minaj, I found it to be thought provoking and deep while still providing a ton of really great laughs."
"Hasan Minaj, Iliza Schlesinger, Aziz Ansari, Ali Wong, Marc Maron, Tom Papa, Fred Armisen, Hannah Gadsby, Ray Romano, Ronny Cheng, have good stuff on there."
#39
Ricky Gervais
4.5
(2)
"Anything by Ricky Gervais..."
"Ricky Gervais SuperNature was close for me."
#40
Demetri Martin
4.0
(2)
"A lot of Demetri Martin’s stuff is worth checking out."
"Demitri Martin on Netflix. Good shit."
#41
Ms Pat
5.0
(1)
"Ms Pat - her life story is insane and she talks through it in her special, after watching I read her book too and it was just as good."
#42
Dave Attell
5.0
(1)
"Dave Attel captain miserable"
#43
Deon Cole
5.0
(1)
"Deon Cole’s Cole Hearted is probably my single favorite stand up special of the last decade."
#44
Christopher Titus
5.0
(1)
"One of the best all around stand-up specials, one of my personal favorites is Christopher Titus - Norman Rockwell is Bleeding."
#45
Sarah Tiana
5.0
(1)
"Sarah Tiana-44"
#46
Andrew Crone
5.0
(1)
"Andrew Crone - Happy Place"
#47
Russell Peters
5.0
(1)
"Anything Russell Peters, he has a great few on Netflix that I would highly recommend"
#48
Stephen Wright
5.0
(1)
"Stephen Wright is the king"
#49
Bert Kreischer
5.0
(1)
"Anything Bert Kreicsher. We have a rule in our house that we can’t put him on if we are eating."
#50
Pete Holmes
5.0
(1)
"Pete Holmes"
#51
Kevin Hart
2.5
(2)
"Anything by Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schulz, Bill Bur"
"Whatever you watch don't watch Kevin harts covid special.. that shit was wack."
#52
Gary Vider
4.0
(1)
"Gary Vider, Joe List, Dan Soder all on YouTube"
#53
Big Trev
4.0
(1)
"Big Trev is pretty good for a dry humor."
#54
Andrew Schulz
4.0
(1)
"Anything by Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Schulz, Bill Bur"
#55
Qanon Anonymous
4.0
(1)
"I will always recommend Qanon Anonymous."
#56
Nate Bargatze
4.0
(1)
"Watch any of the Nate Bargatze specials."
#57
Middleditch and Schwartz
4.0
(1)
"Middleditch and Schwartz"
#58
Bill Bailey
4.0
(1)
"Bill Bailey"
#59
Gabriel Rutledge
4.0
(1)
"Check out Gabriel Rutledge. Very funny."
#60
Ronny Chieng
4.0
(1)
"Ronny Chieng’s special is underrated imo"
#61
Chelsea Peretti
4.0
(1)
"Chelsea peretti, one of the greats"
#62
Nikki Glaser
4.0
(1)
"Nikki Glaser"
#63
Marc Maron
4.0
(1)
"Marc Maron's "From Bleak to Dark" is very good."
#64
Ryan Hamilton
4.0
(1)
"Ryan Hamilton "Happy Face""
#65
Beth Stelling
4.0
(1)
"2023 - Beth Stelling: If You Didn’t Want Me Then"
#66
Todd Barry
4.0
(1)
"Todd Barry's Spicy Honey, maybe?"
#67
Joe Wilkinson
4.0
(1)
#68
Rhod Gilbert
4.0
(1)
"Rhods are on Youtube"
#69
Next Up
4.0
(1)
"Is a subscription service that is almost exclusively Brit stand ups"
#70
Kerry Godliman
4.0
(1)
#71
Katt Williams
4.0
(1)
"Kat Williams WW3 netflix special."
#72
Jerrod Carmichael
4.0
(1)
"Jarod Carmichael - Rothaniel on HBO Max was good."
#73
Barry Rib
4.0
(1)
"Give Barry Rib's first special, "Better Late Than Never" a shot."
#74
David Mitchell
4.0
(1)
#75
Jo Brand
4.0
(1)
#76
Stephen Merchant
4.0
(1)
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