About this season
These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The show was a pivotal stepping stone for many of today's stand-up stars.
Episodes (24)
1. Stephen Lynch (2)
Aired 11 January 2008
Everyone's favorite comedian musician is back with new songs and favorites from his latest album, "The Craig Machine."
2. Dan Cummins
Aired 11 January 2008
Dan Cummins explains how he plays tricks on blind friends, how he relaxes in the bathrooms at Starbucks, and his plan to decrease the homeless population in America and increase the surge in Iraq in this half-hour stand up special.
3. Jo Koy
Aired 18 January 2008 • 30 min
Jo Koy talks about life growing up with a Filipino mother, how everyone in LA is an actress even the actors, and speculates how long it took God to create the male and female sex organs in this half-hour stand up special.
4. Sebastian Maniscalco
Aired 18 January 2008 • 30 min
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Sebastian Maniscalco.
5. Hard 'N Phirm
Aired 25 January 2008
Hard 'N Phirm use their musical abilities to muse about women in the work place, savage garden, and things they can do that aren't illegal in this half-hour stand up special.
6. Leo Allen
6.0Aired 25 January 2008
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Leo Allen.
7. Eugene Mirman
6.0Aired 1 February 2008 • 30 min
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Eugene Mirman.
8. Jordan Rubin
Aired 1 February 2008
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Jordan Rubin.
9. My First Time
Aired 8 February 2008
Tune in as some of your favorite comedians tell the story of their first time on stage.
10. Nick Thune
Aired 8 February 2008
Guitarist Nick Thune strums along to songs about the awkwardness of running into the homeless at a Coinstar machine, how to kill two birds with one stone, and his ode to Craigslist miss connections in this half-hour stand up special.
11. Bonnie McFarlane
10.0Aired 15 February 2008
Tune in for a half hour of stand-up from Bonnie McFarlane.
12. Rich Vos (2)
Aired 15 February 2008
Tune in for another half-hour of stand-up from Rich Vos.
13. Lavell Crawford
5.0Aired 22 February 2008
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up from the runner-up of NBC's "Last Comic Standing".
14. Joe Matarese
Aired 29 February 2008
Tune in for a half hour of stand-up from Joe Matarese.
15. Big Jay Oakerson
7.0Aired 29 February 2008 • 30 min
Tune in for a half hour of stand-up from Big Jay Oakerson.
16. Juston McKinnney
Aired 14 March 2008
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Juston McKinney.
17. Nick Griffin
Aired 14 March 2008
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Nick Griffin.
18. Chad Daniels
Aired 21 March 2008
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Chad Daniels.
19. Kirk Fox
Aired 21 March 2008 • 30 min
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with pro tennis player-turned comedian Kirk Fox, as he explains the unexpected difficulties of playing against Anna Kournikova.
20. Dan Mintz
Aired 28 March 2008
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Dan Mintz.
21. Brian Posehn (2)
8.0Aired 28 March 2008
Tune in for another half-hour of stand-up with one half of the gay couple from The Sarah Silverman Program.
22. Robert Kelly
9.0Aired 4 April 2008
Hear why Robert Kelly thinks that wearing only socks - and nothing else - to bed is a real turn-on. Later, he explains why he punches butter when he's angry and reveals how he gauges his own weight gain in this half-hour stand-up special.
23. Billy Gardell
Aired 4 April 2008
24. Shaun Majumder
Aired 11 April 2008