2017 in stand-up comedy

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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2017.

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Events

• February 14: Rolling Stone publishes a ranked listicle entitled 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. Richard Pryor ranks first, considering artistic merit, technical proficiency, sense of timing, quality of written material, delivery and degree of influence.
• February 28: John Caparulo is assaulted by two women from the audience at The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California, after making a phallic joke about President Donald Trump.

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Deaths

• April 6: Don Rickles dies of kidney failure, at the age of 90, at his home in Los Angeles.
• April 12: Charlie Murphy dies at the age of 57 in New York, suffering from leukemia.
• August 19: Dick Gregory dies of heart failure at the age of 84 in Washington.
• August 20: Jerry Lewis dies of cardiovascular disease, at the age of 91, at his home in Las Vegas.
• September 19: Jake LaMotta dies of pneumonia at the age of 95 in Florida.
• October 6: Ralphie May dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 45 in Las Vegas.
• October 16: Sean Hughes dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 51, while also suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.

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Releases

January

• January 3: Jen Kirkman's one-hour special Just Keep Livin'? is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bowery Ballroom in New York.
• January 5: Brian Posehn's one-hour special Posehn 25x2 is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon.
• January 10: Jim Gaffigan's one-hour special Cinco is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio.
• January 13: Kelly MacFarland's album You Woke Up Today is released on iTunes and Amazon by Rooftop Comedy. The album was recorded at the ImprovBoston in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• January 17: Neal Brennan's one-hour special 3 Mics is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles.
• January 20: Jena Friedman's album version of her October 2016 special American Cunt is released on iTunes. The album was recorded at The Slipper Room in New York.
• January 24:
  • Cristela Alonzo's one-hour special Lower Classy is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Empire Theatre in San Antonio.
  • Gad Elmaleh's one-hour special Gad Gone Wild is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the L'Olympia in Montreal and performed mainly in French.
• January 26: Adam Newman's one-hour special Fuzzies is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia.
• January 31: Bill Burr's one-hour special Walk Your Way Out is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

February

• February 3: Joe DeRosa's one-hour special You Let Me Down is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
• February 10: Nick Cannon's one-hour special Stand Up Don't Shoot! is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Ebony Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles.
• February 14: Katherine Ryan's one-hour special In Trouble is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.
• February 16:
  • Nick Di Paolo's one-hour special Inflammatory is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead, New York.
  • Gina Yashere's one-hour special Ticking Boxes is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the O2 Brixton Academy in London.
• February 19: Roy Wood Jr.'s one-hour special Father Figure is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta.
• February 21: Trevor Noah's one-hour special Afraid of the Dark is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York.
• February 28: Mike Birbiglia's one-hour special Thank God for Jokes is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the BAM Harvey Theater in New York.

March

• March 3:
  • Kurt Braunohler's one-hour special Trust Me is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon.
  • Diane Spencer's one-hour special Seamless is released on YouTube. The special was filmed at The Ent Shed in Bedford.
• March 7: Amy Schumer's one-hour special The Leather Special is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bellco Theatre in Denver.
• March 9: Fahim Anwar's one-hour special There's No Business Like Show Business is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.
• March 10: Brian Posehn's album version of his January 2017 special Posehn 25x2 is released on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play by Comedy Dynamics.
• March 11: Jerrod Carmichael's one-hour special 8 is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Masonic Hall in New York.
• March 14: Jim Norton's one-hour special Mouthful of Shame is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Skirball Center in New York.
• March 18: K. Trevor Wilson's half-hour special Bigger in Person is released on The Comedy Network. The special was filmed at the L'Astral in Montreal.
• March 21: Dave Chappelle's one-hour special Deep in the Heart of Texas is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas.
• March 21: Dave Chappelle's one-hour special The Age of Spin is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
• March 24: Wil Anderson's one-hour special Fire at Wil is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.
• March 27: Tom Walker's one-hour special Jonathan Pie: LIVE! is released on JonathanPie.com. The special was filmed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.
• March 28: Jo Koy's one-hour special Live from Seattle is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Moore Theatre in Seattle.
• March 29: Adam Rowe's one-hour special I Know What You're Saying is released on Gumroad. The special was filmed at the Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool.
• March 30: Sasheer Zamata's one-hour special Pizza Mind is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans.
• March 31: Celia Pacquola's one-hour special The Looking Glass is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.

April

• April 4: Louis C.K.'s one-hour special Louis C.K. 2017 is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington.
• April 7: Tom Ballard's one-hour special The World Keeps Happening is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.
• April 7: Steve Byrne's one-hour special Tell the Damn Joke is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Lincoln Hall in Chicago.
• April 14: Sam Simmons's one-hour special Stop Being Silly is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.
• April 18:
  • The Lucas Brothers' one-hour special On Drugs is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Bell House in New York.
  • Dan Cummins's one-hour special Don't Wake the Bear is released on Google Play, iTunes, Steam and Vudu. The special was filmed at The Depot in Salt Lake.
• April 20: Brent Weinbach's one-hour special Appealing to the Mainstream is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California.
• April 21: Judith Lucy's one-hour special Ask No Questions of the Moth is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.
• April 25: Vir Das's one-hour special Abroad Understanding is released on Netflix. The special was filmed in two crosscut performances; the first part was filmed at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, and the second part was filmed at the SubCulture in New York.
• April 28: Tom Gleeson's one-hour special Great is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne.

May

• May 2: Maria Bamford's one-hour special Old Baby is released on Netflix. The special is cut together from performances in various settings, including living rooms, bookstores, alleyways, clubs and The Novo in Los Angeles.
• May 5: Al Madrigal's one-hour special Shrimpin' Ain't Easy is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Masonic Lodge at HFC in Los Angeles.
• May 6: Chris Gethard's one-hour special Career Suicide is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Lynn Redgrave Theater in New York.
• May 9: Norm Macdonald's one-hour special Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston.
• May 12: Mark Normand's one-hour special Don't Be Yourself is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York.
• May 16: Tracy Morgan's one-hour special Staying Alive is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey.
• May 19: Fahim Anwar's album version of his March 2017 special, There's No Business Like Show Business, is released on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• May 19: Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally's one-hour special Summer of 69: No Apostrophe is released on Epix. The special was filmed at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine, California.
• May 23: Hasan Minhaj's one-hour special Homecoming King is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Mondavi Center in Davis, California.
• May 30: Sarah Silverman's one-hour special A Speck of Dust is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles.

June

• June 2: Andrew Santino's one-hour special Home Field Advantage is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Vic Theatre in Chicago.
• June 2: Sasheer Zamata's album version of her March 2017 special, Pizza Mind, is released on iTunes, Apple Music, Sirius XM, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.
• June 17: T.J. Miller's one-hour special Meticulously Ridiculous is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.
• June 20: Rory Scovel's one-hour special Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Relapse Theatre in Atlanta.
• June 27: Chris D'Elia's one-hour special Man on Fire is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver.

July

• July 7: Erik Griffin's one-hour special The Ugly Truth is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Laugh Factory in Long Beach, California.
• July 18: Ari Shaffir's one-hour special Double Negative is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, Texas and consists of two parts: Double Negative: Children and Double Negative: Adulthood.
• July 25: Joe Mande's one-hour special Joe Mande's Award-Winning Comedy Special is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Highline Ballroom in New York.

August

• August 1: Maz Jobrani's one-hour special Immigrant is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
• August 5: George Lopez's one-hour special The Wall is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Kennedy Center in Washington.
• August 18: Tiffany Haddish's one-hour special She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood! is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles.
• August 22: Lynne Koplitz's one-hour special Hormonal Beast is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Kaye Playhouse in New York.
• August 29: Ryan Hamilton's one-hour special Happy Face is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Kaye Playhouse in New York.

September

• September 5: Marc Maron's one-hour special Too Real is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis.
• September 12: Jeff Dunham's one-hour special Relative Disaster is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin.
• September 19: Jerry Seinfeld's one-hour special Jerry Before Seinfeld is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Comic Strip in New York.
• September 29: Anjelah Johnson's one-hour special Mahalo & Goodnight is released on Epix. The special was filmed at the Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu.
• September 30: Felipe Esparza's one-hour special Translate This is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the San Jose Improv in San Jose.

October

• October 3: Rodney Carrington's one-hour special Here Comes the Truth is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the BOK Center in Tulsa.
• October 10: Christina Pazsitzky's one-hour special Mother Inferior is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Showbox in Seattle.
• October 17: Patton Oswalt's one-hour special Annihilation is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago.
• October 24: Jack Whitehall's one-hour special At Large is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.
• October 31: Judah Friedlander's one-hour special America Is the Greatest Country in the United States is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Comedy Cellar in New York.

November

• November 14: DeRay Davis's one-hour special How to Act Black is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta.
• November 14: Bob Saget's one-hour special Zero to Sixty is released on iTunes, Amazon and other digital platforms. The special was filmed at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York.
• November 21: Brian Regan's one-hour special Nunchucks and Flamethrowers is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.

December

• December 2: Michelle Wolf's one-hour special Nice Lady is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Skirball Center in New York.
• December 5: Craig Ferguson's one-hour special Tickle Fight is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Ludger-Duvernay Theatre in Montreal.
• December 12: Judd Apatow's one-hour special The Return is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Cinquieme Salle in Montreal.
• December 19: Russell Howard's one-hour special Recalibrate is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Brighton Dome in Brighton.
• December 26: Todd Barry's one-hour special Spicy Honey is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York.
• December 31: Dave Chappelle's two one-hour specials Equanimity and The Bird Revelation were released on Netflix. The specials were filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington and Los Angeles respectively.

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See also

• List of stand-up comedians

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References

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