NextUp launches new season of stand-up recordings

NextUp has launched its new season of stand-up comedy recordings.

The subscription streaming platform, which is dedicated to stand-up comedy, specialises in showcasing up-and-coming talent. Part of that is an ongoing commitment to recording specials from comedians in a … Read More

Jimmy Carr returns to Netflix with The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits

Jimmy Carr is returning to Netflix this spring with The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits from his stand-up career.

The comic, who hosts 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Your Face Or Me, became the first British … Read More

Trailer: Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho set for Valentine’s Day release

Comedy’s richest, sexiest, snack returns to the stage for a stand-up special this Valentine’s Day. Yes, Ken Jeong is stepping behind the mic for his first comedy special.

The comedian and actor is best known internationally for his role … Read More

Pregnant comedy duo release stand-up special

The comedy duo Shirley & Shirley have released their first stand-up special on comedy streaming platform NextUp. The show was recorded while both performers were heavily pregnant – both gave birth less than three months later.   In this 60-minute … Read More

Trailer: Ellen DeGeneres heads to Netflix for stand-up special

This week sees Ellen DeGeneres step away from the daytime sofa and behind the stand-up mic, as the TV presenter and comic goes back to her emcee roots for Netflix.

The special, which was announced last year, is called Relatable … Read More

Lauren Pattison launches debut stand-up comedy special on NextUp

Lauren Pattison’s award-winning show Lady Muck is now available to stream exclusively on NextUp.

The debut show from the comedian, actor and writer was the best reviewed show at The Pleasance during the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning a Herald … Read More

Trailer: Russell Brand heads to Netflix with Re:Birth

How do we make sense of the madness of our lives once we become parents? What am I going to tell my daughter about conformity and responsibility? What happens if she grows up to be like me? Or, worse, to … Read More

NextUp launches on Apple TV

Stand-up comedy platform NextUp has launched on Apple TV.

Specialising exclusively in stand-up comedy specials, the subscription VOD service features over 80 full length comedy specials from household names such as Richard Herring, Tommy Tiernan and Simon Munnery as well … Read More

Trailer: Netflix doubles up for The Honeymoon stand-up special

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes The Honeymoon. While for most couples that means a trip away to somewhere exotic for some alone time, for Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher, it means something else entirely: a stand-up special … Read More

Trailer: Kevin James’ Netflix stand-up special

Kevin James is returning to Netflix next week as you’ve never seen him before, and a new trailer gives us a taste of what’s in store.

Never Don’t Give Up sees the comic make a very rare return to the … Read More