Dave Chappelle’s powerful 8:46-an impromptu response to the murder of George Floyd produced in support of the Equal Justice Initiative, and the only great special he’s done in years-is exclusively on YouTube, and is an absolute must watch. One quick note, though: perhaps the best original Netflix stand-up special isn’t even on Netflix. Here’s the best of the best stand up comedy specials on Netflix. The schedule has slowed down greatly over the last few years, and Netflix has shifted to focus more on the biggest names (at the highest prices), but there’s still an overwhelming amount of stand-up comedy on Netflix, and much of it is very good. Netflix quickly conquered comedy not just because of the sheer volume of content, but because of a sharp critical eye that helped turn comedians like Ali Wong and Hannah Gadsby into breakout stars. Netflix didn’t just focus on a weekly hourlong, though-it’s experimented with formats and release schedules, letting younger comics make a national debut with 15-minute specials, and allowing some comedians to drop multiple career-spanning specials at the same time. Netflix quickly upended that by cranking production up to a new special a week, opening the floodgates of comedy to a home audience hungry for new content. Comedy Central might’ve had the most original stand-up every year, but HBO was still the biggest game in town, the opportunity every comedian hoped for. How did the top stand-up comedians all end up on Netflix? When the streamer started premiering original stand-up specials last decade, it entered a world with a pretty clear structure.
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