Ten Stand Up Specials To Light up Your Day in the Period of Coronavirus

With life not having yet totally got back to business as usual, we could all utilization a decent giggle. Luckily, Netflix offers a for all intents and purposes limitless library of stand up acts from both impending entertainers like London Hughes to the late legend Richard Earlier. With so numerous to look over, you make certain to discover a jokester with a style that is appropriate for you. Here are 10 stand up specials that get our seal of endorsement. 


Jim Gaffigan: Cinco 

There's nothing momentous about Gaffigan as a humorist or his material. However, some of the time we aren't searching for something other than what's expected. He charms himself to crowds with his perceptions about nurturing, his pride in being a habitually lazy person, and his #1 shoddy nourishments. The veteran comic with 30 years of performing added to his repertoire is what could be compared to a pleasant, warm plate of custom made macintosh and cheddar.

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Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter Life Crisis

If you’ve already celebrated your 25th birthday, you most likely recall it as a traumatic experience. Tomlinson can certainly relate! The product of Orange County, California discusses the choices she’s made in her young life, bad dates she’s been on, and compares her path in life versus that of her peers, making references to a friend who already has a 7-year-old child but totally shouldn’t. There’s also plenty of self-deprecating humor as well. 

Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter Life Crisis | 10 Stand Up Specials To Brighten Your Day in the Age of Covid | Zestradar

Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers

If you’re looking for warm, fuzzy wholesome humor, that’s not what you’ll get from Jeselnik’s stand up. However, if you’re a fan of observational comedy that is full of sharp and sarcastic punchlines, you’re in for a treat. Thoughts and Prayers made its Netflix premiere in 2015 around the time Jeselnik’s Comedy Central show The Jeselnik Offensive was canceled, so he had a whole lot of dark things going on in his mind when putting together this special. 


Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here

Notaro made a name for herself in the early 2010s when she incorporated her breast cancer diagnosis and all of the pain and uncertainty that came with it into her stand up act. With Happy to Be Here, which was released in 2018, she is able to focus on the joys of life now that she has beaten the disease. Whether it’s talking about raising two toddlers or her endearing observations about her cat’s silly antics, she is as relatable as ever in this Netflix special.

Tig Notaro: Happy To be Here | 10 Stand Up Specials To Brighten Your Day in the Age of Covid | Zestradar

Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

There are two reasons to love Oswalt. First, he is a genuinely good person who wants the best for humanity. Second, he has an incredible imagination in which he can conjure up a collection of zany weirdos and outcasts who don’t actually exist in our universe, but who he is able to make vividly come to life through his hilarious stories. 

Patton Oswald: I love Everything  | 10 Stand Up Specials To Brighten Your Day in the Age of Covid | Zestradar

Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast

The teacher-turned-comedian (and actor) has stated in the past that when he first began his stand up career, coming up with material was easy: all he had to do was visit his father and bring a notebook to jot down his old man’s amusing takes. Sadly, his father has since passed away, but that doesn’t mean Davies is short on ideas. In this stand up special he focuses on the challenges of growing old without losing his sense of humor about it. 

Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast | 10 Stand Up Specials To Brighten Your Day in the Age of Covid | Zestradar

Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!

A Primetime Emmy Award nominee, Orji uses her multicultural experiences (she was born in Nigeria but raised in Pennsylvania) to offer commentary on society that is both hilarious and intelligent. Her confidence and command on the stage adds to the enjoyment of her stand up. 

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Aziz Ansari: Right Now

Nominated for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2020, this was Ansari’s first Netflix special since allegations of sexual misconduct had emerged. The comedian addresses the issue head-on and as a result, many in the media felt the show had helped repair his image. He also discusses such topics as his relationship with his grandmother as well as his take on wokeness.

Aziz Anzari: Right Now | 10 Stand Up Specials To Brighten Your Day in the Age of Covid | Zestradar

Maria Bamford: Weakness is the Brand

Hailed by many as the funniest female comic in the world, Bamford brings a blend of surrealism and erraticism with some empathy mixed in. She isn’t timid about discussing her dysfunctional family as well as serious topics such as depression. In Weakness is the Brand, she seeks to understand how the human mind works, and she is able to embody the mindset of others.

Maria Bamford: Weakness Is the Brand | 10 Stand Up Specials To Brighten Your Day in the Age of Covid | Zestradar

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

The comedian from Down Under is changing the way comedy is perceived. Rather than make observations about the world utilizing a heavy dose of ironic detachment, Gadsby makes it very personal. She discusses her upbringing in Tasmania, issues related to sexuality and LGBT, and once-renown male comedians whose inappropriate behavior have made them problematic. 

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette | 10 Stand Up Specials To Brighten Your Day in the Age of Covid | Zestradar
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