The Top Ten Stand-up Specials of 2013
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- DirectorSeth BarrishStarsMike BirbigliaMike Birbiglia tells the touching story of his believing and disbelieving in love.
- DirectorLeslie SmallTim StoryStarsKevin HartHarry RatchfordWill 'Spank' HortonFilmed at a sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden, comedian Kevin Hart delivers material from his 2012 "Let Me Explain" concert tour.
- DirectorRyan PolitoStarsKristen SchaalKurt BraunohlerEugene MirmanIn her first Comedy Central one-hour special, Kristen Schaal unleashes her wit upon San Francisco. She is best known as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and as an eccentric fan on Flight of the Conchords.
- DirectorMarcus RaboyStarsPete HolmesIn his first hour-long special on Comedy Central, Pete Holmes perfects his signature silliness. He may look like a youth pastor, but he's as comfortable talking about religion as he is secretly hating his girlfriend's friends. This special is McDonald's.
- DirectorMarcus RaboyStarsKumail NanjianiIn the world premiere of his Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, "Beta Male," Kumail Nanjiani ("John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," "Portlandia," "Franklin & Bash") tells you about all the things that terrify him completely.
- DirectorLouis C.K.StarsLouis C.K.In February, 2013, Louis brings his impish nihilism to Phoenix, Arizona. He talks about an old lady and her pet, living in Manhattan, experiencing his body's aging (he's 45), men's fascination with women's breasts, the beauty of living outside the food chain, his quickness to anger while driving, and murder. It's theater in the round, so he's in constant motion, a grin nearly always on his face.
- DirectorLiam LynchStarsSarah SilvermanDaniel Steven GonzalezCuete YeskaPrepare for an evening of riotously shocking material as sharp-witted stand-up superstar Sarah Silverman steps up for her first HBO solo special.
- DirectorLance BangsStarsMarc MaronSam LipsyteTom ScharplingMarc Maron returns to his old stomping grounds for an intimate special in which he takes stock of himself. More than ever, Maron is raw and hilariously honest as he dissects his own neuroses and self-loathing while providing outrageous anecdotes from his personal life, in which he starts to realize the hurt isn't real, it's just "Thinky Pain."
- StarsRory ScovelA half hour stand-up special featuring Rory Scovel.Rory Scovel, Live at Third Man Records
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsBill CosbyDeana J. BeckerStephanie StallaingBill Cosby is "Far From Finished." In his first special in thirty years, he leaves the audience asking, "How did he get inside our house?" Whether he's talking about friendship, love or marriage, the result is people laughing so hard their faces hurt.
- DirectorJoe DeMaioStarsGabe LiedmanA half-hour stand-up special featuring Gabe Liedman.