The Half Hour

The Half Hour

Genre	Stand-up comedy
Created by	Paul Miller
Directed by	Joe DeMaio Ryan Polito
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	74 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	John Bravakis Stephen Kroopnick Stu Schreiberg^[1]
Producer(s)	Neil A. Sheridan
Location(s)	Royale Theatre Boston, Massachusetts (2012–15) Civic Theatre New Orleans, Louisiana (2016–present)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Triage Entertainment
Release
Original network	Comedy Central
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Comedy Central Presents
External links
Website

The Half Hour is an American stand-up comedy television series that airs on Comedy Central in the United States. The program features various stand-up comedians in each episode.

Premise

The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unusual voices in stand-up comedy.

Overview

Every episode features an up-and-coming comedian or sometimes a group performing an original set of stand-up. The first four seasons of the show where filmed at the Royale theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.^[2] Beginning with the fifth season, the comedians now perform their sets at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[3]

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	12	May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)	June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
	2	17	May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)	January 5, 2014 (2014-01-05)
	3	14	June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)	July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
	4	14	August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)	November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28)
	5	17	August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)

Season 1 (2012)

No. overall	No. in season	Performer	Original air date
1	1	Rory Scovel	May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
2	2	Michael Palascak	May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
3	3	Na'im Lynn	May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
4	4	Neal Brennan	May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)
5	5	Brendon Walsh	May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
6	6	Nick Vatterott	May 25, 2012 (2012-05-25)
7	7	Theo Von	June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
8	8	Maronzio Vance	June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
9	9	Joe Mande	June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
10	10	Garfunkel and Oates	June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
11	11	David O'Doherty	June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)
12	12	Jesse Popp	June 15, 2012 (2012-06-15)

Season 2 (2013–14)

No. overall	No. in season	Performer	Original air date
13	1	Dan Soder	May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)
14	2	Nikki Glaser	May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04)
15	3	Erik Griffin	May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
16	4	Joe DeRosa	May 11, 2013 (2013-05-11)
17	5	Dan St. Germain	May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
18	6	Sean O'Connor	May 18, 2013 (2013-05-18)
19	7	Jonah Ray	May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)
20	8	Gabe Liedman	May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)
21	9	Jared Logan	June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
22	10	Mike Lawrence	June 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
23	11	LilRey Howery	June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)
24	12	Cristela Alonzo	June 8, 2013 (2013-06-08)
25	13	Andy Haynes	June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
26	14	Ben Kronberg	June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)
27	15	Baron Vaughn	June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
28	16	Sean Patton	June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
29	17	Brody Stevens	January 5, 2014 (2014-01-05)

Season 3 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Performer	Original air date
30	1	Chris Distefano	June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
31	2	Michael Che	June 6, 2014 (2014-06-06)
32	3	Tommy Johnagin	June 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
33	4	Adam Newman	June 13, 2014 (2014-06-13)
34	5	Chris Gethard	June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
35	6	Yannis Pappas	June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
36	7	Fortune Feimster	June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
37	8	Ron Funches	June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)
38	9	Damien Lemon	July 11, 2014 (2014-07-11)
39	10	Rachel Feinstein	July 11, 2014 (2014-07-11)
40	11	Mark Normand	July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
41	12	Joe Wengert	July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
42	13	Kurt Braunohler	July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
43	14	Joe Zimmerman	July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)

Season 4 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Performer	Original air date
44	1	Liza Treyger	August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)
45	2	Hampton Yount	August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)
46	3	Michelle Buteau	September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
47	4	Barry Rothbart	September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
48	5	Brooks Wheelan	September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
49	6	Andy Woodhull	September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)
50	7	Randy Liedtke	October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
51	8	Beth Stelling	October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
52	9	Sam Morril	October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
53	10	Joe List	October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
54	11	Sean Donnelly	November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
55	12	Phil Hanley	November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
56	13	Tone Bell	November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28)^[4]
57	14	Andrew Santino	November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28)^[4]

Season 5 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Performer	Original air date
58	1	Noah Gardenswartz	August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
59	2	Ramon Rivas II	August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
60	3	Joe Machi	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
61	4	Drew Michael	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
62	5	Aparna Nancherla	September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
63	6	Nate Fernald	September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
64	7	Ali Siddiq	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
65	8	Cy Amundson	September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
66	9	Emily Heller	September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
67	10	Erik Bergstrom	September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)
68	11	Martha Kelly	September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
69	12	Nick Turner	September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
70	13	Mike Recine	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
71	14	Jacqueline Novak	October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
72	15	Naomi Ekperigin	October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
73	16	Ahmed Bharoocha	October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
74	17	Matthew Broussard	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)

References

↑ "Comedy Central's(R) New Stand-Up Series "The Half Hour" Premieres Friday, May 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
↑ "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2015". Splitsider. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
↑ "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2016". Splitsider. May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
1 2 "The Half Hour". Zap2it. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

External links

Official website
The Half Hour at the Internet Movie Database

Comedy Central original programming

Former

1990s debuts	Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1991) Afterdrive (1991) Clash! (1991) Comedy Central Presents (1998–2011) Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995–99, 2002) Exit 57 (1995–96) Frank Leaves for the Orient (1999) The Higgins Boys and Gruber (1991) Make Me Laugh (1997–98) The Man Show (1999–2004) Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1991–96) Night After Night with Allan Havey (1991–92) Politically Incorrect (1994–97) Premium Blend (1997–2006) Pulp Comics (1997–99) Short Attention Span Theater (1991–94) Sports Monster (1991) Strangers with Candy (1999–2000) The Unnaturals (1991) Upright Citizens Brigade (1998–2000) The Vacant Lot (1994) Viva Variety (1997–98) Vs. (1999) Win Ben Stein's Money (1997–2003)

2000s debuts	American Body Shop (2007) Atom TV (2008-10) BattleBots (2000–02) Beat the Geeks (2001–02) Blue Collar TV (2004–06) Chappelle's Show (2003–06) Chocolate News (2008) The Colbert Report (2005–14) The Comedians of Comedy (2005) Con (2005) Contest Searchlight (2002) Crank Yankers (2002–05) Crossballs: The Debate Show (2004) Drawn Together (2004–07) Distraction (2005–06) Dog Bites Man (2006) Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (2000) Freak Show (2006) Friday Night Stand-Up with Greg Giraldo (2005–06) Futurama (2008–13) Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust (2003) The Gong Show with Dave Attell (2008) The Graham Norton Effect (2004) Halfway Home (2007) The Hollow Men (2005) I'm with Busey (2003) Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009–10) Insomniac with Dave Attell (2001–04) The Jeff Dunham Show (2009) Kid Notorious (2003) Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire (2009) Let's Bowl (2001–02) Lewis Black's Root of All Evil (2008) Lil' Bush (2007–08) Live at Gotham (2006–09) Michael & Michael Have Issues (2009) Mind of Mencia (2005–08) The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (2007) Primetime Glick (2001–03) Reality Bites Back (2008) Reno 911! (2003–09) The Sarah Silverman Program (2007–10) Secret Girlfriend (2009) Shorties Watchin' Shorties (2004) The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005–07) Stella (2005) Straight Plan for the Gay Man (2004) Strip Mall (2000–01) That's My Bush! (2001) Too Late with Adam Carolla (2005) Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (2003–04) Travel Sick (2001–02) Trigger Happy TV (2003) TV Funhouse (2000–01) Wanda Does It (2004) Weekends at the D.L. (2005)

2010s debuts	The Ben Show (2013) The Benson Interruption (2010) Big Lake (2010) Big Time in Hollywood, FL (2015) Brickleberry (2012–15) Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! (2013–14) The Burn with Jeff Ross (2012–13) The Comedy Awards (2011–12) Comedy Underground with Dave Attell (2014) Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution (2011-14) John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show (2010–13) Jon Benjamin Has a Van (2011) The Jeselnik Offensive (2013) Key & Peele (2012–15) Kroll Show (2013–15) The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2014–16) Moonbeam City (2015) Nick Swardson's Pretend Time (2010–11) The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015–16) Not Safe with Nikki Glaser (2016) Onion SportsDome (2011) Sports Show with Norm Macdonald (2011) Time Traveling Bong (2016) Ugly Americans (2010–12) Why? with Hannibal Buress (2015)

Current

@midnight with Chris Hardwick (since 2013)
Adam DeVine's House Party (since 2013)
Another Period (since 2015)
Broad City (since 2014)
Comedy Central Roast (since 2003)
The Daily Show (since 1996)
Drunk History (since 2013)
The Half Hour (since 2012)
Idiotsitter (since 2016)
Inside Amy Schumer (since 2013)
Legends of Chamberlain Heights (since 2016)
Nathan for You (since 2013)
Review (since 2014)
South Park (since 1997)
Tosh.0 (since 2009)
TripTank (since 2014)
Workaholics (since 2011)

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