big news everyone — i’m almost done the goldfinch. please reach out if you’d like to have an extremely belated chat about the book…
hi maddie,
i fear my answer here is very boring. i love stand up, but most of the comics i really love don’t have hour long specials. here are some bits and pieces for ya:
patti harrison — ok i think everything that patti harrison makes is hilarious (her instagram stories at the las vegas neon museum come to mind…) but i have a soft spot for the specific video from 2016 that i’ve linked to here. i don’t want to give away the bit but i have shown this to so many friends over the years, anxiously watching their faces for a reaction. i feel sad i can’t watch YOUR reaction via this email!
naomi ekperigin — i took a LOT of comfort in couples therapy, the podcast that ekperigin and her husband cohost, this spring. there are plenty of clips of her stand up to be found on youtube, along with a half hour on comedy central, so go forth if you like what you see here!
jacqueline novak — it hurts my heart that jacqueline novak’s get on your knees (which i interviewed her for here) isn’t available to watch online. i really think it’s one of the greatest stand up shows of all time! for now, watch what you can online (including a half hour comedy central special) and listen to POOG, the podcast she co-hosts with kate berlant.
jo firestone — i understand why most comedians have such big personalities, but that doesn’t mean i don’t sometimes wish for performers who are a little less heavy-handed. firestone (who writes and stars in jo pera talks with you) scratches that exact itch.
ayo edebiri — edebiri has bar none the best twitter and you should watch all of the clips of her stand up on youtube. also, we’re only a few days away from the beginning of the second season of dickinson, which she wrote for + will be appearing in.
for some reason, more than ever, i feel compelled to note that i don’t think these are particularly UNKNOWN and are in fact probably pretty well known to my readers, but i hope you manage to find something you haven’t watched yet!
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