Paul Miller
Director
Comedy Central Presents (1998)
Season 12
These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The show was a pivotal stepping stone for many of today's stand-up stars.
Released Dec. 1, 1998
Episode 30 min
14+
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Talk
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Network: Comedy Central
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S12E1 - Stephen Lynch (2)
Everyone's favorite comedian musician is back with new songs and favorites from his latest album, "The Craig Machine."
Jan. 11, 2008, midnight
S12E2 - Dan Cummins
Dan Cummins explains how he plays tricks on blind friends, how he relaxes in the bathrooms at Starbucks, and his plan to decrease the homeless population in America and increase the surge in Iraq in this half-hour stand up special.
Jan. 11, 2008, midnight
S12E3 - Jo Koy
Jo Koy talks about life growing up with a Filipino mother, how everyone in LA is an actress even the actors, and speculates how long it took God to create the male and female sex organs in this half-hour stand up special.
Jan. 18, 2008, midnight
S12E4 - Sebastian Maniscalco
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Sebastian Maniscalco.
Jan. 18, 2008, midnight
S12E5 - Hard 'N Phirm
Hard 'N Phirm use their musical abilities to muse about women in the work place, savage garden, and things they can do that aren't illegal in this half-hour stand up special.
Jan. 25, 2008, midnight
6.0
S12E6 - Leo Allen
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Leo Allen.
Jan. 25, 2008, midnight
S12E7 - Eugene Mirman
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Eugene Mirman.
Feb. 1, 2008, midnight
S12E8 - Jordan Rubin
Tune in for a half hour of standup from Jordan Rubin.
Feb. 1, 2008, midnight
S12E9 - My First Time
Tune in as some of your favorite comedians tell the story of their first time on stage.
Feb. 8, 2008, midnight
S12E10 - Nick Thune
Guitarist Nick Thune strums along to songs about the awkwardness of running into the homeless at a Coinstar machine, how to kill two birds with one stone, and his ode to Craigslist miss connections in this half-hour stand up special.
Feb. 8, 2008, midnight
10.0
S12E11 - Bonnie McFarlane
Tune in for a half hour of stand-up from Bonnie McFarlane.
Feb. 15, 2008, midnight
S12E12 - Rich Vos (2)
Tune in for another half-hour of stand-up from Rich Vos.
Feb. 15, 2008, midnight
5.0
S12E13 - Lavell Crawford
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up from the runner-up of NBC's "Last Comic Standing".
Feb. 22, 2008, midnight
S12E14 - Joe Matarese
Tune in for a half hour of stand-up from Joe Matarese.
Feb. 29, 2008, midnight
7.0
S12E15 - Big Jay Oakerson
Tune in for a half hour of stand-up from Big Jay Oakerson.
Feb. 29, 2008, midnight
S12E16 - Juston McKinnney
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Juston McKinney.
March 14, 2008, midnight
S12E17 - Nick Griffin
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Nick Griffin.
March 14, 2008, midnight
S12E18 - Chad Daniels
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Chad Daniels.
March 21, 2008, midnight
S12E19 - Kirk Fox
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with pro tennis player-turned comedian Kirk Fox, as he explains the unexpected difficulties of playing against Anna Kournikova.
March 21, 2008, midnight
S12E20 - Dan Mintz
Tune in for a half-hour of stand-up with Dan Mintz.
March 28, 2008, midnight
8.0
S12E21 - Brian Posehn (2)
Tune in for another half-hour of stand-up with one half of the gay couple from The Sarah Silverman Program.
March 28, 2008, midnight
9.0
S12E22 - Robert Kelly
Hear why Robert Kelly thinks that wearing only socks - and nothing else - to bed is a real turn-on. Later, he explains why he punches butter when he's angry and reveals how he gauges his own weight gain in this half-hour stand-up special.
April 4, 2008, midnight
S12E23 - Billy Gardell
None
April 4, 2008, midnight
S12E24 - Shaun Majumder
None
April 11, 2008, midnight
Network: Comedy Central
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 8580 min.
Released: Dec. 1, 1998
Last Air Date: March 25, 2011, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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