TV series
Comedy Central Presents
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1998-12-01
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 15 seasons
- Episodes
- 286 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Talk
- Network
- Comedy Central
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Lewis Black as Self
- Greg Fitzsimmons as Self
- Marc Maron as Self
- Stephen Lynch as Self
- Rich Vos as Self
- Nick Swardson as Self
- Maria Bamford as Self
- Paul F. Tompkins as Self
- Jimmy Carr as Self
- Doug Benson as Self
- Jason Sklar as Self
- Randy Sklar as Self
Creators and crew
- Michael Showalter - Executive Producer
- Kimber Rickabaugh - Producer
- Paul Miller - Director
- Michael Showalter - Writer
- Chelsea Peretti - Writer
- Tom Segura - Writer
Seasons
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