A half-hour comedy special where comedians showcase fresh jokes, hilarious bits and shockingly personal stories in front of an audience inside the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, New York. On this week’s Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, Yedoye Travis celebrates his accomplishments over the past year, reflects on picking up skateboarding at 29 years old and shares why he’s tired of anime.
He has performed at the Hell Yes and Bridgetown Comedy festivals and has appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the fourth season of Hulu’s Coming to the Stage and co-hosts the Rent Party podcast, which is recorded live every third Wednesday of the month at Union Hall.
Half-hour stand-up specials have been a staple of the Comedy Central brand since the 90s. Even though the name of the TV show changed a few times and the airings have shifted online. Regardless, they are still alive and going strong.
Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents, formerly known as 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. It replaced the similar program Comedy Central Presents in 2012.
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. Beginning with the fifth season, the comedians now perform their sets at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was announced that a sixth season was picked up with 14 new stand-up comedians given their own set. It was also announced that the show will be retitled Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents.
The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unusual voices in stand-up comedy.
