Julia Shiplett unpacks what she has learned about astrology, shares how her parents feel about therapy and wonders why we still use keys to open doors.
As a biracial feminist from the Midwest, Julia has found her own unique voice in comedy over the years. In addition to performing, her writing has been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker and McSweeney’s. You can catch her every Wednesday and last Saturday of the month on Side Ponytail, a popular weekly comedy show she co-produces at Friends and Lovers in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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.
