Ali Macofsky reveals the biggest lesson she’s learned from shows about murder and breaks down how she treats her parents differently.
Ali Macofsky is a comedian based out of Los Angeles, California. Her stand-up has received over three million views on Just For Laughs Digital; she hosts a weekly podcast called Resting Bitch, and has opened for big-name comics at theaters and arenas and opening for a musical artist, St. Vincent. Macofsky herself can be found headlining comedy clubs across the country. Tickets for Ali Macofsky’s upcoming shows are available here.
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.
