In a first for FX, the network is bringing two comedy specials to Hulu featuring stand-ups Kate Berlant and Byron Bowers.
Both of the specials will be available Thursday, Sept. 15 on Hulu.
Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind marks the comedienne’s first live solo special. Filmed in 2019, Berlant (Would It Kill You to Laugh?, A League of Their Own) performs an absurdist set in an intimate space, shared not only with the audience but the mirror reflection of herself. It is directed and executive produced by Bo Burnham while new Emmy winner Jerrod Carmichael executive produces with Chris Storer (The Bear) and Jeff Tomsic. It’s produced by Rotten Science.
Byron Bowers: Spiritual N***a is also a first for the comedian. Directed by Alma Har’el, Bowers’ special talks about his long journey to his first comedy special, the stigma of mental health, and how tripping on mushrooms made him understand his schizophrenic father and altered the way he feels about his Blackness. It’s executive Produced by Har’el (Honey Boy), Bowers, Christopher Leggett, Rafael Marmor, Jeff Tomsic and Jessica Pilot, and produced by Zusa, Sons of a Schitz, Delirio Films and Rotten Science.
FX is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney General Entertainment Content unit of The Walt Disney Company. It is based at the Fox Studios lot in Century City, California. FX originally launched on June 1, 1994.
The network’s original programming aspires to the standards of premium cable channels in regard to mature themes and content, high-quality writing, directing and acting. Sister channels FXM and FXX were launched in 1994 and 2013, respectively. FX also carries reruns of theatrical films and terrestrial-network sitcoms. Advertising-free content was available through the FX+ premium subscription service until it was shut down on August 21, 2019.
As of September 2018, FX is available to approximately 89.2 million television households (96.7% of households with cable) in the United States.
[…] FX Networks instantly became a serious competitor to streaming giants Netflix and HBO Max with the announcement of the companies venturing into stand-up comedy specials beginning in September 2022. Living up to their motto “Be Fearless,” one of FX debut comedy specials comes in the form of comedian/actor Byron Bowers entitled Spiritual N***a. Filmed in his hometown of Atlanta, GA, Bowers talks about his long journey to his first comedy special, the stigma of mental health, his schizophrenic father and his feelings regarding his Blackness. […]
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