Netflix is kicking off 2019 by giving stand-up viewers way too many specials to handle. Earlier this year, the streaming network announced its plans to release 47 stand-up specials on the same day, and today the premiere date for the so-called “stand-up comedy event series†was announced: New Year’s Day 2019. The specials were taped all over the world — including at the 2018 Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, as well as at venues in São Paulo, Mexico City, Mumbai, Berlin, and Amsterdam — and result in a wide-ranging mix of international specials in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Dutch, German, and English.
Here’s the lineup:
U.S.
Neal Brennan
Chris D’Elia
Nicole Byer
Nick Swardson
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AUS/NZ
Joel Creasey
Urzila Carlson
Nazeem Hussain
Cal Wilson
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QUEBEC
Louis-José Houde
François Bellefeuille
Katherine Levac
Adib Alkhalidey
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CANADA
Ivan Decker
DeAnne Smith
K. Trevor Wilson
Dave Merheje
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SOUTH AFRICA
Loyiso Gola
Loyiso Madinga
Tumi Morake
Riaad Moosa
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U.K.
Nish Kumar
Joel Dommett
Mae Martin
Ellie Taylor
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FRANCE
Shirley Souagnon
Jason Brokerss
Tania Dutel
Donel Jack’sman
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MIDDLE EAST
Moayad Alnefaie
Adi Khalefa
Rawsan Hallak
Ibraheem Alkhairallah
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MEXICO
Franco Escamilla
Hugo El Cojo Feliz
Gaby Llanas
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BRAZIL
Afonso Padilha
Thiago Ventura
Mhel Marrer
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NETHERLANDS
Soundos El Ahmadi
Martijn Koning
Rayen Panday
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GERMANY
Enissa Amani
Ilka Bessin
Kaya Yanar
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INDIA
Aditi Mittal
Atul Khatri
Amit Tandon
Comedy Central also announced some upcoming stand-up specials today, including four new hour-long specials set to premiere in January, as well as its next batch of half-hours for Comedy Central Stand-up Presents. Prepare yourself now, because the 2019 stand-up avalanche is upon us.