Netflix is keen to snicker once more — and flex its dominance within the stand-up enviornment.
The streamer has formally introduced a second installment of its Netflix is a Joke Fest, which shall be held Might 2 to 12, with greater than 300 exhibits throughout 35-plus Los Angeles venues. The multi-day occasion shortly turned the most important comedy competition in North America when it debuted in 2022, promoting 260,000 tickets throughout 295 exhibits — and it’s poised to be greater in 2024. Produced by Netflix in affiliation with Stay Nation, the lineup, up to now, contains among the hottest names in comedy, together with Chris Rock, Ali Wong, John Mulaney, Chelsea Handler, Bert Kreisher, Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Tom Segura and Matt Rife.
“This can be a particular time for comedy, each for Netflix and the style at massive,” mentioned Robbie Praw, Netflix’s vp, stand-up and comedy codecs, including in a press release: “We now have the privilege of working with comedians who’re promoting out arenas, successful awards and constructing fandoms within the hundreds of thousands. Within the 10 years that we’ve been doing stand-up we’ve seen the artwork type attain ranges we didn’t assume attainable. This competition goals to seize this second by bringing collectively the world’s finest comedians for an unforgettable 11 days.”
The Hollywood Bowl will characteristic the most important acts, for which Netflix has achieved specials, together with Trevor Noah, Kevin Hart, Invoice Burr and Jerry Seinfeld in addition to Mulaney and Rife. The venue can even host a girls night time with a lineup that includes incoming CBS late night time host Taylor Tomlinson together with Sarah Silverman, Nikki Glaser and Michelle Buteau in addition to a night titled Seth Rogen Smokes the Bowl, that includes music and comedy in assist of Seth and his life Lauren Rogen’s Alzheimer’s charity Hilarity For Charity.
Over at The Discussion board, Netflix will host (and report) what it’s billing G.R.O.A.T., as in The Best Roast of All Time, which can middle on NFL legend Tom Brady. Very similar to he did for the previous Comedy Central roasts, Jeff Ross will function the night time’s “Roastmaster Basic,” and Brady’s “well-known mates and frenemies” will collect to gentle him up as properly. Elsewhere on the town, Rock will host star-studded desk reads of his favourite movies on the Hollywood Palladium and The Greek Theater will characteristic evenings with the groups from Massive Mouth and I Assume You Ought to Depart with Tim Robinson.
The announcement comes as Netflix continues to experiment within the stand-up area. And although it now not shells out eight figures with abandon, Netflix has a roster of specials that’s significantly greater and extra spectacular than any of its rivals. Earlier this yr, the service aired its first stay streaming occasion with Chris Rock: Selective Outage, which delivered each in viewers and subsequent awards nominations. Different current Netflix specials to hit Netflix’s High 10 have featured Mark Normand, Shane Gillis, Mike Birbiglia, Leanne Morgan and Rife. All 5 are set to look on the competition in Might.
