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Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents

American stand-up comedy television series

Field	Value
image	The Half Hour.png
caption	Original title card
genre	Stand-up comedy
creator	Paul Miller
director	Joe DeMaio
Ryan Polito
producer	Neil A. Sheridan
executive_producer	John Bravakis
Stephen Kroopnick
Stu Schreiberg
country	United States
runtime	22 minutes
company	{{Plainlist
location	{{Plainlist
language	English
network	Comedy Central
first_aired
last_aired
num_seasons	8
num_episodes	108
related	Comedy Central Presents

Ryan Polito Stephen Kroopnick Stu Schreiberg

Triage Entertainment
Comedy Partners
Royale Theatre
Boston, Massachusetts (2012–15)
Civic Theatre
New Orleans, Louisiana (2016–19)

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.

Premise

The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unusual voices in stand-up comedy.

Overview

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 were 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.

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired	First aired	Last aired
	1	12
	2	17
	3	14
	4	14
	5	17
	6	13
	7	9
	8	12

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2013–14)

Season 3 (2014)

Season 4 (2015)

Season 5 (2016)

Season 6 (2017)

Season 7 (2018)

Season 8 (2019)

References

"Comedy Central's(R) New Stand-Up Series "The Half Hour" Premieres Friday, May 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT". The Futon Critic.
(May 5, 2015). "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2015". Splitsider.
(May 9, 2016). "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2016". Splitsider.
(March 20, 2017). "Here Are the Comedians Getting Comedy Central 'Half Hour' Specials in 2017". Splitsider.
(April 2025). "The Half Hour".

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