HBO Comedy Half-Hour

HBO Comedy Half-Hour
Genre	Comedy
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	HBO

HBO Comedy Half-Hour is a stand-up comedy television series of specials by various comedians, usually live from The Fillmore in San Francisco, with the format of a single comedian presenting a routine for the full half hour. The series ran on HBO from 1994 to 1999. Comedians who appeared on the show include Louis C.K., Janeane Garofalo, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Dave Attell, Gilbert Gottfried, Bobcat Goldthwait, Patton Oswalt, Norm MacDonald, Margaret Cho, Laura Kightlinger, David Cross, Steve Harvey, and many others.

As an example, Kathy Griffin was televised live from The Fillmore in San Francisco, California on October 18, 1996 (1996-10-18)^[1] on HBO. Details of her appearance are listed below.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Introduction"	1:07
2.	"Her episode of Seinfeld"	5:53
3.	"Getting a male prostitute"	4:00
4.	"The Jerry Springer show"	6:40
5.	"Salt n Pepa"	3:10
Total length:		19:10

Personnel

Technical and production^[2]

Tom Bull - producer
Sandy Chanley - executive producer
Scott Butler - production manager
Sheri Kelton - talent executive

Visuals and imagery

Robert W. Peterson - lighting director
Jon Purdy - camera operator

References

↑ Hegedus, Eric (2013-12-17). "Kathy Griffin sets stand-up record in new comedy special". New York Post. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
↑ http://www.hollywood.com/tv/55320383/hbo-comedy-half-hour-kathy-griffin

External links

HBO Comedy Half-Hour in the Internet Movie Database

HBO original programming

Former

1970s debuts	Inside the NFL On Location Race for the Pennant Standing Room Only ("Vanities") Tennis on HBO Time Was

1980s debuts	1st & Ten America Undercover ("Autopsy", "Real Sex" and "Taxicab Confessions") Babar Braingames Encyclopedia Fraggle Rock The Ghost of Faffner Hall The Hitchhiker The Kids in the Hall Maximum Security Not Necessarily the News One Night Stand Philip Marlowe, Private Eye The Ray Bradbury Theater The Storyteller Tales from the Crypt Video Jukebox

1990s debuts	The Adventures of Tintin Arliss The Chris Rock Show The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures Crashbox Def Comedy Jam Dennis Miller Live Dream On George and Martha Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child HBO Comedy Half-Hour Hotel Room The Larry Sanders Show Lifestories: Families in Crisis A Little Curious The Little Lulu Show Mokku of the Oak Tree Mr. Show with Bob and David The Neverending Story Oz Perversions of Science Pippi Longstocking Rainbow Fish Reverb Sex and the City The Sopranos Spicy City Tenacious D Todd McFarlane's Spawn Tracey Takes On...

2000s debuts	Animated Tales of the World Big Love Bored to Death Carnivàle Cathouse: The Series Classical Baby Costas Now Da Ali G Show Deadwood Def Poetry Jam Eastbound & Down Entourage Extras Flight of the Conchords G String Divas Harold and the Purple Crayon Hung I Spy In Treatment Joe Buck Live John from Cincinnati K Street KO Nation The Life & Times of Tim Little Britain USA Lucky Louie The Mind of the Married Man The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency On the Record with Bob Costas Pornucopia Project Greenlight Rome Six Feet Under Stuart Little: The Animated Series Summer Heights High Tales from the Neverending Story Tell Me You Love Me True Blood Tourgasm Unscripted The Wire

2010s debuts	Angry Boys Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons Boardwalk Empire The Brink Doll & Em Enlightened Family Tree Funny or Die Presents Getting On Hello Ladies How to Make It in America Ja'mie: Private School Girl Jonah from Tonga Life's Too Short Looking Luck Masterclass The Newsroom The Ricky Gervais Show Togetherness Treme Vinyl

Miniseries	All the Rivers Run Angels in America Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl Band of Brothers The Casual Vacancy The Corner Elizabeth I Empire Falls From the Earth to the Moon Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways Generation Kill House of Saddam The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst John Adams Laurel Avenue Mildred Pierce The Night Of Olive Kitteridge The Pacific Parade's End Show Me a Hero Tanner '88

Current

After the Thrones (since 2016)
Animals. (since 2016)
Ballers (since 2015)
Boxing After Dark (since 1996)
The Comeback (2005; since 2014)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (since 2000)
Divorce (since 2016)
Game of Thrones (since 2011)
Girls (since 2012)
Hard Knocks (since 2001)
HBO World Championship Boxing (since 1973)
High Maintenance (since 2016)
Insecure (since 2016)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (since 2014)
The Leftovers (since 2014)
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (since 1995)
Real Time with Bill Maher (since 2003)
Sesame Street (since 2016)
Silicon Valley (since 2014)
Tracey Ullman's Show (since 2016)
True Detective (since 2014)
Veep (since 2012)
Vice (since 2013)
Vice News Tonight (since 2016)
Vice Principals (since 2016)
Westworld (since 2016)

Upcoming

Barry (2017)
Big Little Lies (2017)
Crashing (TBA)
The Deuce (2017)
Room 104 (2017)
Sharp Objects (2017)
The Young Pope (2017)

Other: HBO Storybook Musicals; HBO Latin America original series; HBO Canada original series

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