Full list and links below! This was fun to make, rolling through some stand-out specials and all of the comedy things from 2020 that made me happy. Sending my best. :)

More good stuff than I thought there would be in comedy this year, frankly. This list is going to look a bit strange, because it's half fully produced big-budget specials, and half comics in their basements. I have a list of my top five favorite specials from this year, and then some honorable mentions and some favorites from the comedy world outside of just specials, some funny happy things from elsewhere in comedy.

Stand-Up Comedy Specials:

1. Chappelle’s 8:46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tR6mKcBbT4
2. Ted Alexandro' Stay at Home Comedian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk_ISGajfxk
3. Natalie Palamides’ Nate: https://www.netflix.com/title/81264694
4. Cole Escola's Help I'm Stuck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHmrqTuNY00
5. James Acaster’s Cold Lasagne: n/a

Honorable Mention: Sam Jay's 3 in the Morning (Netflix), Pete Davidson's Alive From New York (Netflix), Hannah Gadsby's Douglas (Netflix), Rose Matafeo's Horn Dog (HBO), Fortune Feimster's Sweet and Salty (Netflix), Ari Eldjarn's Pardon My Icelandic (Netflix), Whitmer Thomas’ Golden One (HBO).

Everything Else in Comedy:

1. I Said No Gifts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-said-no-gifts/id1499562159
2. Atsuko Okatsuka: https://twitter.com/AtsukoComedy
3. Taskmaster: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5C7yaO3RVuOgwP8JVAujQ
4. Butterboy: https://www.butterboycomedy.com/
5. David O'Doherty's album: https://davidodoherty.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-his-own-car-during-a-pandemic
6. Gaffigan’s twitter moment: https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/jim-gaffigan-discusses-his-trump-rnc-twitter-reaction-rant.html
7. Guy Montgomery’s A-Z set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXSf1BCeR1s
8. Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3qnemREcAI
9. Nicole Byer: https://twitter.com/nicolebyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
10. Everyday Decisions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-decisions-with-jo-firestone/id1498948272
11. Seth Rogan’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/sethrogen/
12. Amber Ruffin: https://twitter.com/ambermruffin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
13. Kinane’s Trampoline in a Ditch: https://kylekinane.com/
14. Wild Horses: https://twitter.com/wildhorsesshow?lang=en
15. Ayo Edebiri: https://twitter.com/ayoedebiri
16. Nicole Parker’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/nfparkergirl/
17. Sam Morril and Mark Normand’s YouTube chats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am5xW32rqIY
18. Erin Whitehead’s IG comics: https://www.instagram.com/girlwithatail/
19. The first episode of Middleditch and Schwartz: https://www.netflix.com/title/81122572
20. Linda Underwear and The Sloppy Boys: https://twitter.com/TheSloppyBoys?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
21. The George Lucas Talk Show and Watto: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1XwfxXB--rl_Nqxvun8zQ
22. Get On Your Knees, Jacquline Novak: https://www.jokesnovak.com/
23. Drew Michael in Brooklyn: https://drewmichael.com/
24. Anthony DeVito’s show: https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/anthony-devito-one-man-show.html
25. Mary Holland and The Happiest Season: https://www.hulu.com/movie/happiest-season-8bd1884d-b39d-4dc7-9c44-29f07de2f1ef
26. Arden Myrin’s book, Little Miss Little Compton: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50358191-little-miss-little-compton
27. The Finger Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHPnO9FLTlc&feature=youtu.be
28. Ruined: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruined-with-alison-leiby-and-halle-kiefer/id1528202364
29. Jenny Nicholson’s video about the Hallmark Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHbtaWr6lj8

Chapter timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:14 Top Comedy Specials of 2020
6:17 Honorable Mentions
12:40 Other Comedy Faves of the Year

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