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[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

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