Our Favorite Stand-up Comedy Specials

Our favorite stand-up comedy specials

Steve Harvey: Don't Trip... He Ain't Through With Me Yet!   - Harvey performs one of his funniest and most memorable performances in front of church folks. (Photo: Codeblack Entertainment)

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Steve Harvey: Don't Trip... He Ain't Through With Me Yet!   - Harvey performs one of his funniest and most memorable performances in front of church folks. (Photo: Codeblack Entertainment)

Rickey Smiley: Live in Atlanta - Sunday at 10:30A/9:30C.(Photo: Courtesy Amazon)

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Rickey Smiley: Live in Atlanta - Rickey Smiley set the stage on fire in Atlanta with his fair share of unadultered humor.

Sinbad: Brain Damaged - His only comedy special that is also available on CD where he goes in on his family and upbringing, Mike Tyson and other sports figures, and even does a cover of "Have You Seen Her." (Photo: Island / Mercury)

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Sinbad: Brain Damaged - His only comedy special that is also available on CD where he goes in on his family and upbringing, Mike Tyson and other sports figures, and even does a cover of "Have You Seen Her." (Photo: Island / Mercury)

Bill Cosby: Himself  - Bill Cosby clowns weekends, raising children, dentists and more in this stand-up special that he also directed. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

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Bill Cosby: Himself  - Bill Cosby clowns weekends, raising children, dentists and more in this stand-up special that he also directed. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

Richard Pryor: Here and Now   - Part live stand-up performance, part documentary and Pryor is as foul-mouthed as ever. This special is full of amusing monologues and funny punchlines. (Photo: Columbia Pictures Corpration)

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Richard Pryor: Here and Now   - Part live stand-up performance, part documentary and Pryor is as foul-mouthed as ever. This special is full of amusing monologues and funny punchlines. (Photo: Columbia Pictures Corpration)

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Martin Lawrence: Runteldat  - After undergoing a number of personal crises, drugs and his flucturating weight, Martin sets out to prove that he still has it. Letting the world know what really went down in his life when he was in a bit of trouble and making fun of the media. (Photo: MTV Films)

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Martin Lawrence: Runteldat  - After undergoing a number of personal crises, drugs and his flucturating weight, Martin sets out to prove that he still has it. Letting the world know what really went down in his life when he was in a bit of trouble and making fun of the media. (Photo: MTV Films)

Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny  - His second solo stand-up performance live from Cleveland, Ohio, where he says what we have all been thinking in regards to our dysfunctional family and crazy celebrities. With stand-out lines like "Say it with your chest" and "You wanna go night night." (Photo: Code Black Entertainment)

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Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny  - His second solo stand-up performance live from Cleveland, Ohio, where he says what we have all been thinking in regards to our dysfunctional family and crazy celebrities. With stand-out lines like "Say it with your chest" and "You wanna go night night." (Photo: Code Black Entertainment)

The Original Kings of Comedy - Easily one of the most inventive comedy tours with some of the best comedic talents at the time. Steve, Cedric and D.L. were relatively established, and though Bernie was well-known, he didn't have mainstream notoriety. The movie (which was a filming of the tour), pushed his profile far enough that he got his own TV show and various roles in commercially successful films.   (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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The Orginal Kings of Comedy  - The special where some of our favorite male comedians, Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, DL Hugley and Bernie Mac, join forces. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

Lavell Crawford: Can a Brother Get Some Love? - The Last Comic Standing alum returns to his hometown of St. Louis to deliver the laughs in high fashion.(Photo: Entertainment One)

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Lavell Crawford: Can a Brother Get Some Love? - The Last Comic Standing alum returns to his hometown of St. Louis to deliver the laughs in high fashion.(Photo: Entertainment One)

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The Queens of Comedy  - The special where some of our favorite female comedians, Mo'Nique, Sommore, Adele Givens and Laura Hayes, join forces.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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The Queens of Comedy  - The special where some of our favorite female comedians, Mo'Nique, Sommore, Adele Givens and Laura Hayes, join forces.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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Eddie Murphy: Raw - As raw as it gets for 90 minutes Eddie Murphy makes jokes about women and sex. He also includes several sketches. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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Eddie Murphy: Raw - As raw as it gets for 90 minutes Eddie Murphy makes jokes about women and sex. He also includes several sketches. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker  - His 1999 HBO standup comedy special that was also released as an album where Rock touches on topics such as gun control, President Clinton, homophobia, racism, Black leaders and relationships. (Photo: Dreamworks)

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Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker  - His 1999 HBO standup comedy special that was also released as an album where Rock touches on topics such as gun control, President Clinton, homophobia, racism, Black leaders and relationships. (Photo: Dreamworks)

Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security  - His second comedy special that premiered on HBO in 2002 where he clowns every big time celebrity in the industry that year. Hence the reason he might need security. (Photo: Image Entertainment)

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Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security  - His second comedy special that premiered on HBO in 2002 where he clowns every big time celebrity in the industry that year. Hence the reason he might need security. (Photo: Image Entertainment)

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Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly  - A comedy special out of D.C. where he riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.(Photo: Urban Works)

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Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly  - A comedy special out of D.C. where he riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more.(Photo: Urban Works)

Steve Harvey: Still Trippin' - Late Saturday/early Sunday at 1:30A/12C. Encore on Sunday at 6P/5C.(Photo: CODE BLACK Entertainment)

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Steve Harvey: Still Trippin'   - Following up his hit show Don't Trip… He Ain't Through With Me Yet!, Harvey continues drawing on funny experiences of his own life including family, work and travel.(Photo: Codeblack Entertainment)