HBO Comedy Half-Hour
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{{Infobox television
| image = HBO Comedy Half-Hour.jpg
| genre = Comedy
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 34
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| channel = HBO
| first_aired = {{Start date|1994|06|16|df=}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1998|01|16|df=}}
}}
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 thirty minutes.{{cite web|publisher=TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/hbo-comedy-half-hour/1030085376/|title= HBO Comedy Half-Hour}}
The series ran on HBO from 1994 to 1998. 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.
Episode listing
=Season 1 (1994)=
{{Episode table|background=#FA5FAC |overall= |season= |title= |airdate= |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| RTitle = Chris Rock
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|06|16|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| RTitle = D.L. Hughley
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|06|23|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| RTitle = Simply Marvalous
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|06|30|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| RTitle = Carlos Mencia
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|07|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| RTitle = Suzanne Westenhoefer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|14|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| RTitle = Bob Smith
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|14|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| RTitle = Eddie Griffin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|21|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| RTitle = Margaret Cho
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|28|df=}}
}}
}}
=Season 2 (1995)=
{{Episode table|background=#07D1F0 |overall= |season= |title= |airdate= |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| RTitle = Steve Harvey
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|08|10|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| RTitle = Dana Gould
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|08|17|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| RTitle = Judy Gold
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|08|24|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| RTitle = Bobcat Goldthwait
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|08|31|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| RTitle = Marc Maron
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|09|07|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| RTitle = Jonathan Katz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|09|14|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| RTitle = Janeane Garofalo
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|09|21|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| RTitle = Carlos Mencia
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|09|28|df=}}
}}
}}
=Season 3 (1996)=
{{Episode table|background=#F86743 |overall= |season= |title= |airdate= |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| RTitle = Jeff Cesario
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|08|09|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| RTitle = Dave Attell
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|08|16|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| RTitle = Wendy Liebman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|08|23|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| RTitle = Ralph Louis Harris
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|08|30|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| RTitle = Ray Romano
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|06|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| RTitle = Laura Kightlinger
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|13|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| RTitle = Jack Coen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|20|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| RTitle = Louis C.K.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|27|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| RTitle = Adele Givens
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|04|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| RTitle = Jeff Stilson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|11|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| RTitle = Kathy Griffin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|18|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| RTitle = David Cross
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|25|df=}}
}}
}}
=Season 4 (1997)=
{{Episode table|background=#0052A3 |overall= |season= |title= |airdate= |country=US |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| RTitle = Warren Hutcherson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|01|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| RTitle = Patton Oswalt
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|08|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| RTitle = Kathleen Madigan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|15|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| RTitle = Harland Williams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|22|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| RTitle = Dave Chappelle
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|01|09|df=}}
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| RTitle = Jeff Garlin
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|01|16|df=}}
}}
}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0251512}}
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Category:HBO original programming
Category:1994 American television series debuts
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Category:1990s American stand-up comedy television series