This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2017.

Events

February 14: Rolling Stone publishes a ranked listicle entitled 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. Richard Pryor ranks first, considering artistic merit, technical proficiency, sense of timing, quality of written material, delivery and degree of influence. February 28: John Caparulo is assaulted by two women from the audience at The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California, after making a phallic joke about President Donald Trump.

Deaths

April 6: Lashonda Lester dies of chronic kidney disease at age 41 in Austin, Texas. April 6: Don Rickles dies of kidney failure, at the age of 90, at his home in Los Angeles. April 12: Charlie Murphy dies at the age of 57 in New York, suffering from leukemia. August 19: Dick Gregory dies of heart failure at the age of 84 in Washington. August 20: Jerry Lewis dies of cardiovascular disease, at the age of 91, at his home in Las Vegas. September 19: Jake LaMotta dies of pneumonia at the age of 95 in Florida. October 6: Ralphie May dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 45 in Las Vegas. October 16: Sean Hughes dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 51, while also suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.

Releases

January

January 3: Jen Kirkman's one-hour special Just Keep Livin’? is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. January 5: Brian Posehn's one-hour special Posehn 25x2 is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. January 6: Janeane Garofalo album version of her October 26 special If I May is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded in San Francisco, California. January 10: Jim Gaffigan's one-hour special Cinco is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. January 13: Kelly MacFarland's album You Woke Up Today is released on iTunes and Amazon by Rooftop Comedy. The album was recorded at the ImprovBoston in Cambridge, Massachusetts. January 13: Mo Mandel's album version of his November 2016 special Negative Reinforcement is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded at the Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado. January 17: Neal Brennan's one-hour special 3 Mics is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles. January 20: Dan Levy's album version of his November 2016 special Lion is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. January 20: Jena Friedman's album version of her October 2016 special American Cunt is released on iTunes. The album was recorded at The Slipper Room in New York. January 24: Cristela Alonzo's one-hour special Lower Classy is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Empire Theatre in San Antonio. January 24: Gad Elmaleh's one-hour special Gad Gone Wild is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the L'Olympia in Montreal and performed mainly in French. January 26: Adam Newman's one-hour special Fuzzies is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia. January 27: Aries Spears' album version of his November 2016 special Comedy Blueprint is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The special was filmed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 31: Bill Burr's one-hour special Walk Your Way Out is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

February

February 3: Joe DeRosa's one-hour special You Let Me Down is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. February 3: Katie Goodman's album Halfway Closer to Dead is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. February 10: Nick Cannon's one-hour special Stand Up Don't Shoot! is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Ebony Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles. February 10: Joey Coco Diaz's album version of his December 2016 special Sociably Unacceptable is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. February 14: Katherine Ryan's one-hour special In Trouble is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. February 16: Nick Di Paolo's one-hour special Inflammatory is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead, New York. February 16: Gina Yashere's one-hour special Ticking Boxes is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the O2 Brixton Academy in London. February 17: Andy Kindler's album State of the Industry is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. February 17: Johnny Taylor's album Trump. Sugar. Sux. Tragic. is released on Stand Up! Records. February 19: Roy Wood Jr.'s one-hour special Father Figure is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta. February 21: Trevor Noah's one-hour special Afraid of the Dark is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York. February 24: Nick Thune's album version of his December 2016 special Good Guy is released on iTunes. The album was recorded in Portland, Oregon. February 28: Mike Birbiglia's one-hour special Thank God for Jokes is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the BAM Harvey Theater in New York.

March

March 2: Jackie Kashian's album I Am Not The Hero of This Story is released on Stand Up! Records. March 3: Kurt Braunohler's one-hour special Trust Me is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. March 3: Ian Harvie's album version of his December 2016 special May the Best Cock Win is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. March 3: Diane Spencer's one-hour special Seamless is released on YouTube. The special was filmed at The Ent Shed in Bedford. March 7: Amy Schumer's one-hour special The Leather Special is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Bellco Theatre in Denver. March 9: Fahim Anwar's one-hour special There's No Business Like Show Business is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. March 10: Brian Posehn's album version of his January 2017 special Posehn 25x2 is released on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play by Comedy Dynamics. March 10: Jenny Zigrino's album JZ’S New Album is released on Stand Up! Records. March 11: Jerrod Carmichael's one-hour special 8 is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Masonic Hall in New York. March 14: Jim Norton's one-hour special Mouthful of Shame is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Skirball Center in New York. March 17: Mike Finola's album Live in Burlington is released on iTunes, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. March 18: K. Trevor Wilson's half-hour special Bigger in Person is released on The Comedy Network. The special was filmed at the L’Astral in Montreal. March 21: Dave Chappelle's one-hour special Deep in the Heart of Texas is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. March 21: Dave Chappelle's one-hour special The Age of Spin is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. March 24: Wil Anderson's one-hour special Fire at Wil is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. March 27: Tom Walker's one-hour special Jonathan Pie: LIVE! is released on JonathanPie.com. The special was filmed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. March 28: Jo Koy's one-hour special Live from Seattle is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. March 29: Adam Rowe's one-hour special I Know What You're Saying is released on Gumroad. The special was filmed at the Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool. March 30: Sasheer Zamata's one-hour special Pizza Mind is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans. March 31: Celia Pacquola's one-hour special The Looking Glass is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. March 31: Adam Newman's album version of his January 2017 special Fuzzies is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The album was recorded at the Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA.

April

April 4: Louis C.K.'s one-hour special Louis C.K. 2017 is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. April 7: Tom Ballard's one-hour special The World Keeps Happening is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. April 7: Steve Byrne's one-hour special Tell the Damn Joke is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at the Lincoln Hall in Chicago. April 14: Sam Simmons's one-hour special Stop Being Silly is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. April 14: Bill Hicks' album version of his 1992 special Relentless is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. April 18: The Lucas Brothers' one-hour special On Drugs is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at The Bell House in New York. April 18: Dan Cummins's one-hour special Don’t Wake the Bear is released on Google Play, iTunes, Steam and Vudu. The special was filmed at The Depot in Salt Lake. April 20: Brent Weinbach's one-hour special Appealing to the Mainstream is released on Seeso. The special was filmed at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. April 21: Nick DiPaolo's album version of his February 2018 special Inflammatory is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. April 21: Judith Lucy's one-hour special Ask No Questions of the Moth is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. April 25: Vir Das's one-hour special Abroad Understanding is released on Netflix. The special was filmed in two crosscut performances; the first part was filmed at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, and the second part was filmed in New York. April 28: Tom Gleeson's one-hour special Great is released on Stan. The special was filmed at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. April 28: Tom Segura's album version of his January 2016 special Mostly Stories is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics.

May

May 2: Maria Bamford's one-hour special Old Baby is released on Netflix. The special is cut together from performances in various settings, including living rooms, bookstores, alleyways, clubs and The Novo in Los Angeles. May 5: Al Madrigal's one-hour special Shrimpin' Ain't Easy is released on Showtime. The special was filmed at The Masonic Lodge at HFC in Los Angeles. May 5: Natalia Valdebenito's album version of her 2017 special Gritona is released on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and other digital audio retailers by Comedy Dynamics. The special was filmed in Santiago, Chile. May 6: Chris Gethard's one-hour special Career Suicide is released on HBO. The special was filmed at the Lynn Redgrave Theater in New York. May 9: Norm Macdonald's one-hour special Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery is released on Netflix. The special was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston. May 12: Mark Normand's one-hour special Don’t Be Yourself is released on Comedy Central. The special was filmed at the Angel Orensanz Center in New York.