This week on TV: “The Standups” return and “Barry” is a hit
March 19, 2018 The Laugh Button Staff News, This Week on TV
This Tuesday, Netflix returns returning for a new season of its half-hour comedy series, The Standups a series that is exactly as we just described it to you – comedians performing half-hour spots. The slight difference is that the comics for The Standups are headlining acts that already have at least one hour special or album under their belt. It provides super quality comedy at twice the speed. Season two features Kyle Kinane, Joe List, Gina Yashere, Brent Morin, Aparna Nancherla, and Rachel Feinstein.
On Sunday, we see the premiere of Bill Hader’s new dark comedy on HBO called Barry. Barry stars Hader as a low-rent hitman from the Midwest who is not feeling too great about his life. After begrudging travelling to Los Angeles for a job, he finds excitement in the LA theater scene. Barry is now interested in trying to make it in the bright lights of showbiz. The eight-episode series will star Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler, D’Arcy Carden, Anthony Carrigan, and Henry Winkler. Barry debuts Sunday, at 10:30pm after the season 5 premiere of Silicon Valley.
Monday, March 19th
Tyler Perry on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Adam Devine on The Late Show
Bill Hader on Late Night
Kumail Nanjiani, Jenny Slate on The Late Late Show
Tom Segura on Last Call w/Carson Daly
Dylan Moran, Rachel Feinstein on Conan
Tuesday, March 20th
The Standups season 2 premieres on Netflix
Judd Apatow on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Bob Saget on The Tonight Show
Thomas Middleditch, Rory Albanese on The Late Show
John Oliver on Late Night
Will Forte on The Late Late Show
Bill Hader on Conan
The Chris Gethard Show season 2 premieres
Wednesday, March 21st
Charlie Day, Henry Winkler on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Tyler Perry on Late Night
Judd Apatow, Krysten Ritter on Conan
Bill Hader on Desus & Mero
Thursday, March 22nd
Roseanne Barr, John Goodman on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Rob Riggle on The Late Show
Thomas Middleditch on Late Night
Natasha Leggero on Conan
Bill Hader, Jay Pharoah on Watch What Happens Live
Friday, March 23rd
Game Over, Man! premieres on Netflix
Leslie Mann, Jim Jefferies, Joe List on The Tonight Show
Ricky Gervais on Late Night
Sunday, March 25th
Barry premieres on HBO
Silicon Valley season 5 premieres on HBO