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The best stand-up comedy specials on Prime Video right now

Right now the best stand-up comedy specials on Prime Video in the United States are George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (2008), George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999) and Bill Hicks: Revelations (1993). This is the top 19 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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1. George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!2008
Film · 1h 10mComedy★ 7.9
It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children…
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2. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased1999
Film · 1h 5mComedy, TV Movie★ 7.8
Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities.
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3. Bill Hicks: Revelations1993
Film · 1h 14mComedy★ 8.0
Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.
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4. Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill1999
Film · 1h 54mComedy★ 7.8
Eddie Izzard takes her show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream.
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5. George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing2005
Film · 1h 14mComedy, TV Movie, Documentary★ 7.5
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®.
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6. Carlin at Carnegie1983
Film · 1h 0mComedy★ 7.6
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1982, released in 1983. Most of the material comes from his A Place for My Stuff, the album released earlier that same year.
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7. George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head1986
Film · 1h 0mDocumentary, Comedy, TV Movie★ 7.4
George Carlin is in top form with these stand-up recorded at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles in 1986. Routines included are "Losing Things," "Charities," "Sports," "Hello and Goodbye," "Battered Plants," "Earrings," and "A Moment of…
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8. George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?1988
Film · 1h 1mComedy, Documentary, TV Movie★ 7.4
George Carlin changes his act by bringing politics into the act, but also talks about the People he can do without, Keeping People Alert, and Cars and Driving part 2.
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9. Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing2008
Film · 1h 0mComedy, TV Movie★ 7.5
Mike says, "A few years ago my therapist suggested I keep a journal of all the crazy things that were going on in my life, so that I could keep things in perspective.
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10. Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly2018
Film · 1h 25mComedy, Documentary★ 6.9
Recorded on 25 Feb 2018 at the Alex Theater in Glendale, CA.. immediately after the show, Smith suffered a near-fatal heart attack, With this stand-up special to show for it after his recovery, he riffs on marriage, fatherhood, friends and…
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11. Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape2018
Film · 1h 7mComedy, TV Movie★ 6.9
Jim Gaffigan has made a career out of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary with his hilarious observational style. In his 6th special, he uses humor to deal with the unthinkable & proves that laughter is the best medicine…or is it?
Stream onPrime VideoHuluParamount+The CW (free)+6
12. Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity2007
Film · 1h 20mComedy★ 6.9
Combining his amazing talent and his unorthodox sense of humor, Jeff Dunham returns, yet again, with a hilarious stand-up comedy and ventriloquist performance.
Stream onPrime VideoHoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)Plex (free)+3
13. Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself2006
Film · 1h 16mComedy★ 6.8
A recorded live performance of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham portrays a comedian whose revival of an old-fashioned art has made ventriloquism more relevant to modern societal concerns.
Stream onPrime VideofuboTVHoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)+4
14. Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff2001
Film · 42mComedy, Documentary, TV Movie★ 6.9
Television's "King of Queens" reigns again in this Comedy Central special -- the network's first-ever hour-long show devoted entirely to one comic, taped live in July 2001 at New York City's Hudson Theatre.
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15. Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos2011
Film · 1h 37mComedy★ 6.7
Jeff Dunham is back in his fourth concert event, with all-new material. All the favorites are here: Walter, the grumpy retiree; furry and manic Peanut; Jose Jalapeño, the spicy pepper from south of the border; plus bumbling skeletal Achmed…
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16. Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special2008
Film · 1h 25mComedy★ 6.6
The multi-platinum selling comedian performs his first holiday-themed stand-up special with his friends.
Stream onPrime VideoHoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)Plex (free)+2
17. Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint2013
Film · 1h 15mComedy★ 6.5
Her innocent appearance is just a cover for Last Comic Standing winner Iliza Shlesinger's acerbic, stream-of-conscious comedy that she unleashes on an unsuspecting audience in her hometown of Dallas in "War Paint," her first stand-up…
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18. Kevin Hart: What Now?2016
Film · 1h 36mComedy, Documentary, TV Movie★ 6.5
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
Stream onNetflixPrime VideoPeacockMovieSphere++4
19. Def Comedy Jam1992
Series · 11 seasonsComedy★ 7.8
Def Comedy Jam is a HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006.
Stream onPrime VideofuboTVHowdyFawesome (free)+4

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What are the best stand-up comedy specials on Prime Video right now?: In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (2008), rated 7.9 out of 10 on TMDB, then George Carlin: You Are All Diseased and Bill Hicks: Revelations.
How is this list made?: Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?: Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

The best stand-up comedy specials on Prime Video right now

1. George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!2008

2. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased1999

3. Bill Hicks: Revelations1993

4. Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill1999

5. George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing2005

6. Carlin at Carnegie1983

7. George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head1986

8. George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?1988

9. Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing2008

10. Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly2018

11. Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape2018

12. Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity2007

13. Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself2006

14. Kevin James: Sweat the Small Stuff2001

15. Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos2011

16. Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special2008

17. Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint2013

18. Kevin Hart: What Now?2016

19. Def Comedy Jam1992

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