The Standups
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
The Standups (2017) is a comedy series from Netflix. It has built a run of 18 episodes. It premiered on July 4, 2017. Viewers rate it 6 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 3 seasons.
What The Standups Is About
Comedy’s freshest voices take the stage in LA for half-hour specials packed with sly jokes, hilarious anecdotes and awkward confessions.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 18 episodes, spread across 3 seasons and it leans into its comedy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Nate Bargatze, Beth Stelling and Deon Cole to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Nate Bargatze, Beth Stelling, Deon Cole, Gina Yashere and Dan Soder lead the cast.
Key roles include Nate Bargatze as Himself; Beth Stelling as Herself; Deon Cole as Himself; Gina Yashere as Herself; Dan Soder as Himself.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 6/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2017 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with comedy viewers.
How The Standups Compares
If The Standups lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The Standups comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The Standups is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Nate Bargatze and Beth Stelling doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy roots, It has held up since 2017 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The Standups is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy lane, at 18 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 6/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6/10. Watch it if you want comedy you can settle into.
