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One Night Stand(American TV series)

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One Night Stand
GenreStand-up comedy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons5
No.of episodes65
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkHBO

One Night Standis anHBOstand-up series that first aired on February 15, 1989. The half-hour series aired weekly and featured stand-up comedy specials from some of the top performing comedians. The series originally comprised 55 specials over the course of its four years on HBO. Comedians who performed onOne Night StandincludeBill Hicks,Bill Maher,Colin Quinn,Dom Irrera,Gilbert Gottfried,Norm Macdonald,Eddie Griffin,Martin Lawrence,D.L. Hughley,Damon Wayans,Larry Miller,Ellen DeGeneres,Charles Fleischer,andGeorge Wallace.This first run of the series ended in 1992, with repeats edited for language and time continuing for years overComedy Central,a former associate network to HBO.

One Night Standreturned on August 19, 2005. The series aired each Friday at midnight through October 21, 2005, showing a total of ten half-hour stand-up specials. Some of the comedians included areLouis C.K,Jim Norton,Patrice O'Neal,Bill Burr,Bonnie McFarlane,Kevin Brennan,Omid Djalili,Flight of the Conchords,and more. The 2005 version was directed byLinda Mendoza.

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