Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special was a hit for Comedy Central. The special, which aired over Thanksgiving weekend, drew 1.8 million viewers in its Friday, November 27, 8 pm premiere, making it Comedy Central’s most-watched stand-up special in five years, according to the network and Nielsen.
Across five telecasts, the special drew 4.2 total million viewers, to rank as cable’s second highest-rated and most-watched prime comedy premiere of the year, behind only South Park‘s The Pandemic Special, according to Nielsen Live+3.
Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special was the first of three comedy specials Dunham has set at Comedy Central and his tenth overall. The other two specials are scheduled to be released in 2021. His Pandemic Holiday Special, which the comedian says featured all-new, untried or tested material,...
Across five telecasts, the special drew 4.2 total million viewers, to rank as cable’s second highest-rated and most-watched prime comedy premiere of the year, behind only South Park‘s The Pandemic Special, according to Nielsen Live+3.
Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special was the first of three comedy specials Dunham has set at Comedy Central and his tenth overall. The other two specials are scheduled to be released in 2021. His Pandemic Holiday Special, which the comedian says featured all-new, untried or tested material,...
- 12/4/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Dunham is returning to Comedy Central for three new comedy specials. The first, Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special, will premiere over Thanksgiving weekend on Friday, Nov. 27 at 8 pm Et/Pt. The other two specials are scheduled to be released in 2021.
Dunham’s Pandemic Holiday Special was recently filmed in Malibu, CA in front of a small, socially-distanced audience and production following strict Covid-19 safety protocols, the network said. Dunham executive produced the special, along with Troy Miller, Michael Rotenberg and Troy Zien. Ryan Moran and Fazeela Shaikh are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central.
“This holiday season, it feels like the perfect fit being back on Comedy Central, and I couldn’t be happier, or even more honored,” said Dunham. “We all need a good laugh right now, and nothing is more important than doing that with family and friends… And maybe...
Dunham’s Pandemic Holiday Special was recently filmed in Malibu, CA in front of a small, socially-distanced audience and production following strict Covid-19 safety protocols, the network said. Dunham executive produced the special, along with Troy Miller, Michael Rotenberg and Troy Zien. Ryan Moran and Fazeela Shaikh are the Executives in Charge of Production for Comedy Central.
“This holiday season, it feels like the perfect fit being back on Comedy Central, and I couldn’t be happier, or even more honored,” said Dunham. “We all need a good laugh right now, and nothing is more important than doing that with family and friends… And maybe...
- 11/11/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Dunham must be feeling pretty special right now.
The ventriloquist and stand-up comedian has inked a deal for not one, not two, but three specials at Comedy Central. The first of which, titled “Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special,” is set to debut on the network right after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 27.
Comedy Central plans to air the other two sometime in 2021, with precise dates yet to be determined. The upcoming “Completely Unrehearsed Last Minute Pandemic Holiday Special” was shot recently filmed in Malibu in front of a small, socially-distanced audience. According to sources, production was carried out under strict Covid-19 safety protocols and measures, which were applied to all talent, crew and audience.
“This holiday season, it feels like the perfect fit being back on Comedy Central, and I couldn’t be happier, or even more honored,” said Dunham. “We all need a good laugh right now,...
The ventriloquist and stand-up comedian has inked a deal for not one, not two, but three specials at Comedy Central. The first of which, titled “Jeff Dunham’s Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special,” is set to debut on the network right after Thanksgiving on Friday, Nov. 27.
Comedy Central plans to air the other two sometime in 2021, with precise dates yet to be determined. The upcoming “Completely Unrehearsed Last Minute Pandemic Holiday Special” was shot recently filmed in Malibu in front of a small, socially-distanced audience. According to sources, production was carried out under strict Covid-19 safety protocols and measures, which were applied to all talent, crew and audience.
“This holiday season, it feels like the perfect fit being back on Comedy Central, and I couldn’t be happier, or even more honored,” said Dunham. “We all need a good laugh right now,...
- 11/11/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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