Introducing The CW Happy Hour

Beginning Tuesday, June 9, The CW Happy Hour will feature stand-up performances by renowned comedians Louie Anderson, Barry Brewer, Bryan Callen, Marina Franklin, Jim Gaffigan, Tom Papa and Alice Wetterlund.

The CW Happy Hour will to air on Tuesdays at 8P through Tuesday, July 21.

See below for the premiere dates of these upcoming standup specials:


Tuesday, June 9 - JIM GAFFIGAN: NOBLE APE

Comedy powerhouse Jim Gaffigan has made a career out of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary with his hilarious yet biting observational style. In his sixth comedy special, Gaffigan steers away from the conventional as he is faced with the medical crisis that hit his family. Using humor to deal with the unthinkable, Gaffigan proves that indeed, laughter is medicine.


Tuesday, June 16 - MARINA FRANKLIN: SINGLE BLACK FEMALE

Marina Franklin returns to her Chicago roots to celebrate and unpack what it means to be ‘woke’ in these confusing and tumultuous times. Franklin offers us a hilarious yet honest glimpse into the challenges of navigating America’s complex blah blah blah…oh yeah, and dating.


Tuesday, June 23 - LOUIE ANDERSON: BIG UNDERWEAR

Named by Comedy Central as one of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time, iconic comedian Louie Anderson, a three-time Emmy Award® winner, and one of the country’s most recognized and adored comics, brings you his sixth comedy special, “Big Underwear.” 


Tuesday, June 30 - BRYAN CALLEN: COMPLICATED APES

Bryan Callen records his third special in Chicago’s historic Thalia Hall and reconsiders our debate on all-things equality. He rails against our tendencies to turn each other into nouns, and instead suggests that the best way to navigate our current culture war is to think of our fellow humans, not as a fixed label, but as verbs.


Tuesday, July 7 - BARRY BREWER: CHICAGO I’M HOME

Taped in front of two sold out crowds at the Studebaker Theater in his hometown of Chicago, this stand-up comedy special is the culmination of Brewer’s real-life experiences interwoven with over fifteen years as a stand-up comic. BARRY BREWER: CHICAGO I’M HOME is directed by Barry Brewer. 

Watch The Jam's interview with Barry about this comedy special here.


Tuesday, July 14 - ALICE WETTERLUND: MY MAMA IS A HUMAN AND SO AM I

Follow comedian/actor Alice Wetterlund as she reveals her personal struggles with peeping toms, cat-rearing, alcoholism and the secret alien conspiracy behind new country music in her breakout comedy special, “My Mama Is A Human and So Am I.” Wetterlund shines in this tour de force hour long special taped at the Gothic Theater in Denver, CO. 


Tuesday, July 21 - TOM PAPA: FREAKED OUT

Comedian Tom Papa returns to Cleveland, Ohio at his fast-paced comedic best while relating the everyman struggles of family life, falling behind to the super rich and his hilarious cure for angry young men.