Best comedy specials of 2022
In another year jam-packed with comedy, it’s always hard to pin down which specials we might actually circle back to when we remember the good times of 2022. Though we could be totally wrong about this (hear that, internet trolls?), there’s a short list of one-hour laugh fests that immediately called us back to moments that gave us genuine LOLs.
Here is our list of the 10 best comedy specials we watched this year.
Bill Burr, “Live at Red Rocks”
“I really hope that by the time this f— thing comes out, it’ll be considered old,” says Burr in reference to his COVID material in the opening minutes of his July Netflix special “Bill Burr: Live at Red Rocks.” Thankfully, he seems to have gotten his wish as the days of lockdown get farther away in our rear view, yet the way he delivers truth like a misanthropic punch to the gut will always be timeless.
Pacing outdoors in front of the darkness of a sold-out crowd at the breathtaking Denver venue Red Rocks, the camera flips back and forth between scenic crimson surroundings and shots of Burr’s equally red-hot set. Whether he’s dumping on the social hypocrisy of cancel culture or recalling his mushroom-fueled thoughts on existential loneliness, Burr reminds
