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2015 in stand up comedy

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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2015.

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Events

  • On February 24, Comedy Dynamics announced that they had acquired late comedian's Bill Hicks’ estate and will be re-releasing his entire catalog of specials and albums.
  • On May 3, a larger-than-life sized statue of Richard Pryor was unveiled in the late comedian's hometown, Peoria. The statue was created by artist Preston Jackson, who named it Richard Pryor: More than Just a Comedian.
  • On May 19, Chelsea Peretti won the Webby Award for Outstanding Comedic Performance for her Netflix special One of the Greats.
  • On September 20, Louis C.K. won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for his self-distributed special Live at the Comedy Store.

    • Deaths

  • On February 19, Harris Wittels died at the age of 30 in Los Angeles, from an accidental heroin overdose.

    • References

    2015 in stand-up comedy Wikipedia
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