One of my favorite things to do is see comedy stand-up shows. Love it! And, Netflix has provided a ton of comedy specials too so I don’t even have to leave my couch, and we all know how much I love my couch. But, I try not to miss seeing my faves when they come to town.

Here’s my top five recent favorites, in no particular order, that I’ve either seen live or watched on Netflix.

1. Patton Oswalt – Patton is my numero uno comedian and always will be. Not only is he a fellow nerd, he’s so damn funny. He came to town back in February and he was great as always. His Netflix special from a couple years ago is awesome so check it out. He has others too so make a night of it.
2. Nate Bargatze– I watched his Netflix episode and was hooked. So, so funny! I was fortunate to then see him live at the Tempe Improv two weeks ago. And, I can’t walk into a Starbucks without laughing. Watch his special and you’ll know why.
3. Christine P. – I just saw her over the weekend at the Tempe Improv and holy shit! So funny! She’s married to Tom Segura, another hilarious human and they’re best friends with Bert Kreischer, yet another funny man. I now feel like I’ve experience the trifecta! Next up is listening to her and Tom’s podcast, Your Mom’s House.
4. Hannibal Buress – He had been on my short list of comedians I hadn’t seen live…and I finally got to see him about a month ago.  Oh man was he worth the wait! Hilarious!
5. Ali Wong – Probably my favorite lady comedian, and I’m a fan of a bunch of the girls. Ali is in a category all her own. I saw her a couple years ago at the famous Comedy Store in L.A. I knew I wanted to see more of her after the few minutes she yelled jokes at the audience. I recently saw her in Tucson. So great. She’s got a couple specials on Netflix. You will piss your pants!
6. Anthony Jeselnik – Because I can’t follow my own rules, here’s a 6th and final for this list. Jeselnik is ridiculously funny…or not really and it was just the three bottles of wine that my bestie and I drank Friday night. One can never be sure. His new special on Netflix made us couple of white-girl wasted bitches laugh our asses off. He’s always great on the Comedy Central Roasts AND I’m super-excited to see him live in June at Clusterfest in SF! And one final, final, comedy-related item is Wine Country, with SO MANY TALENTED AND FUNNY WOMEN! Check it out on Netflix. That’s the real reason why we drank all the wine in the house…Jeselnik was just the dessert. 😉