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\n\tThe nights are getting longer, the days are getting colder, and the holidays draw near. Now, more than ever, you need the warming balm of laughter, and we\u2019ve got you covered: two established voices this time out and two you may not know, presented in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n
\n\tLeslie Jones<\/a> and Michelle Wolf,<\/a> of course, are famous for their funny. Both of them worked as writers on their way up (Jones at Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/em> before stepping in front of the camera for five seasons and Wolf at Late Night With Seth Meyers <\/a><\/em>and The Daily Show<\/em>).<\/p>\n \n\tBoth of their recent specials begin backstage by noting just how seriously they take their craft. We see Jones pregaming with some smoke before delivering a no-holds-barred set that she\u2019s been working on for two years, while Wolfe is shown alone in her dressing room pen in hand, still fine tuning her material. <\/p>\n \n\tAs for Adam Pally<\/a>, you probably recognize him \u2014 he\u2019s that guy! <\/em>famous from his near-decade of network sitcom work (three seasons of Happy Endings<\/em> and five of The Mindy Project<\/em>) \u2014 but he\u2019s not really a stand-up. That\u2019s actually part of the point of An Intimate Evening With Adam Pally<\/em>, which unfolds as a mockumentary of his attempt at mixing songs and jokes. <\/p>\n \n\tAnd while Frankie Qui\u00f1ones\u2019 Damn That\u2019s Crazy <\/em>isn\u2019t exactly his debut special, it might as well be, since 2021\u2019s HBO half-hour Superhomies<\/em> had its flow broken up by sketches featuring the characters<\/a> that brought him viral fame nearly a decade ago. Some of the material from Superhomies<\/em> turns up in his new hour, but it\u2019s related in a warmer, more inclusive, and more masterful way.<\/p>\n \n\tRead more below about Billboard<\/em>\u2018s favorite comedy specials to stream from the month that was. <\/p>\n