![]() One mark that you’re a major star is that the these top publications write about your personal life, and Carmichael coming out made many headlines. More than anyone on our list, Carmichael dominated the media this year, consistently making headlines in Variety, Deadline and THR, profiles by the LA Times, and NY Times, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and dozens more. Rothaniel also earned him his first Emmy Award for writing for a variety special. moment for a comic who has long ago broken through, taking him next level. His HBO special, Rothaniel, made headlines literally everywhere this year, and was both critically acclaimed and beloved by comedy fans everywhere, It was a breakthrough. To say Jerrod Carmichael is having a moment would be an understatement. Tom Segura is undeniable and undeniably one of the top comedians of 2022. Segura locked up a two special deal with Netflix, so stay tuned. He also released a brand new podcast, that’s all Spanish speaking He’s got 2 million followers on Instagram, his stand up regularly grabs millions of views on YouTube, and he released a New York Times bestselling book this year, reaching #2! Despite being ridiculously busy, Tom found time to raise over $40,000 for the Starlight Children’s foundation and was presented a Golden Heart Award at a children’s hospital in Austin Texas, and then spent the day playing video games with the kids who were patients. He hosts Your Mom’s House with Christina P, and 2 Bears 1 Cave with Bert Kreischer. His two podcasts consistently make top podcast lists and are among the most talked about. This year, his “I’m Coming Everywhere” world tour packed giant houses everywhere. The Netflix effect has come and gone but Segura is still here and still dominating comedy. When we first started doing our annual reader’s polls, he had just become responsible for the term “The Netflix Effect” because his Netflix special made him an instant star, and propelled Netflix into the role of comedy kingmaker. Read all the nominees below, voting is open!ĭon’t forget you can also vote now for Comedian of the Yea r! Vote for Comedy Movie of the Year! Vote for Comedy TV Series of the Year! Vote for Comedy Special of the Year! Vote for Best Comedy Book of the Year! Vote for the Best Comedy Album of the Year! Vote everyday and if you don’t like our picks, you can write in your own. Stay tuned every day for our picks for Best Specials of the Year, the Best Books of the Year, the Best Albums of 2020, the Top 10 Movies and TV Shows in comedy and so much more. Dave Chappelle, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler, we’ve retired your numbers, at least for this category. They’ve made it into the hallowed halls of comedy icons. This is not a list of the ten best performers working today, but rather ten comedians who had the best collective accomplishments and performances in 2022.Īnd finally, we did not include the Hall of Famers- the comedians who have received lifetime achievement awards, or a Mark Twain award, and have sold out arenas. Some of our nominees had a gigantic leap forward this year in terms of talent, others put out multiple projects, and still others were selected on the basis of one extraordinary achievement. We took into consideration who put out stand out specials, who pulled in gigantic audiences, who was on a big tour, who got media attention for their work, who had books, movies, podcasts, and tv series, and who most embodied comedy in 2022. This year, as always, we considered dozens of comedians, looking at their work and their influence specifically in 2022. And last year, you voted for Nate Bargatze as the comedian of the Year. In 2020 you picked Colin Quinn as The Interrobang’s Comedian of the Year. In 2019, it was Shane Gillis who overwhelmingly won your vote. In 2018, Bert Kreischer was voted comedian of the year. In 2015, Nate Bargatze was your runaway favorite, in 2016 you overwhelmingly chose Jim Jeffries as the #1 comedian and in 2017 you chose Judah Friedlander as the greatest comic that year. In 2014, you picked Bill Burr as the Stand Up Comedian of the Year. We’re so proud of everyone in our top ten, and all the other comics who could easily belong on this list. ![]() ![]() It was tough to pick our top ten this year, there are so many accomplished comics with killer special releases, film appearances, huge tours, giant podcasts- crushing it with fans and industry. This year, three of our top ten comedian nominees have back to back nominations from last year but most of our top ten list are first time nominees. 2022 Stand Up Comedian of the Year Nominees ![]()
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