Overview

• The series will consist of eight episodes and is set to debut in 2026.
• As Netflix describes it, contestants will face rigorous tests reflecting real-life comic trajectories, including brutal open mics, rewrites and bombed sets.
• Production is led by Hartbeat and Alfred Street Industries, with Kevin Hart, Jane Lipsitz, Dan Cutforth, Nan Strait, Dan Volpe, Luke Kelly-Clyne and Meghan Hoffman serving as executive producers.
• The series marks Netflix’s return to serialized stand-up competitions, tapping into a format not seen since shows like Last Comic Standing.
• Applications opened on August 12 for comedians nationwide to compete, with judges and mentors to be named in the coming months.