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This is a timeline documenting events and facts about stand-up comedy in the year 2016.
Video 2016 in stand-up comedy
Events
- On January 7, NBCUniversal launched its comedy streaming subscription service, Seeso.
- On May 10, George Carlin's daughter, Kelly Carlin, announced the donation of her late father's archives to the forthcoming National Comedy Center's museum, set to open in 2017.
- On July 20, Mike Ward was ordered by Quebec's Human Rights Tribunal to pay $35,000 to Jérémy Gabriel, a French Canadian singer with Treacher Collins syndrome, and $7,000 to Jérémy's mother, for jokes he performed in regards to Jérémy's handicap and singing in his shows from 2010 to 2013.
- On September 18, Patton Oswalt won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for his Netflix special, Talking for Clapping.
Maps 2016 in stand-up comedy
Deaths
- On March 24, Garry Shandling died at the age of 66 in Los Angeles, suffering from hyperparathyroidism.
- On April 20, Victoria Wood died at the age of 62 in London, suffering from terminal cancer.
- On October 21, Kevin Meaney died at the age of 60 in Forestburgh.
- On December 26, Ricky Harris died of a heart attack at the age of 54.
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Hour-long specials, internet and home video releases
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See also
- List of stand-up comedians
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References
Source of the article : Wikipedia