One Night Stand (1989–2005)

TV ShowEndedComedy5 seasons, 65 episodes
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Plot

A series of stand-up comedy specials.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01One Night Stand S03E12Bill HicksS03E12 · 7.5Bill Hicks shows us his view on smoking, smoking pot, drinking, sex, advertisement and music. It's not a view you hear very often.

Episodes by season

Season0112Episodes1989Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Judy TenutaFebruary 15, 1989—
  2. S01E02Kevin MeaneyFebruary 22, 1989—
  3. S01E03Joy BeharMarch 1, 1989—
  4. S01E04Bob NelsonMarch 8, 1989—
  5. S01E05Blake ClarkMarch 15, 1989—
  6. S01E06Kevin PollakMarch 22, 1989—
  7. S01E07Rita RudnerMarch 29, 1989—
  8. S01E08Bill MaherApril 5, 1989—
  9. S01E09Paula PoundstoneApril 12, 1989—
  10. S01E10Dom IrreraApril 19, 1989—
  11. S01E11Barry SobelApril 26, 1989—
  12. S01E12Damon WayansMay 3, 1989—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0212Episodes1990Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Larry MillerFebruary 10, 1990—
  2. S02E02Bobby SlaytonApril 7, 1990—
  3. S02E03Ellen DeGeneresFebruary 24, 1990—
  4. S02E04Robin HarrisMarch 3, 1990—
  5. S02E05Mike BinderMarch 10, 1990—
  6. S02E06Charles FleischerMarch 17, 1990—
  7. S02E07Ritch ShydnerMarch 24, 1990—
  8. S02E08Jake JohannsenMarch 31, 1990—
  9. S02E09Bobby SlaytonApril 7, 1990—
  10. S02E10Will DurstApril 14, 1990—
  11. S02E11Diane FordApril 21, 1990—
  12. S02E12Dennis WolfbergApril 28, 1990—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0315Episodes1991Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S03E01Rick OvertonFebruary 9, 1991—
  2. S03E02Rick AvilesFebruary 16, 1991—
  3. S03E03Mark CurryFebruary 23, 1991—
  4. S03E04Allan HaveyMarch 2, 1991—
  5. S03E05Jeff MarderMarch 9, 1991—
  6. S03E06Taylor NegronMarch 16, 1991—
  7. S03E07Martin LawrenceMarch 23, 1991—
  8. S03E08The Higgins Boys and GruberMarch 30, 1991—
  9. S03E09Jimmy TingleApril 6, 1991—
  10. S03E10Cathy LadmanApril 13, 1991—
  11. S03E11George WallaceApril 20, 1991—
  12. S03E12One Night Stand S03E12Bill HicksApril 27, 1991 7.5Bill Hicks shows us his view on smoking, smoking pot, drinking, sex, advertisement and music. It's not a view you hear very often.
  13. S03E13Norm MacdonaldMay 4, 1991—Star of the hit comedy series "Saturday Night Live", Norm Macdonald appears on HBO's stand-up series.
  14. S03E14Brian HaleyMay 11, 1991—
  15. S03E15Michael ColyarMay 18, 1991—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0416Episodes1992Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01Bill MaherJuly 19, 1992—
  2. S04E02Mario JoynerJuly 26, 1992—
  3. S04E03Lew SchneiderAugust 2, 1992—
  4. S04E04John RiggiAugust 9, 1992—
  5. S04E05Eddie GriffinAugust 16, 1992—
  6. S04E06Ellen DeGeneresAugust 23, 1992—
  7. S04E07Allan HaveySeptember 6, 1992—
  8. S04E08Susie EssmanSeptember 20, 1992—
  9. S04E09Colin QuinnSeptember 27, 1992—
  10. S04E10Dana GouldOctober 4, 1992—
  11. S04E11D. L. HughleyOctober 11, 1992—
  12. S04E12Diane FordOctober 18, 1992—
  13. S04E13Dom IrreraOctober 25, 1992—
  14. S04E14Gilbert GottfriedNovember 1, 1992—
  15. S04E15Jon HaymanNovember 8, 1992—
  16. S04E16Joe BolsterNovember 15, 1992—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0510Episodes2005Aired—Season avg
  1. S05E01One Night Stand S05E01Louis C.K.August 19, 2005—Louis CK, Emmy-winner (HBO's The Chris Rock Show) and producer/star of HBO's upcoming comedy series Lucky Louie, performs in front of a live
  2. S05E02One Night Stand S05E02EarthquakeAugust 26, 2005—Comedy club headliner and Def Comedy Jam road tour performer Earthquake steps into the limelight to deliver a dose of hilarious stand-up.
  3. S05E03One Night Stand S05E03Kevin BrennanSeptember 2, 2005—Comedian Kevin Brennan, a former writer/performer on "Saturday Night Live" performs his hilarious stand-up in this comedy special.
  4. S05E04One Night Stand S05E04Flight of the ConchordsSeptember 9, 2005—A quirky performance by New Zealand folk-parody duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie who earned raves at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and
  5. S05E05One Night Stand S05E05Bill BurrSeptember 16, 2005—Bill Burr performs more than 300 shows annually and regularly appears on such TV shows as "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Showtime at t
  6. S05E06One Night Stand S05E06Caroline RheaSeptember 23, 2005—A stand-up special with Caroline Rhea who co-starred in the hit series Sabrina, The Teenage Witch and who hosts TV's The Biggest Loser. She
  7. S05E07One Night Stand S05E07Omid DjaliliSeptember 30, 2005—Stand-up performed by Omid Djalili, an actor/comedian who has been seen in TV's Whoopi and the film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
  8. S05E08One Night Stand S05E08Patrice O'NealOctober 7, 2005—Actor/comedian Patrice Oneal (TV's Chappelle's Show, Late Night With Conan O'Brien and Arrested Development) performs stand-up in this comed
  9. S05E09One Night Stand S05E09Bonnie McFarlaneOctober 14, 2005—An uproarious stand-up performance with Bonnie McFarlane who was featured on Last Comic Standing and who has appeared on The Tonight Show Wi
  10. S05E10One Night Stand S05E10Jim NortonOctober 21, 2005—Veteran stand-up legend and voice from the Opie & Anthony radio show Jim Norton performs in this comedy special. Norton has also appeared in

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

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