American comedians Doug Stanhope (pictured), Lavell Crawford, Finesse Mitchell, Michael Yo, Erik Griffin, Jimmy JJ Walker are Michael Winslow are to get releases of their live shows on UK streaming site Nextup.
The subscription video-on-demand platform specialising exclusively in stand-up comedy specials has announced they will be including seven new shows from American comics throughout July and August.
Sarah Henley, co-founder says “it’s fantastic to have such a diverse breadth of talent on the platform. We’re always looking to add comics from different backgrounds to our catalogue and we’re thrilled to have such a wealth of US comics join NextUp over the summer."
NextUp champions the most exciting names in stand-up comedy, filming and showcasing their work worldwide via their 5-star rated mobile and TV apps. Comedians include: Max & Ivan, Jordan Brookes, Tiff Stevenson, Jonathan Pie, Hal Cruttenden, Paul Sinha, Bill Hicks, Bec Hill, Lou Sanders, Eleanor Morton, Tommy Tiernan, Stuart Laws, Simon Munnery, Daliso Chaponda, Tiernan Douieb, Tom Ward and many more (full list here).
NextUp is available on iOS, Android, web, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Airplay, Roku and Amazon Channels. NextUp costs £4.99 per month with a 7 day free trial.
NextUp recently launched their Grapevine Bursary to increase diversity on the platform. The Bursary encourages acts of colour, or acts who identify as female or non-binary as well as disabled comics to apply for the Bursary. Successful applicants will receive funding towards covering the production cost of filming their shows.
Comedy fans also have the opportunity to be part of the comedy revolution and buy shares in NextUp by investing as part of their upcoming Crowdcube round, from as little as £10. You can sign up here https://nextupcomedy.com/invest/ to be notified in advance, and grab shares 48 hours before anyone else when the campaign goes live in July.
