Whitney Cummings Comedy Specials

One person doing similarly types of specials across multiple networks is not enough for it to be considered a series.

Its too far out there to list without a policy change. Comparing comedians to actors, not all movies with the same actor is related, so allowing these types of connections could potentially open up a hornets nest of unintended consequences.

@Aidan wrote:
One person doing similarly types of specials across multiple networks is not enough for it to be considered a series.

Its too far out there to list without a policy change. Comparing comedians to actors, not all movies with the same actor is related, so allowing these types of connections could potentially open up a hornets nest of unintended consequences.

If you just read what I posted above they establish in the official descriptions that these are a series of stand up comedy specials. It just so happens that they premiered across different networks.

There is precedent on this web site for that. Like literally any made-for-TV movie series that aired on different networks which is becoming more and more common with movies that used to only premiered on TV now having sequels premiering on streaming platforms.

Press fluff is irelevant when the specials themselves dont have any identifiers, like naming or any other kind of references to earlier specials and there is no continuous storyline or anything that would make it a series.

Actually in the latest special titled Mouthy they do introduce her and say in the special itself that its her "sixth comedy special." I recall they do that in her others as well.

I don't know why that's your standard of proof anyway when it's in the official descriptions of these specials. That's not press fluff that's the network. It feels like you're fighting with me on this for no reason.

@dpratt wrote:
Actually in the latest special titled Mouthy they do introduce her and say in the special itself that its her "sixth comedy special." I recall they do that in her others as well.

I don't know why that's your standard of proof anyway when it's in the official descriptions of these specials. That's not press fluff that's the network. It feels like you're fighting with me on this for no reason.

Comedians will often refer to a special as their #whatever special, because it's simply a big deal in their career to get a comedy special, it doesn't mean they're a series of specials. For example, Taylor Tomlinson and Iliza Shlesinger sometimes refer to their previous Netflix specials in their newest ones talk about it being whatever number special it is but we don't have them. They're only connected by the comedian, not story. They're not even bundled as serialized specials like something like James Acaster: Repertoire or Daniel Sloss: Live Shows.

@kevin87 wrote:
Comedians will often refer to a special as their #whatever special, because it's simply a big deal in their career to get a comedy special, it doesn't mean they're a series of specials. For example, Taylor Tomlinson and Iliza Shlesinger sometimes refer to their previous Netflix specials in their newest ones talk about it being whatever number special it is but we don't have them. They're only connected by the comedian, not story. They're not even bundled as serialized specials like something like James Acaster: Repertoire or Daniel Sloss: Live Shows.

Netflix called her 2019 stand-up special her fourth stand-up special. The press also promotes them as first, second, third, etc. So you have the network, the press, and the comedian in the special itself all acknowledging a series. What more is there? There is a definite acknowledgement that this is a series of specials.

Just because comedians like Iliza Shlesinger aren't on here yet doesn't mean it's against the policy. Has this come up before? If anything it's been decided that these types of things are allowed.

@dpratt wrote:
Netflix called her 2019 stand-up special her fourth stand-up special. The press also promotes them as first, second, third, etc. So you have the network, the press, and the comedian in the special itself all acknowledging a series. What more is there? There is a definite acknowledgement that this is a series of specials.

Just because comedians like Iliza Shlesinger aren't on here yet doesn't mean it's against the policy. Has this come up before? If anything it's been decided that these types of things are allowed.

Each special having it's own name across multiple platforms (and probably production companies) over 13 years feels like it's the opposite of them being a series of specials. It's just industry speak for when a comedian gets something as significant as a special as opposed to just touring.

@kevin87 wrote:
Each special having it's own name across multiple platforms (and probably production companies) over 13 years feels like it's the opposite of them being a series of specials. It's just industry speak for when a comedian gets something as significant as a special as opposed to just touring.

Each special's name is prefixed with Whitney Cummings: So for example this one is Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? So as you can see they don't have their own name. They are part of a series.

@dpratt wrote:
Each special's name is prefixed with Whitney Cummings: So for example this one is Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It? So as you can see they don't have their own name. They are part of a series.

That makes no sense. That's her name, not a series title, all comedy specials have the performer's name... nobody is ever going to not have their name on something of theirs. That's how people search for stuff, they might not remember the special name but they'd know it came out and search for her instead. 

That'd be like a music artist releasing an album without their name on it and nobody can find it. 

@kevin87 wrote:
That makes no sense. That's her name, not a series title, all comedy specials have the performer's name... nobody is ever going to not have their name on something of theirs. That's how people search for stuff, they might not remember the special name but they'd know it came out and search for her instead. 

That'd be like a music artist releasing an album without their name on it and nobody can find it. 

The series title is her name. That's exactly my point. You're arguing that just because it's her name it doesn't count as the title, when in fact it's in the title.

To shut this thread down, since it isn't going anywhere, the staff will hold a vote.