HBO Max, currently streaming its Summer Stand-Up Comedy Festival, said it has lined up three more stand-up specials that will appear on the streamer.

The specials feature Aida Rodriguez, Colin Quinn and Phoebe Robinson.

In her special, Aida Rodriguez takes to the stage to confront today’s audiences about cancel-culture and the social issues of the day. 

“I’m excited about my first hour-long special and I’m thankful that HBO Max believed in me enough to create a place for my voice, “ said Rodriguez. “They have been a great partner every step of the way.”

The special will be produced by Art & Industry.

Quinn’s special is using the working title: Summer of 2020: A Drive-In Comedy Special.

“Colin is a pillar of the stand-up community” said Suzanna Makkos, executive VP of original comedy and animation for HBO Max. “The fantastic group of comedians he’s selected, most of whom have not performed in front of a live audience for months, will allow the viewer a window into how the pandemic has impacted this art form. Utilizing a drive-in movie theater allows comics a unique way to connect with the audience while also prioritizing safety."

Summer of 2020: A Drive-In Comedy Special (wt) is produced by Above Average and executive produced by M. Blair Breard, Marc Lieberman, and Brian Stern of AGI Entertainment.

Robinson brings her singular brand of confessional humor to an hour where she dives into quarantining with her boyfriend, moderating on Michelle Obama's book tour, and failing at being a social justice warrior, among many other topics, HBO Max said.

“I feel like Susan Lucci when she finally won a Daytime Emmy (this reference is for my mom). It took twelve years to get here, but here I am” said Robinson. “Starting my relationship with HBO via 2 Dope Queens was a dream come true and to be able to stay in the HBO family with this stand-up special is helping me keep my lights on and Tampax Pearls in my medicine cabinet. Jokes aside, I'm honored to have the privilege of making people laugh, especially during these times. Thank you in advance for giving me the job of a lifetime.”

Robinson will serve as an executive producer with her company Tiny Reparations producing.

HBO Max said it is launching its stand-up comedy programming on Aug. 20.

The streaming service’s Summer Comedy Festival will feature solo specials from Rose Matafeo, Beth Stelling and James Veitch, plus a multi-act show from the HA Comedy Festival featuring Latinx comics hosted by Anjelah Johnson.

HA Comedy Festival: The Art of Comedy features Gina Brillon, David del Rosario, Carmen Lynch, Monique Marvez, Pedro Salinas, Jesus Trejo, Mark Viera as well as special appearances from Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria and Danny Trejo. It was shot at the Empire Theater in San Antonio, Texas.

The show was created by Jeff Valdez and produced by New Cadence Productions, a U.S. television and film content creation studio for Latinx creatives co-founded by Jeff Valdez and former global telco executive Sol Trujillo.

Rose Matafeo: Horndog is produced by Avalon (Taskmaster, Breeders, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Catastrophe) with Matafeo, Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett, and Jon Thoday serving as executive producers.

Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy is produced by Team Coco with Stelling, Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, John Irwin, J.P. Buck, and Adam Sachs serving as executive producers.

James Veitch: Straight to VHS is produced by Team Coco with Veitch, Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross, J.P. Buck, and John Irwin, serving as executive producers with Casey Spira as co-executive producer.

Showtime will take a behind-the-scenes look at the 1970s standup comedy scene with its new drama, I’m Dying Up Here.

The series, executive-produced by Jim Carrey, features an ensemble cast of aspiring standups performing at a Los Angeles club run by nurturing but tough-as-nails veteran Goldie (Melissa Leo). The series opens with one of the club’s alums, Clay (Sebastian Stan), actually making it out of the club and onto the stage at The Tonight Show, where he’s a big hit — much to the joy and envy of his fellow would-be stars.

A series of events following Clay’s performance, however, portrays the often-fleeting nature of standup success, and soon the comics face their own fears and insecurities as they seek to break through in the tough and unforgiving comedy world.

The pilot episode sets up the dynamics that will be in play throughout the series as the comedians — Goldie’s Club veterans Cassie (Ari Graynor), Bill (Andrew Santino), Ralph (Erik Griffin) and Edgar (Al Madrigal), as well as fresh-off-the-street newcomers Eddie (Michael Angarano) and Ron (Clark Duke) — test the boundaries of their onstage skills, and their relationships with each other and with the outsiders who will ultimately influence their careers.

While the premise is comedy — and the standup routines are generally funny and at times very risqué — I’m Dying Up Here paints an often-dark picture of the scene and the lengths comics will go to break through. It doesn’t play favorites with any characters, balancing the euphoric highs of excelling under the TV’s bright lights, to the devastating lows of losing a coveted spot on the club’s main stage, to the pride-humbling prospect of paying to sleep in a closet for a shot at performing in the club. Viewers shouldn’t expect a laugh a minute, but they also shouldn’t expect to be bored.