HBO announced on Tuesday that Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace, their first special from the stand-up, will premiere at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Friday, February 27 and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
In the special filmed at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Fleming bounds across the stage sharing his takes on masculinity, conga lines, Trader Joes, Oreos, NPR, dog breeds and more.
In addition to writing and performing, Fleming exec produced the hour alongside Alex Bach, Daniel Powell, Molly Mandel, Olivia Doud, Conan O’Brien, and Jeff Ross, with Bill Benz directing.
“I hereby decree my first HBO special will soon be available for you to consume,” said Fleming, “please enjoy and feel free to dance along. Thank you and thank you HBO!!”
Said HBO’s EVP Programming, Late Night & Specials Nina Rosentein, “Chris Fleming brings it full force to this special — once you’ve seen him, nothing else quite compares. His jokes are exquisitely precise, and his physical comedy is so borderline acrobatic that you discover something new to laugh at every time. Whether it’s a perfect impression of a crab walk or an intricate joke about Tillamook cheese, his work is a master class in and of itself.”
As a stand-up, Fleming has toured theaters nationwide with Chris Fleming Live, Showpig, Boba Everyday, and Tricky Tricky. His debut special Hell, produced by Jax and Jen Statsky, is available to stream on Peacock. On screen, Fleming has appeared in Abbott Elementary, Loot, Corporate, and the film The Last Laugh, starring Richard Dreyfuss and Chevy Chase. Additionally, he’s lent his voice to projects like The Great North, Twelve Forever, Summer Camp Island, and Adventure Time: Distant Lands.
Fleming is repped by WME and Mosaic.
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