Gabriel Iglesias gets a show on Comedy Central

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias will join the ranks of Daniel Tosh, Carlos Mencia, and Sarah Silverman and get his own television show on Comedy Central. The comedian, commonly known as by "Fluffy", has two hour long Central Specials already under his belt (and one old thirty-minute Comedy Central Presents special). The next step up is obviously television -- and Comedy Central has just done that. What is this show going to be called you may be asking? Gabriel Iglesias Presents: Stand-up Revolution. The new series will start at October 6, 2011 at 10 PM Eastern Time.

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I'm not quite sure what to make of it. Hopefully, it's not some other sketch comedy show, which will probably end up short-lived like Mind of Mencia, and the even-shorter lived Jeff Dunham show. The only successful sketch show on Comedy Central was The Chappelle Show, which ended for personal reasons for Dave Chappelle. Even at that, Chapelle Show had a different kind of humor than the other shows.

From the title, I think it's going to be another spin-off of Comedy Central Presents, probably pitting two comedians against one another. That alone, is an alright idea.

Off the top of my head, the two big shows staring comedians are Tosh.0 (Daniel Tosh) and The Sarah Silverman Program. Both shows brought something different to the table, and are generally funny. Being different did get them to where they were now; although, different isn't always a good thing. Anyone remember Lewis Black's Root of All Evil? I guess at Comedy Central, different can only guarantee you a second season. So, unless your name is John Stewart or Stephen Colbert, good luck with being a regular on the line-up

Honestly, I hope that this show does okay. This guy is one of my favorite comedians, and I always want to see something interesting be successful. Depending on what type of show it is, maybe that wish will come true. I will say this, stand-up comedians should stick to what they're good at: stand-up comedy. More often than not, the transition to weekly television shows will become a strain on them. Still, I'm looking forward to seeing it.

 

I can't wait to see this show, even if it is like the other lame comedy-TV shows at least it will have Fluffy in it and he makes anything funny ^_^ Definitely worth looking into and I hope it doesn't just end up getting canceled after one season like half the shows Comedy Central makes . . . they're funny . . . while they last. Anyway, "Gabriel Iglesias Presents: Stand-up Revolution" . . . not sure what to make of this, I guess it could be a face off between comics but it is comedy central after all so anything could happen. I wonder if there are anymore videos that actually explain a little bit about what will be done in the show? Well anyway, thanks for getting the word out. This is definitely going in my DVR lol

 

Gabriel's getting his own show?!
Wow! He's one of my favorite comedians~ Ah, Fluffy.
Can't wait for his new show, and I hope it doesn't dwindle to mediocrity like all these others.

 

Some comedians have consistency, freshness, material for miles. Most of those comedians don't do stand-up.

I like Iglesias, but I liked Dunham too. Sometimes all these shows do is expose how small is their host's repertoire. I hope it won't happen to him.