9. Hannibal Buress – Live from Chicago
A caveat: Live from Chicago is not Hannibal Buress’s strongest work. That honor goes to his previous special, Animal Furnace. (Even the title is more creative.) Live from Chicago still has plenty of funny material, and of course Buress’s signature perpetually stoned delivery, but it loses focus in the second half and ends on a disappointingly generic bit about timeshares which does not hold up well compared to his better jokes.
Even the timeshares bit has some laughs in it, though. Buress has such a distinct comedic voice that he could he could give the weather report and it would probably still be hilarious. He plays with the format of the stand-up special, too, throwing in stuff like a bit where he mocks lazy hip-hop artists by nodding along to one of his own pre-recorded jokes. Despite losing steam toward the end, Live from Chicago is still an easy hour of comedy to recommend.
Where to find it: Comedy Central Direct