When I wrote this post, I listened to XM radio daily. Since then, we’ve stopped subscribing to XM radio, and I found some of the comedians in Netflix. Netflix has this great feature called instant queue, where you can watch movies, shows and specials instantly on your TV. You don’t have to mail DVDs back and forth.

So I was trolling through what’s available instantly, and I found: 1. Jim Gaffigan Beyond the Pale. This is the routine that is chopped up into various bits on Laugh USA: a lot of Hot Pocket jokes, other jokes about food, including the cake bit: “If you eat 6 slices of pizza, people say, “You were hungry.” If you eat 6 slices of cake, “you got a problem!” Watching him do his bit in context makes it even funnier.

2. I also found: Frank Caliendo, All Over the Place. This is the routine where he talks about Scooby Doo, John Madden, Adam Sandler, John Madden, Kermit the Frog, and, did I mention John Madden? The name of this act says it all–Frank Caliendo is really all over the place, but is so funny to go there with him. You have to see this DVD to catch all the jokes. For example, I’ve heard him do Adam Sandler on the radio, but had no idea that’s who he was doing. Check it out.

3. I watched two Brian Regan Comedy Central stand up specials, looking for one of the bits I’ve heard on the radio. I didn’t hear one. But Regan is still hilarious, and clean.

4. Demetri Martin is also available in Instant Queue, but be warned: he cusses in this routine. You might want to send the kids out of the room before you hit play on this show.

5. You can watch 4 comedians for the price of one with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie. These guys aren’t on my top 10 list, but they are funnier on television. The Blue Collar Comedy Tour features: Bill Engvall, Ron White, Larry the Cable Guy, and Jeff Foxworthy. Larry the Cable Guy and Ron White may be too raunchy for the kids to watch; you can fast forward past them if you want. Bill Engvall and Jeff Foxworthy are classy, and they do routines that you hear on the radio, so that’s a bonus.

Clinton Jackson, Carlos Mencia, Kathleen Madigan, Mike Birbiglia, and many others are also available in Netflix Instant Queue in the TV series: Comedy Central Presents.

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