EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comic Greg Fitzsimmons announced today that his new special, Greg Fitzsimmons: You Know Me, will premiere on his YouTube channel on Tuesday, August 27.
Filmed at The Comedy Mothership in Austin, TX in November, the special marks his second hour on the heels of 2013’s Life on Stage, which premiered on Comedy Central before moving to Netflix and is now available to stream on Prime Video.
You Know Me finds Fitzsimmons reflecting on 34 years of sobriety, sex with a 57-year-old woman, convincing your children that you’re cool, and combating loneliness on the road. And he realizes, he’s happy where he is.
Fitzsimmons directed the special and also exec produced alongside Matt Schuler. Producers included 800 Pound Gorilla, Jarad Clement and Valentijn Sloot.
A well-respected veteran comic, Fitzsimmons has been working as a stand-up for 35 years and has also thus far put out two half-hour specials for Comedy Central. The winner of four Daytime Emmys for his work as a writer and producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he’s also known for hosting podcasts including FitzDog Radio, Sunday Papers and Childish.
A regular on all the late-night talk shows, the comedian has over the years made over 20 appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience, and over 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show. His relationship with the latter’s host led to him hosting his own show on SiriusXM, which ran for more than 10 years.
As an actor, Fitzsimmons has been seen on shows like Santa Clarita Diet and Louie, more recently appearing in the indie dramedy The Road Dog starring comedian Doug Stanhope. Other screen credits include VH1’s Best Week Ever, Chelsea Lately, and Lights Out with David Spade.
Recently directing Zane Lamprey’s forthcoming Prime Video stand-up special Ski Patrol, Fitzsimmons has also written for HBO’s Crashing and Lucky Louie, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, The Man Show, The Emmy Awards, and more. He is represented by UTA and Yorn, Levine, Barnes.
