Comedian Tammy Pescatelli Partners With Comedy Dynamics On New Special ‘Mrs. Saturday Night’
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- Tammy Pescatelli is releasing new comedy special "Mrs. Saturday Night" on August 11 via Comedy Dynamics, covering family, marriage, aging, pop culture, and everyday absurdities
- Pescatelli filmed the hour at NYC's Triad Theater, directed by Charlie Fonville and produced by Super Nice Guys, Maggie Houlehan, and Pescatelli herself
- Pescatelli has worked as a comic for more than two decades, first gaining national attention as a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing before winning Comedy Central's Stand-Up Showdown
- Her past special "Finding the Funny" climbed to No. 3 on the iTunes comedy charts after premiering on Netflix, while "The Way After School Special" charted as one of Prime Video's Top 10 comedy specials of 2021
- Pescatelli co-created, executive produced, and starred in the WE TV reality series "A Stand-Up Mother" and appeared in the Emmy-nominated Netflix film "Nonnas" alongside Vince Vaughn
- Comedy Dynamics CEO Brian Volk-Weiss said Pescatelli "never ceases to amaze me with her constant ability to get funnier and funnier year after year," calling her "this comedy legend"
- Pescatelli called the new hour "a throwback to the kind of comedy I grew up watching and the kind I still love today" in a statement to Deadline
Why it matters: Pescatelli's third streaming-era special follows chart-topping runs on both Netflix (No. 3 on iTunes for "Finding the Funny") and Prime Video (Top 10 of 2021 for "The Way After School Special"), demonstrating sustained audience demand across major platforms. Comedy Dynamics adds a 20-plus-year veteran with TV credits spanning NBC, Comedy Central, WE TV, and Netflix to its release slate.
