The Half Hour (2012)

Name: The Half Hour
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 6.8

Comedy

The Half Hour shines a spotlight on some of the funniest and most unique voices in stand-up comedy. You'll never guess how long each episode is.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (107 votes)
Episode average: 6.2 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

5.84 avg 11 episodes 6.8 → 7.3 21 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rory Scovel	6.8	14
2	Michael Palascak	4.4	10
3	Na'im Lynn	4.5	8
4	Neal Brennan	6.7	26
5	Brendon Walsh	5.6	12
6	Nick Vatterott	4.6	10
7	Theo Von	4.8	22
8	Maronzio Vance	5.3	9
9	Joe Mande	5.9	12
10	Garfunkel and Oates	8.3	48
11	David O'Doherty	7.3	9

Season 2 (2013)

5.95 avg 17 episodes 6.6 → 6.3 24 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dan Soder	6.6	17
2	Nikki Glaser	7.5	34
3	Erik Griffin	5.7	8
4	Joe DeRosa	5.1	10
5	Dan St. Germain	6.2	11
6	Sean O'Connor	4.6	6
7	Jonah Ray	6.1	10
8	Gabe Liedman	3.7	8
9	Jared Logan	6.2	7
10	Mike Lawrence	6.5	12
11	Lil Rel Howery	4.3	9
12	Cristela Alonzo	5.9	13
13	Andy Haynes	6.8	11
14	Ben Kronberg	6.6	12
15	Baron Vaughn	5.9	10
16	Sean Patton	7.1	9
17	Brody Stevens	6.3	14

Season 3 (2014)

6.80 avg 14 episodes 6.0 → 6.1 21 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chris Distefano	6.0	19
2	Michael Che	7.0	31
3	Tommy Johnagin	7.1	12
4	Adam Newman	7.0	9
5	Chris Gethard	6.7	15
6	Yannis Pappas	8.5	27
7	Fortune Feimster	6.3	16
8	Ron Funches	7.1	22
9	Damien Lemon	6.6	10
10	Rachel Feinstein	5.9	18
11	Mark Normand	7.6	31
12	Joe Wengert	6.7	8
13	Kurt Braunohler	6.6	12
14	Joe Zimmerman	6.1	9

Season 4 (2015)

6.32 avg 13 episodes 6.2 → 5.4 21 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Liza Treyger	6.2	15
2	Hampton Yount	6.2	11
3	Michelle Buteau	6.4	12
4	Barry Rothbart	7.0	8
5	Brooks Wheelan	6.8	12
6	Andy Woodhull	6.3	8
8	Beth Stelling	6.3	18
9	Sam Morril	7.5	13
10	Joe List	6.6	22
11	Sean Donnelly	6.2	9
12	Phil Hanley	5.6	8
13	Tone Bell	5.7	8
14	Andrew Santino	5.4	17

Season 5 (2016)

6.18 avg 8 episodes 7.8 → 6.7 20 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Joe Machi	7.8	10
4	Drew Michael	5.8	13
5	Aparna Nancherla	6.6	19
6	Nate Fernald	4.8	8
7	Ali Siddiq	6.4	14
9	Emily Heller	5.9	10
15	Naomi Ekperigin	5.4	10
17	Matthew Broussard	6.7	11