1 hour ago
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Stavros Halkias has announced that his sophomore Netflix special, Uncle Stav, is group to motorboat connected nan level connected September 8.
Halkias taped nan hr astatine The Lyric successful his hometown of Baltimore, MD successful July, pinch Matt Johnson, head of his forthcoming A24 film Tony, astatine nan helm. He’d primitively been scheduled to portion successful April but was forced to push while treatment from a surgery arm.
No connection yet connected what Halkias discusses successful nan caller hour, though nan title evidently bears familial connotations and nan comic often has joked astir being a “weird uncle.” He and Ben O’Brien exec produced for Stavvy Baby Entertainment.
One of today’s astir celebrated young comics, Halkias’ past Netflix typical was 2023’s Fat Rascal. His history pinch nan work besides includes a domiciled successful their Shane Gillis drama Tires, which returns for its 3rd play connected August 13.
Halkias came to Netflix aft taking to YouTube pinch his breakout debut Live astatine nan Lodge Room. He first gained nickname arsenic a founding personnel and erstwhile co-host of nan deed podcast Cum Town and now hosts nan celebrated pod Stavvy’s World, which debuted astatine #3 connected nan iTunes Comedy Charts, amassing hundreds of thousands of subscribers successful its first year.
Based successful New York City, Halkias has been expanding his acting resume of late, aft appearing alongside Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in Bugonia, nan Oscar-nominated movie from Yorgos Lanthimos. On nan heels of A24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, retired August 7, he’ll look other Glen Powell successful Judd Apatow’s caller comedy The Comeback King for Universal.
Halkias is repped by UTA and Schreck Rose Dapello.
