Comedy/Tech News: Stand Up! Records Launches New Roku Service – Stand Up! Channel
STAND UP! RECORDS ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF BRANDED DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT STREAMING SERVICE ON ROKU – STAND UP! CHANNEL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES, CA (FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2015) Iconic indie comedy label Stand Up! Records (www.standuprecords.com) announced today that they have launched a branded digital entertainment streaming service via Roku (https://www.roku.com) – the Stand Up! Channel.
The Stand Up! Channel’s brand-spanking-new Roku channel is available for free in the Roku streaming channel store and leverages the labels extensive comedy vault with lots of exclusive content. The channel is direct to the viewer, letting them stream premium comedy content for free at home, or wherever they have their Roku Box.
“Stand Up! Records is known for breaking comedy’s most exciting voices,” said Stand Up! Records label head Dan Schlissel. “Our goal with our Stand Up! Channel is to bring that same thought provoking, innovative work right to your house. We bring you the best in comedy no matter what the medium or how it is delivered, from some of the freshest, edgiest voices working today. This is where the future of comedy starts.”
The new channel launches with both long form and short form comedy content that are broken down as Specials, Bits, Clips, Shows and Podcasts. A sampling of the selections available today and coming soon include:
MARIA BAMFORD – PLAN B, AT HOME WITH
CHAD DANIELS – AS IS
JIMMY SCHUBERT – ALIVE & KICKING, IN AFGHANISTAN, ONE NIGHT AT A COMEDY CLUB
KEITH LOWELL JENSEN – ATHEIST CHRISTMAS
GLENN WOOL – YOU DON’T GO TO HELL FOR EATING ELEPHANTS, LIVE IN LONDON
THE 420 FRIENDLY COMEDY SPECIAL
CHRIS PORTER – SCREAMING FROM THE COSMOS
CHRIS MADDOCK – ROOKIE MISTAKE
EDDIE GOSSLING – BIG IN TEXAS
MIKE STANLEY – TOUGH LUCK CHAMP
THE AKUMAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
DRINKING WITH IAN
COMEDY ON VINYL PODCAST
IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE PODCAST
MODERN DAY PHILOSOPHERS PODCAST
WRAD WITH RAY AND DEREK PODCAST
ABOUT STAND UP! RECORDS
Stand Up! Records is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and run by Grammy-winning comedy producer Dan Schlissel. With a growing catalog and more than 150 releases, they have a 15 year history as a champion of the underdog. More than just a record label it is a comedy brand juggernaut; combining comedy, great art, discovering new talent, founding comedy festivals and also producing cool stuff.
For more information please contact Joshua Mills, It’s Alive! Media, 323-464-6314, josh@itsalivemedia.com
