MIAMI, Fla. – Rising comedy star Michelle Wolf (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) will make her stand-up special debut on HBO later this year. Taping Saturday, Aug. 12 at Skirball Center in New York, the hour-long show will be directed by Neal Brennan.

Currently an on-air contributor and writer for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Michelle Wolf was previously a writing supervisor and performer for Late Night with Seth Meyers. Her other credits include appearances on Horace and Pete and @midnight, and writing for the 2016 Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Chris Rock.

Stand-up comedian and writer Neal Brennan was the co-creator of the hit series Chappelle’s Show.

The special will be executive produced for HBO by Michelle Wolf, John Irwin, Daniel Bodansky and James Dixon; directed by Neal Brennan; written by Michelle Wolf.

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