EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Stavros Halkias has announced that his sophomore Netflix special, Uncle Stav, is set to launch on the platform on September 8.
Halkias taped the hour at The Lyric in his hometown of Baltimore, MD in July, with Matt Johnson, director of his forthcoming A24 film Tony, at the helm. He’d originally been scheduled to tape in April but was forced to push while healing from a broken arm.
No word yet on what Halkias discusses in the new hour, though the title obviously bears familial connotations and the comic often has joked about being a “weird uncle.” He and Ben O’Brien exec produced for Stavvy Baby Entertainment.
One of today’s most popular young comics, Halkias’ last Netflix special was 2023’s Fat Rascal. His history with the service also includes a role in their Shane Gillis comedy Tires, which returns for its third season on August 13.
Halkias came to Netflix after taking to YouTube with his breakout debut Live at the Lodge Room. He first gained recognition as a founding member and former co-host of the hit podcast Cum Town and now hosts the popular pod Stavvy’s World, which debuted at #3 on the iTunes Comedy Charts, amassing hundreds of thousands of subscribers in its first year.
Based in New York City, Halkias has been expanding his acting resume of late, after appearing alongside Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in Bugonia, the Oscar-nominated film from Yorgos Lanthimos. On the heels of A24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, out August 7, he’ll appear opposite Glen Powell in Judd Apatow’s new comedy The Comeback King for Universal.
Halkias is repped by UTA and Schreck Rose Dapello.
