{"id":19187,"date":"2026-07-27T20:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19187"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:47:29","slug":"stavros-halkias-netflix-special-uncle-stav-sets-premiere-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19187","title":{"rendered":"Stavros Halkias Netflix Special &#8216;Uncle Stav&#8217; Sets Premiere Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong>\u00a0Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/stavros-halkias\/\" id=\"auto-tag_stavros-halkias\" data-tag=\"stavros-halkias\">Stavros Halkias<\/a> has announced that his sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\">Netflix<\/a> special,\u00a0<em>Uncle Stav<\/em>, is set to launch on the platform on September 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHalkias taped the hour at The Lyric in his hometown of Baltimore, MD in July, with Matt Johnson, director of his forthcoming A24 film\u00a0<em>Tony<\/em>, at the helm. He\u2019d originally been scheduled to tape in April but was forced to push while healing from a broken arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNo 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 \u201cweird uncle.\u201d He and Ben O\u2019Brien exec produced for Stavvy Baby Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOne of today\u2019s most popular young comics, Halkias\u2019 last Netflix special was 2023\u2019s <em>Fat Rascal<\/em>. His history with the service also includes a role in their Shane Gillis comedy <em>Tires<\/em>, which returns for its third season on August 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHalkias came to Netflix after taking to YouTube with his breakout debut\u00a0<em>Live at the Lodge Room<\/em>. He first gained recognition as a founding member and former co-host of the hit podcast\u00a0<em>Cum Town<\/em>\u00a0and now hosts the popular pod\u00a0<em>Stavvy\u2019s World<\/em>, which debuted at #3 on the iTunes Comedy Charts, amassing hundreds of thousands of subscribers in its first year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBased in New York City, Halkias has been expanding his acting resume of late, after appearing alongside Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons in\u00a0<em>Bugonia<\/em>, the Oscar-nominated film from Yorgos Lanthimos. On the heels of A24\u2019s Anthony Bourdain biopic\u00a0<em>Tony<\/em>, out August 7, he\u2019ll appear opposite Glen Powell in Judd Apatow\u2019s new comedy\u00a0<em>The Comeback King<\/em>\u00a0for Universal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHalkias is repped by UTA and Schreck Rose Dapello.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0Comedian Stavros Halkias has announced that his sophomore Netflix special,\u00a0Uncle 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\u00a0Tony, at the helm. 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