EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Mary Beth Barone is set to bring her first hour-long comedy special, Galaxy Brain , to Netflix .

Coming on the heels of Thought Provoking , a 40-minute special that Barone self-released in April 2024, the hour will be directed by Ky Newman, taping at the Skirball in New York City on Thursday, March 19.

Known on the stand-up side for her self-aware, darkly post-modern material, Barone is also a writer and actor who worked in both of those capacities on Overcompensating , the hit comedy series from Benito Skinner, Amazon MGM Studios and A24, which premiered on Prime Video in May and has been renewed for a second season.

Overcompensating is a college ensemble comedy following the wild and chaotic journey of Benny (Skinner), a closeted former football player

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