Netflix goes for laughs with new stand-up specials

'Jim Jefferies: BARE' - Taped at Boston's Wilbur Theatre, it finds Jefferies weighing in on diverse topics such as politics, new fatherhood, orgies and Neil Diamond. Available Aug. 29 'Jim Jefferies: BARE' - Taped at Boston's Wilbur Theatre, it finds Jefferies weighing in on diverse topics such as politics, new fatherhood, orgies and Neil Diamond. Available Aug. 29 Photo: Michael Kovac, WireImage Photo: Michael Kovac, WireImage Image 1 of / 80 Caption Close Netflix goes for laughs with new stand-up specials 1 / 80 Back to Gallery

NEW YORK (AP) — You can have Bill Cosby in the palm of your hand. And Jim Jefferies will tickle you at your discretion.

Netflix is announcing performances by both comics and three more, set to roll out this fall. It's the latest in the original-content initiative from this subscription Internet channel.

"Stand-up comedy is a category of original content that we're very focused on," said Lisa Nishimura, Netflix's vice president of original documentary and comedy programming. "There's a really huge scope of types of comedy within stand-up, and we have the ability to provide that entire scope."

Going forward, Netflix expects to keep introducing stand-up specials, she said.

Click through the slideshow above to see the lineup, plus other new shows and films that begin streaming on Netflix in August.

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