Middleditch and Schwartz
2013-present (Netflix special 2020) · Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY (touring)
Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz's two-person long-form — first improv comedy special Netflix ever bought.
Known for
- Started performing together around 2013 at UCB LA; toured nationally through the late 2010s.
- Three-special Netflix release April 21, 2020 — filmed at NYU Skirball Center. Received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Middleditch came from iO Chicago / UCB; Schwartz came up through UCB NY.
- Each hour-long show built from a single audience suggestion. Format deliberately echoes TJ and Dave's — but faster, louder, character-forward.
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