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Building an Hour

Building an Hour

By: Colman Hayes Chris Groves Mauricio Lombardi
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Follow three comedians as they build their stand-up comedy hours, from first ideas and half-working bits to rewrites, doubts, and what actually survives on stage.© 2025 Building an Hour Performing Arts Stand-up Shows
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  • Smart cows, autistic barbies
    Feb 9 2026

    Hello, Mauricio here, proving I can also be original.

    The following is a video that makes much more sense once you accept that we’re still figuring things out.

    It’s a conversation from a public episode with some questionable ideas that won’t let us go. In this one, Colman brings up the new autistic Barbie. Chris talks about Verónica, a cow who may or may not be smarter than him. And I read a text about the origins of the Interior Designer, which somehow felt relevant at some point.

    Of course these aren’t finished bits, just exercises to keep the comedy muscle busy, and hopefully you entertained. Were barbies thinner before, as Chris assures? Straight (mostly) men can’t do a stereotypically gay voice anymore? Are cows finally ready to rebel? Do any of these ideas matters? We will find out when we circle back to them in front of an audience.

    Nothing here has been cleaned up or streamlined. No edits to make us sharper. No highlights to suggest we knew where we were going. This is just the conversation as it happened, including the confusion, the wrong turns, and the moments that only work because everyone in the room agreed to keep going anyway.

    Thanks for being here.

    About the Series
    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining stand-up. Not the finished set but the thinking, doubt, edits, and decisions underneath it.

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    Building an Hour
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    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour

    Colman
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    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay
    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    Chris
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy

    Mauricio
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • What Actually Makes a Bit Work
    Jan 19 2026

    Hey guys, Colman here :) So in this episode, we dive into our recents current affairs sets and try to figure out what's making them work.

    Building an Hour is a series following three comics build their comedy hours. The show is about the process; the killing, the bombing, the doubts and the moments where something half-formed starts to click.

    Find Building an Hour:
    http://instagram.com/@buildinganhour / @buildinganhour

    Find Colman
    http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay / @colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ YouTube: @colman_hay_hey_hay ⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay

    Find Chris
    http://instagram.com/@chrisgrovescomedy

    Find Mauricio
    http://instagram.com/@mauriciolombardicomedy

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Turns out Fire is British
    Jan 12 2026

    Myself, Chris and Mauricio each come in with brand-new current affairs material and try to work out what, if anything, is actually funny.

    Building an Hour is a series following three comics build their comedy hours. The show is about the process; the killing, the bombing, the doubts and the moments where something half-formed starts to click.

    Find Building an Hour:
    http://instagram.com/@buildinganhour / @buildinganhour

    Find Colman
    http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay / @colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ YouTube: @colman_hay_hey_hay ⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay

    Find Chris
    http://instagram.com/@chrisgrovescomedy

    Find Mauricio
    http://instagram.com/@mauriciolombardicomedy

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    1 hr and 10 mins
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