Comedy Central
The squad from “Reno 911!” is returning to TV with a holiday special called “Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist,” premiering Saturday, December 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central.
If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the movie on FuboTV, DirecTV Stream or Philo TV, which all come with a free trial.
Those are the three best live stream options if you’re cutting cable, but there are also some other alternatives, so here’s a full guide on the different ways to watch “Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist” streaming live online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of Comedy Central and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch “Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist” live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Comedy Central is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist” live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Philo TV
You can watch a live stream of Comedy Central and 60-plus other TV channels on Philo TV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for Philo, you can watch “Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist” live on the Philo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast (compatible on Android mobile), any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. You can also watch on your computer on the Philo website.
If you can’t watch live, Philo allows you to DVR programs and watch them up to 30 days later. And even if you forget to DVR something, Philo also comes with a 72-hour rewind feature, which lets you to watch most shows on-demand if they have aired in the last three days.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of Comedy Central and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” or “Sling Blue” package, which doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the second cheapest long-term streaming service (behind Philo) with Comedy Central, and you can get your first month half off:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch “Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist” live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
‘Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist’ Preview
The original “Reno 911!” aired on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2009. It was then revived in 2020 for the short-lived streaming platform Quibi for a seventh season, and then an eighth season debuted on the Roku Channel in February 2022. Now the show returns to Comedy Central with a brand-new holiday special “Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist,” which is the show’s riff on the Frank Capra holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” starring Jimmy Stewart.
The Comedy Central description of the special reads, “It’s Holiday Season in Reno, and Lieutenant Dangle (Rhomas Lennon) wishes he’d never been born. With the help of a roller skating “Angel” (Nick Swardson), he learns how much better the lives of the other deputies would be if he never existed. Will he decide to live on anyway? There’s still Christmas criminals to catch!”
The film brings back original cast members Lennon, Swardson, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Cedric Yarbrough, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Niecy Nash-Betts, Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Ian Roberts, and Joe Lo Truglio. “Saturday Night Live” star Bobby Moynihan is also joining in on the fun as a mall owner.
In the trailer, Swardson’s roller-skating angel, sex-worker Terry, shows Dangle what everyone has been up to — Deputy Weigel (Kenney-Silver) is a professional musical glasses player, Jones (Yarbrough) is the owner of a successful fondue restaurant, and Clementine (McLendon-Covey) finally gets to be the wealthy woman she always wanted to be. It snaps Dangle back into reality and the crew comes together to help a mall owner (Moynihan) protect his silver nugget from getting stolen in a heist. There’s even a Nativity play for the crew to crash.
“‘Reno 911’s It’s A Wonderful Heist’ is the comfort food of holiday movies: as filling as stuffing, as sweet as a peppermint stick, as heartwarming as five shots of straight rum on a chilly night. It was a joy to be reunited with the brilliant Nick Swardson, who returns as the ‘Christmas angel’ who makes the Reno deputies change their ways before Christmas Day,” said star Thomas Lennon in a press release.
“Reno 911!: It’s a Wonderful Heist” premieres Saturday, December 3 at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Comedy Central.