Review: Daniel Sloss, “X” on HBO
by Daniel Sloss has made a name for himself throughout his 20s for making audiences uncomfortable, while always letting us know he’s actually a good guy …
Review: Arsenio Hall, “Smart & Classy” on Netflix
“One great thing about being old and rich is you can do what you want to do!” That’s Arsenio Hall telling “TMZ Live” why money …
Review: Jenny Slate, “Stage Fright” on Netflix
Jenny Slate, like Gary Gulman before her, also put out a 2019 comedy special that included documentary footage following the comedian into retreat back into …
Review: Deon Cole, “Cole Hearted” on Netflix
Deon Cole, who earned a writing gig on Conan based on his stand-up debut there, then later became a recurring character on black-ish, put out …
Review: Gary Gulman, “The Great Depresh” on HBO
Gary Gulman is one of my favorite comedians working today. As I wrote in Decider to herald his HBO special last fall: His comedy always …
Review: Mo Gilligan, “Momentum” on Netflix
Mo Gilligan was creeping up on 30 when his Instagram blew up, thanks to Drake. Then Gilligan got on British TV a bunch, and last …
Review: Nikki Glaser, “Bangin'” on Netflix
There’s a moment about 13 minutes into Nikki Glaser’s 2019 Netflix special in which she jokingly describes her origin story. “An innocuous compliment from a …
Review: Jeff Dunham, “Beside Himself” on Netflix
After more than 40 years of performing ventriloquism on TV, Jeff Dunham not only remained popular heading into the pandemic, but commanded arena-sized audiences around …
Review: Gary Owen, “#DoinWhatIDo” on Showtime
My gut instinct was to write a review based on his title: This is what he does. But Gary Owen’s 2019 special, which premiered on …
Review: Bill Burr, “Paper Tiger” on Netflix
As I wrote for Decider when this special came out last fall: Don’t let the trailer fool you. The rat-a-tat-tat of hot-button words rattled off …