Review: Marc Maron, “End Times Fun” on Netflix
by There’s an extra bittersweet poignancy already to Marc Maron’s 2020 Netflix special, End Times Fun, which came out in the second week of March, just …
Author: Sean L. McCarthy
Editor and publisher since 2007, when he was named New York's Funniest Reporter. Former newspaper reporter at the New York Daily News, Boston Herald and smaller dailies and community papers across America. Loves comedy so much he founded this site.
Review: Taylor Tomlinson, “Quarter-Life Crisis” on Netflix
Taylor Tomlinson has an old-school stand-up comedy approach that belies her young age. It’s jarring to hear a twentysomething make jokes about kids these days, …
Review: Pete Davidson, “Alive From New York” on Netflix
Pete Davidson has become both a star and a caricature on Saturday Night Live, which is a shame because there’s a lot going on below …
Review: Whitmer Thomas, “The Golden One” on HBO
For his HBO debut, Whitmer Thomas delivers an interesting special that combines musical comedy, documentary footage and tragedy, as he goes back to the Florida …
Review: “Mo’Nique & Friends: Live From Atlanta” on Showtime
Mo’Nique sued Netflix for discrimination, then somehow settled for hosting a showcase on Showtime? I still don’t understand it. Each of her friends — Prince …
Review: Tom Papa, “You’re Doing Great!” on Netflix
Tom Papa and Fortune Feimster co-host a radio show for Netflix’s SiriusXM radio channel, so not long after Feimster’s Netflix special aired, here came Papa …
Review: Maria Bamford, “Weakness is the Brand” on Comedy Dynamics
Maria Bamford’s new special for 2020 came out everywhere for rental or purchase. As I wrote back in January: Over the end credits, Bamford interviews …
Review: Vir Das, “For India” on Netflix
Vir Das almost broke through in a broadcast primetime sitcom in America this year, starring in a backdoor pilot spinoff episode of Fresh Off The …
Review: Fortune Feimster, “Sweet & Salty” on Netflix
What I wrote when Fortune Feimster’s Netflix special dropped in January: The hour is full of memorable anecdotes, as she recounts her slow evolution from …
Review: Russell Peters, “Deported” on Amazon Prime Video
Back when he made an original docuseries for Netflix in 2013, Russell Peters Vs. The World, Peters talked in one of the episodes about how he …