Review: Loyiso Gola, ‘Unlearning,’ on Netflix
by Loyiso Gola, aka “the Jon Stewart of South Africa” before his fellow South African comedian Trevor Noah actually replaced Stewart instead on The Daily Show, …
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Review: Nate Bargatze, ‘The Greatest Average American,’ on Netflix
More like the greatest affable American, am I right? That’s how great Nate Bargatze is, and the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t slow him down from writing …
Review: Brian Regan, “On The Rocks” on Netflix
Brian Regan is a great comedian. Has been for decades now. His new hour, out now on Netflix, is pretty great, too. It’s just. It’s …
Review: “Patrice O’Neal: Killing Is Easy” on Comedy Central
When the late great Patrice O’Neal’s fiancee, Von Decarlo, first pursued making a documentary about her beloved comedian in 2015, the project was called Better …
Review: “Tiffany Haddish Presents They Ready,” Season 2 on Netflix
The first season of They Ready featured comedians Tiffany Haddish worked with in the trenches of the L.A. comedy scene, and vowed to bring them …
Review: Maz Jobrani, “Pandemic Warrior,” on Peacock
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform, has introduced it’s first exclusive stand-up comedy special, and that honor went to Maz Jobrani, with an hour he filmed …
Review: “Yearly Departed” on Amazon Prime Video
If Rachel Brosnahan’s Marvelous Mrs. Maisel telling truth to 1960 wasn’t enough for you, how about the real Brosnahan and Phoebe Robinson getting together a …
Review: London Hughes, “To Catch A Dick,” on Netflix
An opening sketch set in her dressing room finds Hughes delivering a pep talk in the mirror, in which she reminds herself, “Because you are …
Review: “Schulz Saves America” on Netflix
I can respect Andrew Schulz’s hustle and still not enjoy this game he’s playing. The way it’s all structured, almost breathlessly dense, works for and …
Review: Vir Das, “Outside In — The Lockdown Special” on Netflix
A mash-up of Zoom shows? That’s the special? As I wrote in Decider: Das’s premise doesn’t seem on the face like it’ll offer much. He …