Review: Brian Regan, “On The Rocks” on Netflix
by 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 …
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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 …
Review: Jeff Dunham’s “Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special” on Comedy Central
I dare say I enjoyed it, mostly? Jeff Dunham acknowledged he’d been touring constantly for the past 48 years before the pandemic forced him to …
Review: Natalie Palamides is “Nate: A One Man Show” on Netflix
Natalie Palamides is an incredible performer. I spoke to her for my podcast in 2019. You have to see her live to truly appreciate that. …