Review: Celeste Barber, “Challenge Accepted” on Showtime
by Australian actress and comedian Celeste Barber became globally famous for her Instagram challenges, attempting to duplicate glossy celebrity photo spreads to hilarious effect. How does …
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Review: Seth Meyers, “Lobby Baby” on Netflix
Seth Meyers is a better stand-up comedian than you might expect from a late-night TV talk-show host whose previous experience came primarily from sketch and …
Review: Daniel Sloss, “X” on HBO
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 …