Review: Gary Owen, “#DoinWhatIDo” on Showtime
by 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 …
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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 …
These Clips From “This Is Stand-Up” Make Me Worry For Comedians IN A World Without Stand-Up Comedy
Producers/directors Paul Toogood and Lloyd Stanton enjoyed so much access to so many comedians over the last several years to make their documentary, This Is Stand-Up, …
Review: Ilana Glazer, “The Planet Is Burning” on Amazon Prime
About that title. Ilana Glazer means it literally, telling the audience early in her first stand-up comedy special that The Planet Is Burning, adding: “and …
Review: “Kevin McDonald ALIVE on 42nd Street” at Theatre Row
How poetically full circle must Kevin McDonald feel this week, performing a new solo show across the street from the Hell’s Kitchen venue where Kids …
Review: Dave Chappelle, “Sticks & Stones,” on Netflix
Some 15 years ago, Dave Chappelle cared so much about what people thought of him and his comedy that he up and quit his successful …
Review: Simon Amstell, “Set Free,” on Netflix
As I wrote in Decider: Whether or not you already know who Simon Amstell is, you can figure out rather quickly just by looking at …
Testimonials from Tiffany Haddish for the comedians in “They Ready” on Netflix
Tiffany Haddish used her leverage in show business, circa 2019, to get some of her friends on Netflix, too. Who’d she pick and why? Let’s …
Review: Joel McHale, “Live from Pyongyang” on Comedy Dynamics
Joel McHale’s first ever full-length comedy special, Live From Pyongyang, which actually was filmed at the San Jose Improv, is out now on the Comedy Dynamics …
Review: Jim Gaffigan, “Quality Time” on Amazon Prime Video
There’s a moment in Jim Gaffigan’s first Amazon comedy special, which also is Amazon’s first Amazon Originals comedy special, in which the comedian reveals: “I …