Review: Jeff Dunham, “Relative Disaster” on Netflix
by No, you’re the puppet! Jeff Dunham is undoubtedly the biggest ventriloquist in the world. By fans. By tickets sold. Dunham set ratings records for Comedy …
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Review: Marc Maron, “Too Real” on Netflix
Can Marc Maron be happy and funny at the same time? A fair enough question, considering his personal and professional circumstances by 2017, when he …
Review: Ryan Hamilton, “Happy Face” on Netflix
I wrote a glowing review of Ryan Hamilton‘s first Netflix stand-up special over at Decider, because he earned it! Watching Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face will make …
Review: Lynne Koplitz, “Hormonal Beast” on Netflix
Joan Rivers served as Lynne Koplitz’s comedy godmother over the icon’s final decade. Now Koplitz is ready to become comedy godmother to the rest of …
Review: Tiffany Haddish, “She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood!” on Showtime
Tiffany Haddish has become a comedy star in 2017, bursting forth from supporting player on NBC’s The Carmichael Show to scene-stealer on the big screen …
Review: Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo, on Netflix
Comedians and comedy fans were left speechless when Netflix announced a comedy special this summer from Brad Paisley. But as I wrote in my review …
Review: George Lopez, “The Wall: Live! From Washington, D.C.” on HBO
Three days before Trump threatened to unleash “fire and fury like the world has never seen,” comedian George Lopez was lobbing all sorts of F-bombs …
Review: Maz Jobrani, “Immigrant” on Netflix
You can see Maz Jobrani on the new CBS sitcom, Superior Donuts, and hear about his life in Episode #91 of my podcast, Last Things …
The conundrum of comedy criticism in 2017
This is my 11th consecutive year covering Montreal’s Just For Laughs, but the first in which I’ve experienced serious blowback while still at the festival. …
Review: Aditi Mittal, “Things They Wouldn’t Let Me Say” on Netflix
How’s your Hinglish? That’s not a rhetorical question. Because Aditi Mittal, the first Indian woman to get her own Netflix hour comedy special, freely mixes …