Review: Stephen Lynch, “Lion”
by Stephen Lynch is a gifted musician. On top of having a great singing voice and being an excellent guitarist, Lynch has also consistently shown that …
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Review: Paul F. Tompkins, “Laboring Under Delusions: Live in Brooklyn”
Paul F. Tompkins is the gentleman’s comedian. He speaks with a kind of eloquence that lends itself to a degree of class not present in …
Patrice O’Neal’s new posthumous single, “Better Than You”
by “Don’t be mad about it. Don’t be mad!” That’s Patrice O’Neal, a few minutes into a bit in which he explains how men are better …
Review: Moshe Kasher, “Live in Oakland”
Moshe Kasher’s new special, Live in Oakland, (which debuted exclusively this past weekend on Netflix) starts off with what should be an unnecessary warning about …
Review: Lewis Black, “In God We Rust”
Lewis Black hates himself. He also doesn’t think what he says is very funny. Black starts off his show letting everyone know that if they …
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Eddie Pepitone is “The Bitter Buddha” [documentary review]
We here may be called The Comic’s Comic. But what does that title even mean? And who embodies it? The given standard holds that a …
Review: Tig Notaro, “Live”
Being human is generally a miserable and painful experience. You always have to wait in lines for things, nobody answers their cell phones when you …
Review: Jim Gaffigan, “Mr. Universe”
Jim Gaffigan opens his latest special, Mr. Universe, by immediately using his secondary, imaginary audience member voice to analyze his opening joke. He then follows …
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Review: Demetri Martin, “Standup Comedian” [CD]
Telling a good joke is difficult. I don’t mean the kind of joke where you get to develop a story with characters and emotions and …
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“Jeff Ross Roasts America,” on Comedy Central
When Jeffrey Ross describes Jeff Ross Roasts America — which debuts tonight on Comedy Central — as a special, he and the cable network mean …