Review: Gina Brillon, “The Floor Is Lava” on Amazon Prime Video
by The encore of Gina Brillon’s first Amazon Original comedy special is more powerful and moving than what precedes it, as she reveals who influenced her …
Review: Jesus Trejo, “Stay At Home Son” on Showtime
Jesus Trejo scored an impressive debut with his first stand-up special, which premiered on Showtime in May. Trejo’s first joke will hit home with people …
Review: Patton Oswalt, “I Love Everything” on Netflix
Patton Oswalt had reasons to be happy again in 2020, finding love once more after becoming unexpectedly widowed a few years earlier. Oswalt says he …
Review: Jimmy O. Yang, “Good Deal” on Amazon Prime Video
Jimmy O. Yang went from Silicon Valley on HBO to Space Force on Netflix. That’s a great deal! That’s not the Good Deal he’s talking …
Review: Jerry Seinfeld, “23 Hours To Kill” on Netflix
Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t play by today’s comedy rules. He spent 22 years touring before presenting this hour of jokes on Netflix. Which means if you’re …
Review: “Middleditch & Schwartz” on Netflix
Long-form improv doesn’t have much of a track record onscreen, because it’s so difficult to translate a completely ad-libbed show that exists in the moment …
Review: Chris D’Elia, “No Pain” on Netflix
I don’t know why Netflix keeps giving Chris D’Elia stand-up comedy specials, when his talents aren’t stand-up related. And I certainly don’t know why this …
Review: Larry the Cable Guy, “Remain Seated” on Comedy Dynamics
Larry the Cable Guy hasn’t exactly stepped away from the limelight, but he hadn’t put out a solo stand-up special in a decade before this …
Review: “Sincerely Louis C.K.” on louisck.com
You’ll have to pay up if you want to stream his brand-new hour of stand-up, Sincerely Louis CK. He announced the offering, charging $7.99, via email on …
Review: Tom Segura, “ball Hog” on Netflix
In ordinary times, I’d dismiss much of this stuff as all a bit too ordinary. But we’re decidedly not living through those times right now. …