Review: Russell Peters, “Deported” on Amazon Prime Video
by Back when he made an original docuseries for Netflix in 2013, Russell Peters Vs. The World, Peters talked in one of the episodes about how he …
Review: Rob Delaney, “Jackie” on Amazon Prime Video
Rob Delaney provided an early example of how comedians could become big stars thanks solely to Twitter. But it wasn’t until Delaney left America for …
Review: Leslie Jones, “Time Machine” on Netflix
Leslie Jones debuted her first Netflix comedy special this January, fresh off a five-year run on Saturday Night Live. And Jones let us know that …
Review: Jayde Adams, “Serious Black Jumper” on Amazon Prime Video
Jayde Adams began her career in drag bars in Britain with an uncanny Adele impersonation. Her comedy career has gone big across the pond since …
Review: Ronny Chieng, “Asian Comedian Destroys America!” on Netflix
Ronny Chieng’s Netflix special gets better with age. Take this already great bit about Amazon Prime and how it encapsulates America, and remember, he wrote …
Review: Michelle Wolf, “Joke Show” on Netflix
“It seems like, over the past couple of years, we’ve developed this amazing ability to get mad at anyone for any reason.” That’s how Michelle …
Review: Dan Soder, “Son of a Gary” on HBO
As I wrote in Decider when Dan Soder’s HBO special debuted: Born in 1983, Soder lands right in the middle of Venn diagram between Generation …
Review: Eddie Griffin, “E-NIGGMA” on Showtime
Eddie Griffin held down a Las Vegas residency before the pandemic hit, and filmed his most recent stand-up special there for Showtime. The looseness of …
Review: Tiffany Haddish, “Black Mitzvah” on Netflix
Tiffany Haddish celebrated her 40th birthday in 2019 with a “Black Mitvah” comedy special on Netflix. And she’s more than willing to dish about past …
Review: Mike Birbiglia, “The New One” on Netflix
Mike Birbiglia’s 2019 Netflix special enjoyed a successful run on Broadway first, with an epic showstopper moment. But as I wrote last year: Birbiglia has …