Review: Jack Whitehall, “I’m Only Joking” (Netflix)
by Jack Whitehall’s a big deal in Britain, but still a bit of an unknown to American audiences, despite multiple Netflix specials and TV series. I …
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Review: Urzila Carlson, “Overqualified Loser” on Netflix
You know the comedy boom has reached its over-saturation point when, even in the middle of a global pandemic, Netflix forgets or otherwise neglects to …
Review: Jim Jefferies, “Intolerant,” on Netflix
Jim Jefferies is at a career and life crossroads. Aren’t we all in 2020? For Jefferies, though, his personal and professional lives were colliding with …
Review: George Lopez, “We’ll Do It For Half” on Netflix
After a Showtime debut and four follow-up specials on HBO, George Lopez has made the leap to Netflix. Why? Is it the money? We’ll Do …
Review: Jo Koy, “In His Elements” on Netflix
This is a full-on variety show, as Jo Koy traveled to the Philippines with a breakdancer, Ronnie; a Grammy-winning producer, !llmind; singer/songwriter Iñigo Pascual; and …
Review: Dave Chappelle, “8:46” on YouTube
Dave Chappelle turned a local pavilion in his Ohio town into his personal performance venue during the pandemic, and right out of the gate last …
Review: Hannah Gadsby, “Douglas” on Netflix
If you want to know why Hannah Gadsby’s 2020 Netflix special is called Douglas, there’s reasons more than the basic one she gives about her …
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: 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 …