Review: “Middleditch & Schwartz” on Netflix
by 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 …
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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: 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. …
Review: Bert Kreischer, “Hey Big Boy” on Netflix
Bert Kreischer is often hilariously out of step with the times, so having this party guy’s newest Netflix special show up just as America had …
Review: Marc Maron, “End Times Fun” on Netflix
There’s an extra bittersweet poignancy already to Marc Maron’s 2020 Netflix special, End Times Fun, which came out in the second week of March, just …
Review: Taylor Tomlinson, “Quarter-Life Crisis” on Netflix
Taylor Tomlinson has an old-school stand-up comedy approach that belies her young age. It’s jarring to hear a twentysomething make jokes about kids these days, …
Review: Pete Davidson, “Alive From New York” on Netflix
Pete Davidson has become both a star and a caricature on Saturday Night Live, which is a shame because there’s a lot going on below …
Review: Tom Papa, “You’re Doing Great!” on Netflix
Tom Papa and Fortune Feimster co-host a radio show for Netflix’s SiriusXM radio channel, so not long after Feimster’s Netflix special aired, here came Papa …
Review: Vir Das, “For India” on Netflix
Vir Das almost broke through in a broadcast primetime sitcom in America this year, starring in a backdoor pilot spinoff episode of Fresh Off The …
Review: Fortune Feimster, “Sweet & Salty” on Netflix
What I wrote when Fortune Feimster’s Netflix special dropped in January: The hour is full of memorable anecdotes, as she recounts her slow evolution from …