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Jenny Slate has a new stand-up special that debuted recently on Netflix, interspersed with documentary footage of her with her family. I've always liked her, ever since her ill-fated SNL debut, but she is drat DELIGHTFUL. It's one of my favorite stand-up specials of the year for sure.
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Here's comedian Keyy Bachman wiping out Harvey Weinstein and some of his tacit supporters in the audience https://news.avclub.com/watch-comic-kelly-bachman-tear-harvey-weinstein-apart-1839371114
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Apparently things are not good for James Acaster he deleted his Twitter and apparently has been struggling mental health-wise. https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=%23jamesacaster He also opened up on a British show a few months back about having suicidal thoughts and struggles with alcohol. Hope he gets better, I thought Repertoire was really good, and nobody should have to endure this
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Oct 30, 2019 14:57
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poo poo, he’s brilliant on Taskmaster.
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Oct 30, 2019 15:12
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Maybe burnout? I don't know where I heard or read it anymore, but he was working constantly apparently. Loved his specials and audio book.
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Oct 30, 2019 15:40
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mrfart posted:Maybe burnout? From what I can gather: 2016 was basically ruinous for him (the premise of his new book). His girlfriend left him for Rowan Atkinson (seriously), he had a bunch of professional setbacks, he had bad depression to begin with, and it got worse. So he was drinking, struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts, and as you guys alluded to, working way too hard. He probably does need a break, apparently he canceled some upcoming gigs, probably for the best.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:His girlfriend left him for Rowan Atkinson This is a Pro level "chuckle fucker" move and I respect her hustle
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Oct 30, 2019 22:46
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James is one of the good guys. Every one support him.
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Oct 30, 2019 22:52
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El Gallinero Gros posted:His girlfriend left him for Rowan Atkinson “Is there a ..Mrs. Bean?”
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That is awful to hear about James Acaster, dude's brilliant  I hope he takes the time he needs and is able to feel better.
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David Cross has new special on Prime. Hopefully it's not poop. Liked the last one.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:David Cross has new special on Prime. Hopefully it's not poop. Liked the last one. I thought his last one was great.
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The_Rob posted:I thought his last one was great. New one is good, but I'll be shocked if he doesn't get a visit from the Secret Service
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Nov 30, 2019 18:07
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El Gallinero Gros posted:New one is good, but I'll be shocked if he doesn't get a visit from the Secret Service Haven't watched the special, but the tour it was from started 18 months ago. Pretty sure he'd have gotten visited long ago. Was more surprised he got away with naming a tour "Making America Great Again" during the 2016 election cycle. Between his 2016 and 2018 tours I caught 4 shows. I love his material for the most part, but it's all blurs together at this point. Frankly, one of the best parts of a David Cross show is waiting for the inevitable joke that makes someone get up and leave. Seems to happen at least once at every drat show and it never gets old.
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Tony Phillips posted:Haven't watched the special, but the tour it was from started 18 months ago. Pretty sure he'd have gotten visited long ago. He said it happened pretty much nightly during the MAGA tour Given that one bit about the NRA and kids, not surprised
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I just saw one of the worst, if not THE worst stand-up specials I've ever sat through, from Ilana Glazer, one of the two stars of Broad City. It just premiered on Amazon Prime. We saw Pete Davidson open for John Mulaney a month ago, and even he was more polished, professional, and funny. Is it just me, or are specials produced or distributed by Comedy Dynamics usually disappointing, hacky, or just plain bad? I watch enough stand-up that I look out for that name now, because I never end up liking them.
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:I just saw one of the worst, if not THE worst stand-up specials I've ever sat through, from Ilana Glazer, one of the two stars of Broad City. It just premiered on Amazon Prime. We saw Pete Davidson open for John Mulaney a month ago, and even he was more polished, professional, and funny. The trailer looked pretty dire, even by trailers-for-stand-up-specials standards. And Pete is funny and has charisma, he just has more spotlight than someone with his number of years on stage would have because of SNL. I think it's likely he'll get really good eventually. quote:Is it just me, or are specials produced or distributed by Comedy Dynamics usually disappointing, hacky, or just plain bad? I watch enough stand-up that I look out for that name now, because I never end up liking them. Looking at their site, they produce, like, everyone. So I'd go with "turns out 'everyone' included a whole lot of lovely comedians".
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I just got to see Dave Stone on Saturday. I've only seen his stuff on youtube, some of which I didn't really like but in person he was really funny. He had a few bits that he seemed to be working on a little but overall it was a good show. Maybe he'll put out an album if the Boogie Monster doesn't get picked up as a tv show.
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Jan 6, 2020 05:12
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The Ilana Glazer special is loving abysmal.
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oh dope posted:The Ilana Glazer special is loving abysmal. I'm gonna be so happy when mainstream standup specials can move beyond right wing old men making specials called 'TRIGGERED, SNOWCUCKS????' about how they're being censored while getting a Netflix deal versus people in their 20's making ones called 'Flint Still Doesn't Have Clean Water' where they try to figure out the magic joke that'll force Trump to resign. It's just so loving dire.
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I haven't heard anyone at all say a good word about it, which leaves me wondering who it was even aimed at.
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I wonder if this is what the end of the Comedy Boom of the 80s/90s was like. ‘Hey kid, you’ve been doing open mics for 6 months, do you want a Netflix special?’
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I saw Abbie and Ilana do a stand up thing together a few years ago and it was the shittiest most unfunny thing I'd seen in a long rear end time. We left halfway through when they started doing karaoke with no backing music.
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poo poo POST MALONE posted:I saw Abbie and Ilana do a stand up thing together a few years ago and it was the shittiest most unfunny thing I'd seen in a long rear end time. We left halfway through when they started doing karaoke with no backing music. Was this a part of the Broad City Live show they did a few years back? Saw them live between seasons 1 and 2 of the show and yikes. It seems like you're describing what I saw, but I've blacked most of it out. Just remember being really annoyed at how bad things were and some recollection of them doing some weird rear end dueling drum solos thing.
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I also saw Broad City live in 2014, and it was the worst professional comedy thing I have seen. It had all the feeling of terrible improv, even though everything was set-up prior. I remember this really long bit about Abby being the baby from "Where the Heart Is" and it just kept going and going and going. Also, I was sitting at the back, and you could just see a ton of people leaving. My section was pretty quiet for the whole show. I only stayed because I thought my now-wife was enjoying it. She was not.
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Is the TV show good? Because that poo poo got five loving seasons, it seems.
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I can only speak for the first three seasons, but yes it is. Very good in fact!
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I think the first three seasons ranged from mildly amusing to roll-on-the-floor hilarious, but something changed after that (maybe coinciding with the show getting more mainstream attention), and they doubled down on the most obnoxious attributes. My wife and I considered ourselves fans, but we just dropped it for the last season and never looked back. I argue that the Season 2 episode where Abby wanders off while tripping on dental painkillers and hallucinates her stuffed animal/imaginary friend Bingo Bronson while running amok in Whole Foods is the funniest thing they ever did. But it was diminishing returns after that season.
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Well, maybe it was the other one.
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Yeah the show was really funny but whatever they thought standup or improv was... it didn't work.
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Megazver posted:Is the TV show good? Because that poo poo got five loving seasons, it seems. I am DYING to hear an oral history about season 4. I can't speak to their live show, but the first three seasons were hilarious and Abbi/Ilana are great and so are their co-stars and guest stars But they famously had Hillary Clinton film a cameo in season 3 well before Bernie became the youth vote's favorite. And by the time the episode aired, it was already hilariously out of touch. But what happened next was crazy. Apparently, they wrote references (or maybe even whole episodes) about President Hillary throughout season 4, which was to premiere in their usual spot of January/February. Given that timing, they likely filmed most of the episodes too. But then Trump happened so they had to delay the season to September and rewrite everything. Season 4 is REALLY bad. One of the great things about Broad City is how the characters, like real life New Yorkers in their 20s, are constantly outside exploring the city instead of being in their lovely apartments. But due to obvious budgetary reasons, season 4 takes place almost entirely indoors. Anyway, season 5 was back to normal and was really funny and they nailed a sweet, touching ending. But holy poo poo, that Ilana stand-up special is bad. I made it 5 minutes before I turned it off.
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WerthersWay posted:I am DYING to hear an oral history about season 4. I can't speak to their live show, but the first three seasons were hilarious and Abbi/Ilana are great and so are their co-stars and guest stars But they famously had Hillary Clinton film a cameo in season 3 well before Bernie became the youth vote's favorite. And by the time the episode aired, it was already hilariously out of touch. Woooooooow. I didn’t know that at all about season 4 but it makes sense. drat. I would agree w this. 1-3 are pretty solid (aside from the histrionics of the Hilary episode). 4 was a bit of a lull and 5 was a good wrap. I wanna watch this special a bit just to see how far I can get.
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Broad City is responsible for my wife and I saying this to each other approximately 1000 times. Now I feel like I have to make us try to watch the special.
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100% of my exposure to Ilana Glazer comes from the stand up i watched, so maybe i should check out this show. I can easily imagine she's a talented actress that can deliver a funny line from a script. But man, if you're a fan of hers, don't bother with that special. It's just not worth the time.
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Ilana's stand up special is probably the worst one I've ever seen.
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Twin Cinema posted:I also saw Broad City live in 2014, and it was the worst professional comedy thing I have seen. It had all the feeling of terrible improv, even though everything was set-up prior. I remember this really long bit about Abby being the baby from "Where the Heart Is" and it just kept going and going and going. Happens to a lot of TV shows that try to go live. Those Trailer Park Boys live specials are atrocious
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Senator Drinksalot posted:Happens to a lot of TV shows that try to go live. Those Trailer Park Boys live specials are atrocious Successful as gently caress, though
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I've started to listen to the podcasts of some of these stand ups and holy poo poo are they stupid and awful when not on stage. Just endlessly whining about cancel culture and snowflake millennials. It's endless. They won't shut up about it.
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Yaws posted:I've started to listen to the podcasts of some of these stand ups and holy poo poo are they stupid and awful when not on stage. Just endlessly whining about cancel culture and snowflake millennials. It's endless. They won't shut up about it. It's called the Joe Rogan experience sir
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Yaws posted:I've started to listen to the podcasts of some of these stand ups and holy poo poo are they stupid and awful when not on stage. Just endlessly whining about cancel culture and snowflake millennials. It's endless. They won't shut up about it. 
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