It is neither the "OMG! SOFUNNY! 10/10" and nor "Not funny at all. Stop wasting time on him. 1/10" that you see online. You can tell that both types of reviews come from the groups that are either fans of him, or hate the guy.
This special isn't for everybody and as it turns out, it isn't for me either but it's....say a 6/10 in my books? This special is a mix of the regular stereotypical sex/race jokes (with different punchlines) and witty "intellectual" humor. Should a special be only one or the other? Sure. Can it be a mix? Sure.
If you've watch a variety of standup, you would probably understand that jokes about race/sex are very common and get a quick laugh out of the audience. You decide if it's smart for a comedian to include the above, or if it's taking the easy way out. - in this special, I didn't like any of this. The intellectual part of the humor, I liked the storytelling part of it, but for me, it was chuckle worthy at best. You can tell that it's almost one type of a special, but then it changes quickly, and there's this constant back and forth, until maybe the last part.
Some of the punchlines in this special, however, will make you go "LOL, he did NOT just say that. Haha" I'd have loved more of this, but knowing what's happened with his previous works, I can understand. Some of the storytelling does make you wonder the state of creative freedom. Easy to be the audience, but tough to be in the guy's shoes and actually come up with something given everything surrounding him. Props for that.
This special isn't for everybody and as it turns out, it isn't for me either but it's....say a 6/10 in my books? This special is a mix of the regular stereotypical sex/race jokes (with different punchlines) and witty "intellectual" humor. Should a special be only one or the other? Sure. Can it be a mix? Sure.
If you've watch a variety of standup, you would probably understand that jokes about race/sex are very common and get a quick laugh out of the audience. You decide if it's smart for a comedian to include the above, or if it's taking the easy way out. - in this special, I didn't like any of this. The intellectual part of the humor, I liked the storytelling part of it, but for me, it was chuckle worthy at best. You can tell that it's almost one type of a special, but then it changes quickly, and there's this constant back and forth, until maybe the last part.
Some of the punchlines in this special, however, will make you go "LOL, he did NOT just say that. Haha" I'd have loved more of this, but knowing what's happened with his previous works, I can understand. Some of the storytelling does make you wonder the state of creative freedom. Easy to be the audience, but tough to be in the guy's shoes and actually come up with something given everything surrounding him. Props for that.