<PERSON>: <PERSON>
Same joke over and over yes, but what’s most important to note is how visibly <PERSON> is a changed man. One of my favorite recent stand ups for sure, and it always seemed clear to me that there was something way darker under his damn near clean comedy act. His guy from the 50s essence becomes increasingly hilarious the darker his material gets, so it’s not as surprising that he was an addict all these years. It had been mentioned in previous shows and interviews, but the extent to which it negatively affected his life was unknown, and I love how cathartic and funny him revealing this to us was.
Let me be clear- this isn’t his best work. 282
But I deeply appreciate how much he’s willing to share about his life (tragedy + time = comedy, which is why a lot of comedies suck because there’s no soul). I’d compare it <PERSON>, the Creator coming clean with “SORRY NOT SORRY,” a fantastic journal entry-style tune where he apologizes to the people he’s hurt while remaining unapologetic about the talent that has garnered him this much success. <PERSON> proves how edgy his comedy actually is and that his has-his-shit-together persona was more projection, as it is for yours truly. I’m consider mature and wise for my age, but I’m far from a finished project. None of us or ever will be, and there’s something beautiful about that.
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