This movie is pretty hacky, Chris Kattan is absolutely awful in this. The guitar hero "slash" scene was one of the most corny cringe inducing scenes I'd ever seen in a movie. Every time I felt like a terribly corny scene was coming.. i was right. Some of the worst writing i had ever seen in a comedy movie to be honest. Somehow though, David Spade did pretty well and they wrote for him decently. It fit his snarky, weird humor style and a lot of it was very self deprecating and shallow. Norm Macdonald isn't the best actor but he delivered this role so perfectly. A clean talking smut peddler is a perfectly written role for Norm. Norm and Spade wouldnt usually be names that would bring up a movie, both great stand ups.. but they definitely made this a never watch to a barely watch. Norm's deadpan quirky delivery was amazing in this, I wish anyone would have replaced Kattan in this.
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Hollywood & Wine
(2011 Video)
Would be a 1/10 if not for Norm Macdonald and David Spade
18 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Jim Norton: Monster Rain
(2007 TV Special)
Filthy and Hilarious
9 August 2022
Jim Norton ABSOLUTELY KILLED this set. His timing was perfect, comfort level was 10/10. There might have been a bit or two I wasn't too fond of but this is one of my favorite stand up specials. JIm Norton proves hes just as funny doing stand up as he is on radio. 9/10 go lil jimmy!
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
(1988)
Solid.. here's the set rankings (best to worst)
9 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Bill Hicks (10/10)
This is the first full set I had ever seen of Hicks, and man... was I beyond impressed. I had high expectations going into this, since I had heard praise of Hicks' material from comics all over the spectrum. Hicks' delivery was so polished, his timing was perfect. The subject matter was thought provoking, intense, morbid, and most importantly f'n hilarious. Hicks absolutely killed this set, and now this has given me the opportunity to really dive deep into his material (something I should have done years ago, i admit.) (RIP)
Otto & George (10/10) I must admit.. I am biased to Otto & George. I was a huge fan of Otto's appearances on the Opie & Anthony show.. so I knew Otto was conversationally funny with quick one liners, and a fun, mean humor style. This was the first full set of Otto & George I watched, and this was absolutely hilarious. The way that Otto could make the dialogue between him and the puppet George was phenomenal.. unlike any ventriloquist I had ever seen. I was never a fan of these kinds of "puppet acts", but Otto put an x-rated twist on it that was so unique and natural, they absolutely killed this set and I left having even more appreciation for Otto (RIP).
Tim Allen (9/10) I didn't know what to expect from Tim Allen, Home Improvement was on when i was a kid, i knew him from goofy kid movies and being a "sitcom dad". I now have a new found respect for Allen's stand up after seeing this set. His delivery was great, and exciting, Allen's energy fit the bits perfectly. Some of it made me cringe a tiny bit, but I was pleasantly surprised to see such a great set from him. Absolutely killed and to be third on this line up aint bad at all.
Jackie Martling (8.5/10) All these years, i had heard how big of a hack Jackie Martling was, and i never found him to be too entertaining on the radio with Howard Stern. I wasn't expecting much from as I knew he was a "joke teller" instead of the observational monologue type which was never really my thing.. but hell did I really enjoy his set. His energy and delivery was amazing on these old timey jokes, and the jokes were all funny. Edgy, dirty, really great set. Another comedian I found liking so much more after watching this lineup.
Chris Rock (8/10) I've always been a huge fan of Rock's standup, with "Bigger & Blacker" being one of my favorite stand up specials of all time. Now, since I had high expectations this was the one set that was disappointing to me, Rock was young, not as polished as he was 13 years later in the aforementioned B & B special. His delivery was a little rushed, timing was kinda off. Im not a fan of the militant type humor he was going for, doesn't resonate with me much. But I did like most of his material, the Jesse Jackson bit was killer really enjoyed it.
Monty Hoffman (7.5/10) I wasn't familiar with Monty at all. I came away a fan of his after his set. I really liked his self deprecating humor and delivery style, he seemed comfortable doing the set. I would have honestly ranked his set at the same grade as Rock's set, but his corny rap/rhyme act at the end was one of the most cringeworthy bits of the show. Besides that, I think Monty did great and it was cool to find another comedian of obscurity.
Larry Scarano (7/10) This guy has a really interesting set, a lot of morbid jokes, AIDS joke killed. I wasn't a huge fan of his delivery style, but i was impressed with his material I think it was pretty good- above average. Apparently this guy quit comedy, but when this was released Playboy said him and rock were standouts. I don't agree with that, but I would have watched more material from him after this set if I could have found it.
John Fox (6/10) I guess John Fox has some credits to his name, and isn't necessarily a house hold name by any means but I am surprised he's more well known than Scarano and Hoffman. I found his set to be pretty boring, leaning on shock value for humor. A lot of his bits seemed to be rushed and cheap.
Stephanie Hodge (5/10) Not much to say about this set. I guess woman doing crude humor in 1988 was shocking, but i didnt find many bits funny from this and I wasnt very impressed with the "dirty girl" act. Unimpressed.
Steven Pearl (5/10) Again, not much to say about this set. Not many laughs, delivery was pretty lackluster. Can't remember a bit and i just watched this last night.
Thea Vidale (3/10) Another dirty girl act, shocking! Really leaned into the southern angle too I found it to be very corny, as if people in New York where this was taped had never seen a dirty gal from the south who talks about sex for 5 minutes. It was basically stephanie hodge's set without lame smoking jokes, and just an awful delivery. Not enjoyable at the least.
Joey Gaynor (2/10) This guy was absolutely awful. His whole act was doing impressions of music acts and singers. It was almost impossible to sit through and watch this, the only reason I did was to give a fair review and to get to Jackie the jokeman.. I see this guy has lots of credits on here as well which baffles me. I don't know if this guy has an audience, god bless him if he does. But god this was one of the worst sets i had ever seen. I give a 2 for having the balls to go on stage after Bill Hicks, Allen, Otto, and Rock. This guy is a HACK.
It's extremely difficult to get a good lineup of 12 guys like this.. they did a pretty good job doing it i was impressed with this release. Many more people should watch this to see the genius of Otto, Hicks, and Allen.
Otto & George (10/10) I must admit.. I am biased to Otto & George. I was a huge fan of Otto's appearances on the Opie & Anthony show.. so I knew Otto was conversationally funny with quick one liners, and a fun, mean humor style. This was the first full set of Otto & George I watched, and this was absolutely hilarious. The way that Otto could make the dialogue between him and the puppet George was phenomenal.. unlike any ventriloquist I had ever seen. I was never a fan of these kinds of "puppet acts", but Otto put an x-rated twist on it that was so unique and natural, they absolutely killed this set and I left having even more appreciation for Otto (RIP).
Tim Allen (9/10) I didn't know what to expect from Tim Allen, Home Improvement was on when i was a kid, i knew him from goofy kid movies and being a "sitcom dad". I now have a new found respect for Allen's stand up after seeing this set. His delivery was great, and exciting, Allen's energy fit the bits perfectly. Some of it made me cringe a tiny bit, but I was pleasantly surprised to see such a great set from him. Absolutely killed and to be third on this line up aint bad at all.
Jackie Martling (8.5/10) All these years, i had heard how big of a hack Jackie Martling was, and i never found him to be too entertaining on the radio with Howard Stern. I wasn't expecting much from as I knew he was a "joke teller" instead of the observational monologue type which was never really my thing.. but hell did I really enjoy his set. His energy and delivery was amazing on these old timey jokes, and the jokes were all funny. Edgy, dirty, really great set. Another comedian I found liking so much more after watching this lineup.
Chris Rock (8/10) I've always been a huge fan of Rock's standup, with "Bigger & Blacker" being one of my favorite stand up specials of all time. Now, since I had high expectations this was the one set that was disappointing to me, Rock was young, not as polished as he was 13 years later in the aforementioned B & B special. His delivery was a little rushed, timing was kinda off. Im not a fan of the militant type humor he was going for, doesn't resonate with me much. But I did like most of his material, the Jesse Jackson bit was killer really enjoyed it.
Monty Hoffman (7.5/10) I wasn't familiar with Monty at all. I came away a fan of his after his set. I really liked his self deprecating humor and delivery style, he seemed comfortable doing the set. I would have honestly ranked his set at the same grade as Rock's set, but his corny rap/rhyme act at the end was one of the most cringeworthy bits of the show. Besides that, I think Monty did great and it was cool to find another comedian of obscurity.
Larry Scarano (7/10) This guy has a really interesting set, a lot of morbid jokes, AIDS joke killed. I wasn't a huge fan of his delivery style, but i was impressed with his material I think it was pretty good- above average. Apparently this guy quit comedy, but when this was released Playboy said him and rock were standouts. I don't agree with that, but I would have watched more material from him after this set if I could have found it.
John Fox (6/10) I guess John Fox has some credits to his name, and isn't necessarily a house hold name by any means but I am surprised he's more well known than Scarano and Hoffman. I found his set to be pretty boring, leaning on shock value for humor. A lot of his bits seemed to be rushed and cheap.
Stephanie Hodge (5/10) Not much to say about this set. I guess woman doing crude humor in 1988 was shocking, but i didnt find many bits funny from this and I wasnt very impressed with the "dirty girl" act. Unimpressed.
Steven Pearl (5/10) Again, not much to say about this set. Not many laughs, delivery was pretty lackluster. Can't remember a bit and i just watched this last night.
Thea Vidale (3/10) Another dirty girl act, shocking! Really leaned into the southern angle too I found it to be very corny, as if people in New York where this was taped had never seen a dirty gal from the south who talks about sex for 5 minutes. It was basically stephanie hodge's set without lame smoking jokes, and just an awful delivery. Not enjoyable at the least.
Joey Gaynor (2/10) This guy was absolutely awful. His whole act was doing impressions of music acts and singers. It was almost impossible to sit through and watch this, the only reason I did was to give a fair review and to get to Jackie the jokeman.. I see this guy has lots of credits on here as well which baffles me. I don't know if this guy has an audience, god bless him if he does. But god this was one of the worst sets i had ever seen. I give a 2 for having the balls to go on stage after Bill Hicks, Allen, Otto, and Rock. This guy is a HACK.
It's extremely difficult to get a good lineup of 12 guys like this.. they did a pretty good job doing it i was impressed with this release. Many more people should watch this to see the genius of Otto, Hicks, and Allen.
Friends: The Reunion
(2021 TV Special)
surprised by the good content for a reunion show- low expectations
6 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Content surprisingly entertaining (even in the internet era!) to a person who was only 8 years old when this show came off the air. I remember my family watching episodes when I was a kid. I became interested when I was a in my early 20s due to a late girlfriend (RIP) when Friends streamed on Netflix. I became enthralled with the plot, the show has great writing.
Although i enjoyed this show, i had low expectations. Reunion shows are almost always a bust. This greatly exceeded those expectations, bringing entertaining bits and interesting cast interactions. I really enjoyed the history and background information provided, it was shocking to hear some of the stories of the origins of the show. The interviews of the writers and producers were great, asked questions that were opening the behind the scenes people up.
James Corden was surprisingly good during this. I was disappointed to see him at first, but it wasn't bad at all on his end.
Only complaints- Forced virtue signaling by HBO/producers, and unnecessary and uninteresting celeb endorsements (David Beckham, Mindy Klaing. Etc.) If it wasn't for this, it would be a 10/10.
Bad Bits: Smelly cat bit was cringe- besides lady gaga acoustic, Fashion show was hard to sit through.
Although i enjoyed this show, i had low expectations. Reunion shows are almost always a bust. This greatly exceeded those expectations, bringing entertaining bits and interesting cast interactions. I really enjoyed the history and background information provided, it was shocking to hear some of the stories of the origins of the show. The interviews of the writers and producers were great, asked questions that were opening the behind the scenes people up.
James Corden was surprisingly good during this. I was disappointed to see him at first, but it wasn't bad at all on his end.
Only complaints- Forced virtue signaling by HBO/producers, and unnecessary and uninteresting celeb endorsements (David Beckham, Mindy Klaing. Etc.) If it wasn't for this, it would be a 10/10.
Bad Bits: Smelly cat bit was cringe- besides lady gaga acoustic, Fashion show was hard to sit through.
Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean
(2018 TV Special)
Unfortunate
6 September 2021
I had never seen a Pete Holmes special before.. I am wondering if this might be an "aquired taste". I spontaneously watched this on HBO Max and was surprised at how bad it was. Each bit fell flat on me but the audience seemed to enjoy. I cringed through a lot of it. I find myself being uncomfortable during bits (sometimes positively) but this was a weird feeling from corniness and obnoxious voices. I was expecting it to be somewhat decent from the rating on here, but it was quite disappointing. I don't think I'll check anything else out from this guy, one of the most unfunny specials I've seen.
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
(2013 TV Special)
A pleasant surprise
6 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I had seen Silverman in acting roles and thought she was moderately funny. Despite hearing many negative opinions of her stand up, I decided to check this out on HBO Max. I thought it was HILARIOUS. She killed the room, only missing a bit or two. The delivery is unique and made the bits 10x funnier. The song at the end was a nice touch as well, not corny like i thought this might be when I saw a guitar on the movie cover. (Not a fan of Song Parody/Musical Comedy usually). 9/10 will watch more Sarah Silverman in the future.
Alpha and Omega 7: The Big Fureeze
(2016 Video)
Only one I've ever seen of this franchise.
13 August 2021
My daughter chose to watch this movie on hbo max and was surprised since I had never seen or heard of it. It was a below average movie in my opinion, but my kid enjoyed it so it meets that goal of approval for the targeted audience. I thought the animation was pretty cool, and the story line was a bit boring but enough to entertain a kid. I've definitely seen worse and better kids movies, this is a "take it or leave it" to me.
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