T.J. Miller: Meticulously Ridiculous

I really had high hopes for this but it doesn't even come near to making you laugh or even smile. He seems to be trying to hard and the material just isn't funny.

Even the slapstick antics feel forced and all you can give him are pity laughs for trying to be funny.

Became distracted by his wet suit... a pant leg would be wet in one shot, dry a second later, and then even more wet the next. Became so annoying that it became bothersome and had to shut it off before we were 10 minutes into it.

When I first saw him in Silicon Valley I thought he's so incredibly talented, perfect delivery of his lines. You could tell he poured a lot from his own personal style into that character and I appreciated that immensely. In Deadpool he was also pretty good, reminded me of his Erlich Bachman character a little bit, but that was a welcome reminder. And then I watched this... "special".

My initial conclusion is that he should absolutely, under any circumstances, not write his own material. His special is rife with juvenile, stale jokes and word play, obscure references that are near impossible to relate (and I enjoy comedians from Hart and Rogan all the way up to Louis CK and Lewis Black). His delivery is good, he's a talented actor, but the material is extremely stale and obscure. As if it's almost improvised on the spot, very poorly. Near the 20 minute mark I was visibly waiting for it to be over.

I think the most fortunate consequence of watching this thing is that the beloved character of Erlich Bachman is untarnished. If he ever makes another special I will not waste my time again unless it comes extremely highly recommended.

I mean, a lot of times it was.

I mean as far as things go, things like this, there were a lot of funny moments and stuff that was also not THAT great but we all have our moments and our letdowns. Besides. It was funny.

Sometimes it's just nice to stay at home and make yourself a foot bath.

A nice foot bath.

I loved every single moments and jokes (I got a bit mad when he's wasting the water though), but if you haven't lived in the US you won't get it. A lot of inside jokes that needs some basic knowledge, background. If you have those, you'll love it. THX T.J. I want more like this :)