Jim Jefferies: High n' Dry

I really wanted to like this special because I've watched all of Jim Jefferies other specials, and this one was frankly underwhelming and difficult to stay engaged. There were a couple of good jokes throughout the special, but ultimately many of them were drawn out. He often uses just the sheer volume of his voice to make a joke, but just being loud doesn't necessarily make you funny. Overall, I do appreciate Jim for sticking to his original shtick of self-deprivation and raunchy comedy, but this show is probably best viewed in person. I don't want to be too overly critical of a comedy special, especially Jim Jefferies, as I am a fan, but I would probably skip this one.

Its hard not to like this guy, even though we don't agree on most topics lol. I guess that what makes a good comedian is when you think they have backwards ideals and the poorest of judgment but are still funny as all hell. A good comedian finds a way to make people laugh at anything and id say Jeffries does a great job of that. We were watching his early comedy back in 2014 or so and while he has transitioned quite a bit from those routines his overall approach to the mic seems to be the same - talk about controversial issues and make fun of the absurdity of humanity, though from the take of someone who admits hes a dumbmass.

Respect Jim, and arent we all.

A+

Of course I had to sit down and watch the 2023 stand-up comedy special "Jim Jefferies: High n' Dry", as I stumbled upon it. I didn't know about it, prior to getting to sit down and watch it. But then again, I am not really keeping up to speed with upcoming comedy specials.

I have seen a couple of older shows from Jim Jefferies, and I have to say that the 2023 show "Jim Jefferies: High n' Dry" wasn't his best of shows. Sure, it was watchable, and there were some funny moments, but as a whole set, then it just felt a bit flat and as if he wasn't running on a full tank.

Some good laughs here and there, but the show was just somehow lacking that special spark of energy that Jim Jefferies usually have shown in previous shows. Don't get me wrong here, though, because I am not saying that "Jim Jefferies: High n' Dry" is a bad show, far from it. And I am sure that fans of Jim Jefferies will get a kick out of this 2023 special.

My rating of "Jim Jefferies: High n' Dry" lands on a five out of ten stars.

Because it's now hip to dump on Jefferies while acting as though one is above it. Anyone that tries to be witty and says their 4 our of 10 rating is because he 'gives it a go' and is a 'partidipaction trophy' is wanting to say more about themselves than the special.

As always, he does a great job with storytelling and his always enjoyable digressions that entertaining enough that you almost forgot what led to them. A great example is the DJ Qualls bit.

Even better is his take on the LGBTQ issues and does a great job laying it all out without leaving the reality of it all. From the sounds of it, this might be the last Jim Jefferies special. I hope it's not but if it is, it's a great way to end. I do hope he continues though because he will be greatly missed.

I've seen quite a lot of his stand-up comedies and I've always been entertained by them. I like his style, his sense of humour, not afraid of self-deprecation, his raunchy dirty jokes. I tried watching his weekly show, The Jim Jefferies Show, which I found okay but not great. His weekly show was just too much reading the autocue, didn't look natural, and that's the big difference with his stand-up comedies that are so much better. High & Dry brought a constant smile on my face, exactly the kind of show I was expecting. Jim Jefferies should just stick to what he does best and that's on a stage in front of an audience.