Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby

This was one of the best stand ups I've this year. Witty, well written, and poised for each delivery. I really enjoyed this. Show me more!!

Was surprised I enjoyed it so much, not that I had low expectations of Seth himself. Due to the barrage of not-so-great Netflix comedy specials; especially the number of ones the include talent who don't normally do standup. This was a rare treat and found myself laughing quite audibly throughout.

There was mention (by another review) of the unusual framing of the filmography, but that didn't distract me personally from the general comedic content for too long.

Seth is just amazing u couldn t stop laughing. give it a shot it is HILARIOUS!!

This a response to the handful of people complaining about the Trump bashing. He only talks about politics for about 10 minutes in the middle of the set, and he had Netflix add a "skip the politics" option if you didn't want to hear it. What exactly are you complaining about? He has an opinion, and you should be okay with that. He was also thoughtful enough to give you the option to ignore it in the event that you're not okay with it. Can you not just relax, and enjoy something without getting all bent out of shape if someone doesn't 100% agree with your views?

I feel like I need to preface this review w an honest statement that I love basically everything about Seth Meyers & always have. Even the word 'basically' is questionable - I can't think of anything I don't love about him. So much so that some nights I only watch Late Night for the first 15 or so minutes because I will never (& HAVE never) miss Seth's monologues & topical commentary/comedy skits/parodies on the off chance that I just don't have time to watch the whole show. I have never missed even one of his opening bits or a single 'weekend update' piece & even his early improv, the little bit that you might find if you search really well, is totally solid. I also think he was the second best writer ever on SNL, second only to Tina Fey - pretty good company, right?

That being said, I was prepared to be at least slightly disappointed w his stand up. I've often thought about seeing him live but it's somewhat rare & usually nowhere near where I live. Plus, honestly, I get to enjoy him 5 nights a week (ok, that 'hinted suggestion' is a bit over the top, but it's another reason I love Seth - anyone who looks that good & is also that funny is just so lovable). So for what it's worth, I thoroughly enjoyed a fantastic hour watching one of my absolute favorite humans do some of the best stand up I've seen. Something about him is so entirely entertaining & witty, yet so easily relatable. Because of his relationship w his family (who DOESN'T love Larry, Hilary & Josh?), his undeniable respect for his wife Alexi & obvious love for his boys, I just can't imagine anyone not liking him. That's part of what's so great about this special - It's just 'Seth being Seth', but instead of monologues or lead ins & punchlines you get solid stand up. Also, admittedly, it's kind of fun to hear him drop a few F-bombs without being 'bleeped'. I'm not saying this is for everyone, some people may not like Seth (how that's possible I don't know, but to each his/her own, I suppose) - but if you like Late Night w Seth Meyers, if you liked him on SNL & you find him funny in general you will undoubtedly thoroughly enjoy this Netflix special. As I said, I was prepared to be disappointed because the bar was set so high (my own doing, but I'll blame him for being SO off the charts talented) but I was anything but disappointed. This is just GREAT stand up.

That being said, it's not my absolute FAVORITE standup show ever - people who JUST do stand up are often SO well prepared, have perfect timing & truly have their craft down pat, but it is definitely fantastic stand up & given all his other talents, I was surprised to see that he is simply so very good at stand up.

Check this out people, you won't be disappointed. Seth is a class act, a humorist at heart & just a good guy w a great sense of humor - watch it, you'll have at least one good hour that day.