This ties Dane Cook's most recent stand-up special (the one he shot in his backyard, in which he just talks for an hour) as the worst I've ever seen. I'm angry with myself for watching it all the way through, but I stuck with it because an hour can cover enough topics that it's usually not fair to dismiss the entire performance if the first few minutes are bad. In this case, it is. First, the "jokes" stem from the same old premises you've heard dozens of times and are often contradictory:
-Observations about pregnancy (relaying these to a theater full of women who have most likely given birth themselves).
-Men vs. Women (claims women strive to keep up their looks as they age to impress men, but also says most men don't care about appearances and will pounce on anything that moves).
-Generational gaps (screams about the differences between millennials and gen Z because there's no real punchline).
You get the idea.
Now, let's talk about that thirst trap of an outfit. Iliza chooses to wear some kind of medieval/rock & roll crossover pants, but complains right out of the gate how tight they are. She pairs these with a sheer shirt that exposes her midriff because she wants us all to notice how toned her stomach is after having two kids and being over 40.
The material comes off as preachy, not humorous, and is delivered with such an aggressive tone it feels like the audience is being reprimanded (another tactic to prevent viewers from realizing there are very few actual punchlines). This is more of a feminist propaganda TED talk than it is a comedy routine. The tight shots of Iliza's face often reveal her "gotcha" expression, like she's convinced she's making some earth-shattering revelations with the things she's saying. I'm tempted to contact Amazon support to ask if they can subtract my view from the number of times this was streamed.
