Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward

I'd never heard of Anthony Jeselnik before and I decided to watch this special just for the sake of it, and I haven't laughed so hard on ages, that being said, the jokes became quite predictable throughout the show as the same premise was used a lot but, this guy is going up there with my favourite comedians now.

It wasn't the best stand up special Netflix has to offer. A few of his jokes fell flat and weren't very funny. Very dead pan humor, if that's your sort of thing. But I must say, it was better than Amy Schumer's latest special, it's not saying much but still, an improvement. Check it out if you have an hour to kill.

I was looking forward to this. Here's what to expect:

Positives:

• Makes fun of anything, that's refreshing in 2019.

Negatives:

• His delivery somehow got even slower to the point I wasn't sure if the video was playing at regular speed.
• Jokes felt tamer than before, or already said in previous specials.
• I don't like the beard. My favorite thing about him before was after delivering an offensive joke he'd have a grin like he knows just how many people just got offended - now that priceless smile is hidden behind a mustache nobody asked for. Keep the beard, shave the stache.
• Last joke dragged for too long and wasn't funny. I feel like sometimes in trying to be "offensive" he really misses on some good opportunities. And things start to feel repetitive if you've seen his previous two specials.

Overall: This is an exceptional special for Netflix. Usually they'd just hire some random bootleg-Hooters waitress that spews liberal statements, call it a special, put her on the front page. The usual Netflix trash. But occasionally you get an actual comedian like Bill Burr, Rogan, Jeselnik - who actually do funny jokes. Neat.

It's not as much a special as it is a dance between both sides of the line that defines the limits that we should never cross in comedy: It crosses it brilliantly and shamelessly and in this day and age, it is refreshing eventhough Mr. Jeselnik has been doing this kind of comedy for a long time. It is delivered flawlessly to a point where it feels unrehearsed and maybe even off the cuffs.

It is also refreshing to get such a great jaw-dropping, eye-popping, one punch combo, misdirection-filled comedy-laced hour in this, yet again, day and age where anyone can get their specials on TV and bore us to death. This is not it.

This is comedy.

All jokes are about sensitive social values. So this is unusual and often surprising