Iliza Shlesinger: A Different Animal

I actually enjoyed Iliza's stand up for years. She had great specials full of relatable topics and laughable physical humor. Her specialty was actually roasting men and women which I loved. Easy for a female comic to poke at men but she made fun of both men and women. Comedians often make jokes about the differences between men and women and she was great at it. Also notably never political which was smart. Fast forward to Roe V Wade overturned then politics jumped into and ruined her last special. Now her comedy is full on feminist and even man hating at times. I thought her specials would get funnier since having a kid but quite the opposite. Also I have no idea why she's dressed like Madonna. She's always had interesting style but the half nakedness was ridiculous and distracting. Nicki Glasser did the same thing wearing a club looking mini dress in one of her specials. It's like pop stars. The older they get the less clothes they wear to distract from the fact their music sucks. Same thing here. So RIP Iliza. You comedy is dead to me.

I've been a fan of Iliza for years but these last two specials just were not funny to me. A Different Animal felt like she was trying to do a TedTalk with comedy. I laughed at two jokes; the shower bit & the vemo comment. I was impressed at her repeated swats, even after two babies girl still works on her physical health. It was just the same old girl power phrases again and again. American almost had a woman president, Britain already had a literal modern queen for decades! I clicked on this special for COMEDY!!!

I don't think it's post pregnancy brain either, she a professional comic (most comedians are really smart like genesis level). It just seemed like she was to busy pandering to women and it just was not funny. She tried to passify the men and it was weak. A Joe Rogan joke, most men I know don't give a crap about the guy or Trump. I hope she gets back to being funny like she used to. I mean she has a husband, other parents to deal with, a great comedic mind, etc.

I love Iliza, seen several routines, but this nonsense was boring and only mildly amusing. Turned off half way through. Too much Girl power and not enough content for all. Slow and ponderous and says she doesn't bring her kids in spotlight then goes on about how much she loves and dotes on her daughter. If you didn't know better you'd think she hated all men and denigrates them whenever she gets the opportunity for a quick girlie laugh. The gen Z, gen X & millennial spiel is dated now too. Needs more up to date content, more even tone for all and stop believing your own hype about how good you WERE!

And you would like to bring him into a world where you are conflating men congratulating each other for bringing life into the world with merely having sex?? What is wrong with you? There's comedy and then there's this... garbage, thoughtless, just awful really. I feel bad that you have a son and husband and you choose to proliferate an ancient sexist agenda. Disgusting. I'll never watch anything you make again. I'll tell anyone who asks not to either. As a man I'm highly offended and I've never really been offended by comedy before. But then again this isn't comedy and it's not funny. Trash. Sexist. Trash.

If your drawn in by the constant pointing towards her genitals and can understand her ridiculous attempt to be the female equivalent of Bill Burr then try to sit through this 1 hour of complete nonsense. The audience laughter is simulated I believe because after an hour of waiting I heard nothing funny leave her lips. Dave Chappelle invites you to take a journey, Bill Burr makes you laugh with his delivery. This woman tries to blend both with disastrous effect and resorts to Madonna esque voging and pointing at her ridiculous clothing while telling stories of how hard it is to be female. Her roast participations are a world away from this new special that I would describe as a failure to be funny, a failure to craft a reasonable joke... a knock knock joke packs more punch than an hour of this drivel, her career will shrivel if this is what pc culture has defined as comedy...