Think of this special as the 300th episode of a cheap TV comedy that has gone on way too long and you will get the idea. Jeff gets right to the puppets this time instead of doing stand up first, which kinda throws things off balance. His establish his current situation in life first and introduce his beloved characters second to belittle him about it is gone. I think Jeff's popularity is starting to severally dwindle, or least it will after people see this.
There is no Sweet Daddy or Jalapeno on a Stick to be found here. There is mention that Jeff feels that Sweet Daddy is an insensitive character or racial which is odd. He goes to Ireland to introduce a new puppet - Shamus the Irish baby.Really? That is what Ireland needs to pay money to see, a stereotypical Irish character! Brilliant Jeff and so original too. I live in the Midwest, and some years ago he played here. There were a LOT of Native Americas in attendance, but that did not stop him of making fun of them to the point where white people in the audience where becoming concerned for there safety. This was a very lite version of that event.
Shamus is an ugly, cheap looking Halloween doll reject. A big headed baby that is an alcoholic. Its Achmed as a baby basically. And Shamus loves to say f*ck a lot in a bad Irish accent. Which brings up a point, Jeff at numerous points insists his act is about family, however there is course language through out despite him stopping his puppets from saying even more courser things. Add to that a dark subject matter (abandonment issues, divorce, female breasts, virgins, Walter supposedly being his dad and his mother a whore (he payed her to jump rope - yeah I don't get it either), him marrying a younger woman). This is a very strange thing to say or do. I don't mind the language but don't call it family entertainment - come on Jeff. The other strange thing is his explanation for being in Ireland, it makes no sense at all.
All in all not really that funny and kind of sad to see this comedian fade out. It all just really comes to the point where you have to ask how funny can any well used stereotype be? Jeff has never been a strong political comedian or social commentator. Jeff insists the people want to see his beloved characters but doesn't give them fresh material to work with. Walter starts it high and then it slowly sinks until Peanut closes the show cleaning up the mess. Watch at your own accord.
