Joel McHale: Live from Pyongyang

I truly enjoyed Mr. McHale's stand up - I laughed hard, relating to much of the material covered. I don't expect everyone to find humor in the same things. That I do does not make another right or wrong. Since this is Mr. McHale's first stand up special, I figured I had to take a look, and am very glad I did. I began laughing when I read the title. He is a very funny man.

If you have seen Joel McHale on Community, watched backstage interviews, seen his show The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, odds are you know his sense of humour and I absolutely love it. From the sarcastic comments, to somehow breaking the fourth wall during a comedy special, he really can do it all. I especially enjoy the way he never seems to shy away from making fun of himself along the way. In this special he drifts off, comes right back to the topic while adding snarky remarks that make the show 10x funnier. I would recommend watching this to anyone who is in need of a big laugh, and who knows that they're into Joel's kind of humor. All I can say is, honestly I hope he comes out with more of these.

I vaguely remembered that he seemed rather funny/snarky on the show, Talk Soup from like 20 years ago. The snark hasn't mellowed... but then I realized what I must've been 20 years ago for finding him half way funny.

What did I watch? Joel is always funnier the less he says. This was a poor unfunny attempt to provoke audiences. He is good at reacting but when left to tell stories, it's flat. I don't think I laughed once.