Drew Michael: Red Blue Green

If you are looking for a typical, mindless, constantly funny stand-up comedy show, move along, this is not it. But if you enjoy thought provoking entertainment and dark, witty, raw, psychological humor and can appreciate longer build ups to a punchline, you need to watch this masterpiece.

I saw this released today on HBO Max having never heard of Drew Michael before, checked the reviews on here to see what the people were saying and immediately knew it was up my alley.

I enjoyed every single bit of this special. Drew is a brilliant comedian, and has an incredible way with words-I was completely enthralled with every setup, no matter how long it took to get to each "punchline."

This is one of the best comedy specials I have ever seen-number one being Bo Burnham's mind-blowingly amazing work of art "Inside." The last "bit" of Red Blue Green (more like a beautiful, heart wrenching monologue) was INCREDIBLE. It KNOCKED MY METAPHORICAL SOCKS OFF.

If you identify with any of the things I mentioned above, PLEASE watch this. You're welcome. Now I can't wait to watch his other special that was heavily criticized and under-appreciated by the same people that wrote bad reviews for this one.

Full disclosure- I actually checked this out because I heard on a Podcast how bad the last part was and wanted to see it for myself. I started watching it and the first thing I thought was- the end must be REALLY Bad because the beginning and middle were both really funny so he must just tank and go down in flames at the end. To my happy surprise though- he didn't.

True, this is not your typical set-up\punchline\next joke kind of special and if that's what you're looking for, you're not going to enjoy it. Instead of a show where you are going to be chuckling\laughing at a barrage of jokes to the pace of maybe 35 times in an hour, you'll get maybe 15-20 laughs in throughout the course of his special; they take time but they are well earned.

I don't think that I would take someone to see this show on a first date. It exhibits and requires way too much empathy, introspection, and vulnerability to comfortably display in front of someone that you don't know; but I would highly recommend it for anyone who is a fan of this type of comedy.

Maybe the one thing I'd say that would alleviate some of the criticism is to leave the last 5 minutes in (loved it and wouldn't change a word) but maybe not to END the special like that; kind of leaves the audience in a cerebral shell-shocked place and at the end of the day your audience paid to be entertained so I think that you have to end it with a laugh just so they walk out of there feeling good because of that last shot of serotonin.

I'll definitely be looking for any upcoming specials that he has.

I rated this based on it being a "comedy special" as it was advertised. I get that this is his art and expression... and that's fine, but this is definitely not good "standup". This is a man trying to conquer his perceived demons while attempting a few jokes. I didn't laugh once. Hope he gets better.

I never liked when someone said that they felt less alone hearing someone speak about something they, themselves went through. But this was the first time for me. I felt less alone for the first time in my life. And I could feel like this man is at the core so similar to me, like he feels the same pain I do, and that he tries to cross the same road, knowing there might not even be anything on the other side. He sees the world as it is, without getting blind though I bet he too, wishes he would've been able to get sold on the lies they sell everyone. Or at least, he does so in his darkest moments. Bottom line, I am happy I was able to hear every word, and this is the only person I wish I could meet just so he could feel what I felt which is: you really are not unique, and that feels strangely good and comforting. Rather than ashamed of having been seen emotionally naked, right into that unworthy core, that I thought only I can know, and feel.

I'm blown away. Never heard of this guy and his takes on life really hit home. More than just comedy. This is real and will hit you in the gut and cause you to reflect on yourself especially the last five minutes. Highly recommend.