Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It

Ronny Chieng's Love to Hate it Netflix special feels like a punishment rather than entertainment. It's as if someone took the concept of comedy, ran it through a blender, and forgot to add any humor.

Chieng spends the entire special alternating between yelling, glaring, and making bizarre observations that feel like they were brainstormed during a caffeine-fueled fever dream. The pacing is so erratic it's as though the special is actively trying to give you whiplash.

The "punchlines" (if you can call them that) are predictable at best and cringe-inducing at worst. Every time I thought it couldn't get less funny, it somehow managed to find a new low. I genuinely started to feel bad for the audience, who looked like they were laughing out of obligation or possibly nervous confusion.

By the end, I wasn't just unamused; I was actively annoyed. If this is the future of comedy, then we should all be deeply concerned. Watch at your own risk.

I surely didn't love to hate it like the title suggested it, I could not believe the lowered level of well-thought and sharp observations compared with the previous two shows.

At some point I was almost convinced that everything was written by asking an AI model to write a whole new show in the style of Ronny's past shows.

There is simply no soul present.

My guess is that this was written by a D-grade embryo and for D-grade embryos only.

Ronny is very clear about other people's opinions, he doesn't care at all. And while is right about it, he should at least listen to his own opinion called self-criticism.

I hope that this was a one-time hit and miss and not the start of the downfall.

Erudite, raunchy, slap the chair funny, his perspective on US-spot on, using academia in part of his set was Brilliant ...Illiterate people git a must needed correction on the many colors, types of Asians/Chinese👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽!!! What I love most about Ronny is his delivery, which encompasses his voice, usage of his body, and his timing!!! The pacing of your set added the punch and intensity...Awesome!!! Gets one to suspend one's cognitive dissonance...Brilliant Ronny!!! Mahalo nui loa🌺🌺🌺!!!Added Mahalo for doing your show at the historic grand dame in the heart of downtown Honolulu the Hawaii Theatre, art deco that she be!!!💖💖💖

Some people didn't find it funny but I laughed several times throughout, and nothing he said politics wise offended me. This is definitely not his best work but I would watch another netflix special by him.

Honestly I think this show suffered a bit from being rather impersonal. Like I got to the end and realised I hadn't learnt much more about his life and the people in it, which is weird for a comedian known for telling jokes (stories) about his life. There were only a few personal jokes, but on the whole there were not many, and he definitely overdid the IVF jokes.

The shows biggest downfall is that half the jokes (stories) were based on his own philosophical and political musings about america and the world in general, and even though I wasn't offended by it, I can see why other people didn't find that funny.

I think his performance would have been stronger if he framed each joke in relation to his own lived experiences, or the experiences of the people he shares his life with. Even more jokes about the people he randomly encounters/observes while going about his life, or jokes about (non-political) stuff he sees on the news would have brought some amusement.

Worth a watch! Broke out in laughter a few times, which I find happens less and less the more you watch stand-up comedy over the years, so definitely appreciate it when it happens.

Quite witty content and thus enjoyed the themes, which though not brand new in comedy, such as political events, family and asian culture, were approached in a smart and sharp satirical manner that splashed a wave of freshness.

Found the more sympathetic and less of a mockery gaze in current male struggles an innovative approach.

Also a very strong performer with a wide repertoire, which made the execution of the jokes stand out.