Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All

Had really high expectations coming into this, as I'd watched her first two specials loadsss of times and quickly established that she was my favourite comedian. The fact that I wasn't disappointed is no mean feat, and I genuinely did laugh out loud several times. 9 as opposed to 10 just because I still think she's got more potential, but thoroughly enjoyed it. She says this one is more like Quarter Life Crisis, but I disagree, and feel like it's pretty balanced in terms of the influences of it's predecessors. Definitely adding this to the roster of specials to watch again, and so yep, if you liked her first two, I'd recommend this one :))

HUGE fan of the last two Taylor Tomlinson specials. I've been an evangelist for her cause. This special, I don't know what happened! It's like she suddenly has so much vitriol for men! I hate to sound like I'm partaking in the "everybody hates straight white men" conspiracy, because I generally shush people that tell me that the world is out to get us, but she makes generalizations of swm that are really bizarre. It's like she's had a habit of dating REALLY obnoxious guys and somehow crystallized this into a man bashing special. Really disappointing because I was HYPED for this and her late night special! Taylor! Where did you go!? What happened!? Honestly feels a little betraying. It makes me wonder if maybe some demographics really do feel like it's open season on swm. I generally ignore such sentiment, but there is a difference between equal and playful stereotyping, and full on disgracing.

I enjoyed Taylor Tomlinson's two previous Netflix comedy specials, 'Quarter-Life Crisis' and 'Look at you'. The content is very personal, relatable and funny and her delivery is great. The only negatives were an occasional clumsiness, especially when ad libbing, and a degree of repetitiveness.

Based on these two specials I was looking forward to this one. It's okay, for the most part, but feels like a retread of the previous two, like essentially the same perspectives and material rehashed. The same old things come up - boyfriends, married friends, her parents - none with a new slant.

The clumsiness in the ad lib parts is magnified here as she has an audience participation segment and her responses to their suggestions do feel forced and are more about insulting the suggestee than being funny.

Her delivery is still great and its this timing and animation that sustain the show.

Overall, funny enough but disappointing in that it feels like nothing new.

Taylor Tomlinson's previous specials were comedic genius, were Taylor used her history of anxiety, depression and her growing up ever so brilliantly to create a show that wasn't only relatable as she touched many aspects of every-day life, but was also hilarious and comedy gold.

But unfortunately, this third special doesn't even come close to their predecessors. Taylor uses old jokes and repeats them endlessly, and it doesn't take long before you realize that her entire special is about one thing only: dating. And the dating jokes are not even good ones as she rehashes old material. There are very few new jokes thrown in there, but they're not really good.

Interaction with audience was also awkward and weird. I've seen her interact with audiences in many YouTube videos of shows she's done in clubs, and she's actually very good. She wasn't trying too hard and was real, genuine and funny. But in "Have it All" it's scripted and it's painfully shows. There's nothing natural about the interactions, and for some reason Taylor resorts to "insulting" the ones she interacts with, and not in a smart and funny way.

For someone who films their third special, she also seemed very uncomfortable and nervous. She was talking way too fast like she was hurrying or trying to do as much jokes as she can, which also hurt her delivery- which is usually very good.

If there'll be a fourth special, I'd probably watch. I still believe Taylor is very talented and very funny, but she needs to come with new material and be more herself. That's what made her previous shows so good. Here it felt like she's trying too hard, and the end result has left a lot to be desired.

I guess we truly can't have it all sometimes.

The last special was to 80% great. When Taylor was talking psychology, pharmaceuticals, dead parents etc. It was fun, insightful and very good comedy at the same time. The other 20% was typical mainstream girl stand-up i.e. Relationship, male organs and dating and I found it very boring.

So I said in my review on that special just that, but did she listen? No. Instead she here does the complete opposite; takes the 20% that did not really work and is boring run of the mill girl stand-up and do a full hour of it. Why Taylor? Why?

Taylor Tomlinson is a comedic genius and is so funny, so insightful and can make a sponge laugh but for some reason she is dragging herself into the same corner as all other female comedians end up in. A lot of sex, a lot of phalluses, dating and all the rest. It is like female comedians think they cannot get the audience to listen unless they talk about orgasms. Why?

Talk politics, talk world affairs, make fun of dwarfs, or do anything but this. Taylor can do it for sure, and probably better than anyone else, sad that she does not.

With that said, and me pretending she will read this and listen to my insane ramblings, this is still good. Although she is overusing the tropes and cliches she does it very well and she is still funny, but not as great as this could have been.

Worth a watch, but 5/10 is all I am giving it.

A final advice from me to Taylor: take a break. Travel the world, come to Europe and visit Spain and I will buy you a few beers. Just get out of the comedy business for a while and start writing the insightful hilarious jokes about things that are more fun to listen to. You are on your way to becoming one of the biggest stars of all time, don't get stuck in the female cliches and instead do what you do best.