Cannibal Comedian

In the late great words of a warrior chef, "it's fanger lickin' good!". I am not one for all things horror but I really enjoyed this flick. I laughed at scenes I didn't think I would, and got out of my seat wanting more. Hope there is a sequel or part 2 on the way. I guess we will have to wait for that announcement....unless it's a secret surprise. My haitz off to the cast and crew for getting a great movie out there. Job "well done" as one might say.

Once you start watching you won't want to stop...its kinda like throwing an amazing BBQ feast (vegan, vegetarian, or otherwise) where you invite friends and family. It starts with just a few laughs and then gets messy, but ends with your wild card uncle making everyone laugh so hard they can't wait to come back again.

Trying to make a living, a wannabe stand-up comedian who kills customers to serve in roadside meatball sandwiches finds a potential victim might be the perfect protege who could help his flourishing comedy routines, but when he gets popular an upstart might bring his dark side out.

Overall, this was a fun if somewhat problematic genre effort. Where it works well is sticking to the absurdity of the situation, which provides a slew of generally fun moments throughout. The central setup involving the exploits of the killer who daydreams of being a so-called cannibal-based comedian who also abducts his victims, practices his set on them before killing them and serving them in a secret recipe for his roadside meatball sandwich for others gives this an appropriately goofy and cheesy tone. Having him be more concerned about his comedy career and forced to come to the abducted hostage to get pointers and advice about performing his silly brand of comedy is a generally fun idea that allows for plenty of fun not only from the stand-up routines capitalizing on his so-called cannibalism but also the kinds of outlandish scenarios provided in the course of this one. As well, when it gets to the slaughter, there's a lot of fun to be had when it goes for the actions of him being a serial killer taking out others on the side of the road. The opening attack on the lone woman through the desert is a fun way to get this started, much like the secondary sequence where he takes out the couple hanging around the sandwich stand and gets chased down before being slaughtered. Other scenes involving the brief bits of the victims coming to the compound only to get knocked off incredibly gruesomely and graphically in short bursts provide more bloodshed than just the few previous instances of chasing down victims. That also leads into the big sequence where the figure who's been upending his career is captured and tormented by the killer who looks to finally prove the content of his comedy is real and manages to offer a twisted take on the style, holding this one up rather nicely. The film does have some big issues holding it back. The main drawback is the outright terrible decision to devote nearly the entirety of the second half here to go in-depth on the stand-up comedy routines he tries out, which renders quite a bit of the film into excruciatingly overlong sequences showing the guy showing up and performing tasteless jokes about eating people. This makes for a rather tough time understanding what's so scary or chilling about what's going on with the whole thing evolving into relentless bits showing his comedy sets instead of kills, so it's rather difficult to get into this one if the jokes themselves don't work for you. With very little about how the twist comes off due to spending so little time on this section of the film in favor of the endless stand-up routines instead, these factors do hold this one back somewhat.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, and Brief Nudity.

Cannibal Comedian is a bloody, laugh-out-loud horror flick that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's a perfect pick for fans of films like Tucker & Dale vs. Evil or Evil Dead 2, delivering gruesome kills alongside dark humor. If you're into campy, over-the-top horror with a comedic twist, it's worth checking out. Charlie played by Aaron Prager hits it out of the park! Great casting and a surprising twist! Totally worth checking out! The guy who plays Carrey was so good in this, he made me laugh a few times out loud! All around fun film with heart and even if you're not a big horror fan this movie is almost like an intro into horror. I also dig the stand up comedy in the film.

Stumbling upon the 2023 horror comedy "Cannibal Comedian" here in 2025, and with it being a movie that I had not already seen or actually heard about, of course I opted to watch it, as I am a fan of all things horror. And I will say that the synopsis for the movie definitely made it sound like an interesting movie.

Writers Sean Haitz and Stephen Ward put together a fair enough script and storyline, which made for a watchable movie. It was an entertaining enough movie, though it was not a particularly outstanding or memorable movie in my opinion. There just simply wasn't enough contents to the storyline to make it a noteworthy movie. The movie suffers from the pacing and the construction of the narrative. It was generally lacking forward thrust and the red thread was sort of difficult to find.

I was not familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and that is actually a good thing, as it is something I enjoy when I sit down to watch a movie. And I will say that the acting performances in "Cannibal Comedian" were good.

The special effects in the movie were good, and they definitely helped spruce up the movie nicely. And there were enough blood and gore to keep an old gorehound such as myself happy.

Watchable, for sure, but this movie doesn't warrant more than a single viewing.

My rating of director Sean Haitz's 2023 horror comedy "Cannibal Comedian" lands on a four out of ten stars.

Indie filmmaking always brings out the creativity, and Cannibal Comedian is no exception. A horror-comedy that blends stand-up with slasher mayhem, this film delivers on absurdity, dark humor, and over-the-top kills. If you love campy, blood-soaked fun with a side of twisted jokes, this one's for you. The practical effects are gruesome, the comedy is unapologetically unhinged, and the lead performance is hilariously deranged. It's a wild ride that won't be for everyone, but if you enjoy splatter flicks with a punchline, you'll eat this up-literally.

There's also some charm and heart to be found here not typically found in B movie slashers.