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Turning 50. Finding love again. Buying a house. Experiencing existential dread at Denny's. Life comes at Patton Oswalt fast in this stand-up special.Turning 50. Finding love again. Buying a house. Experiencing existential dread at Denny's. Life comes at Patton Oswalt fast in this stand-up special.Turning 50. Finding love again. Buying a house. Experiencing existential dread at Denny's. Life comes at Patton Oswalt fast in this stand-up special.
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I liked earlier material by Oswalt but this special just feels like an attempt at scoring woke points or something he had to pump out in a rush to fill his bank account. Nothing is really inspired, there is no general theme connecting the bits leading to a payoff at the end and the tired old "orange man bad" skit is obligatory, as the #MeToo endorsement. It all just feels a bit forced while not delivering any laughs except the jab at Louis CK which I thought was the only "blow-air-out-my-nose-louder-than-usual" funny part. Pass this one unless you're a hardcore Oswalt fan.
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I loved every bit he did! He's made such an amazing recovery and i'm so glad he's found love again! Love you Patton!
As big fan of Oswalt and his stand up, I was waiting for this special like a kid Christmas. However, even after watching it twice, I couldn't name a single joke from it, because they are quite forgettable. I don't think I had one proper belly laugh, unlike I usually do with Oswalt. Maybe a couple of chuckles, tops. The special just was a bit...meh. Not the quirky, funny and unexpected material I'm used to expect.
And the Rubin set? Wtf did I just see? It was so weird and loud, I couldn't even finish it. Did some AWOL patient from the local loony bin just happen to wander off and bump into a live microphone? It genuinely sounded like the ramblings of a mental institute resident. The set wasn't Oswalt's in all fairness, but his decision to pair it with his special seems questionable, to say the least.
And the Rubin set? Wtf did I just see? It was so weird and loud, I couldn't even finish it. Did some AWOL patient from the local loony bin just happen to wander off and bump into a live microphone? It genuinely sounded like the ramblings of a mental institute resident. The set wasn't Oswalt's in all fairness, but his decision to pair it with his special seems questionable, to say the least.
Some of this was funny, not pee your pants but laugh quietly funny. At no point was I laughing out loud, I did not think the Jesus bit was funny and not because i was offended ( I was not) it just was not funny. They only bit that was really close to laugh out loud funny was the Denny's bit. When I say laugh out loud I mean I'm at home watching from my couch and I laugh so loud they here me in the other room and come out to see what is so funny. I will not tell others about this but if they will ask I will tell them it is mildly funny and a decent way to waste an hour on a bored night at home.
Did you know
- TriviaThe cheery piano music played during the opening and closing of the special was originally written for the 1987 Jorg Buttgereit film "Nekromantik".
- Crazy creditsThe note Patton Oswalt's wife wrote for him is shown during the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2020)
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- 1h 6m(66 min)
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