Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

...And he sure says "God" alot for being an atheist.

I'd like to start by saying I have enjoyed Patton Oswalt's stand up in the past but this special just didn't resonate with me at all. It started ok but quickly fell apart. Even Patton himself predicts that the audience will have to fake it later in the show. At times is feels like he abandons scripted jokes for other bits because the first wasn't getting laughs. This gives the special a confusing feel to it as Patton rambles on about nonsense for most of the show. It just isn't good and pity laughs help no one.

This had some mildly amusing anecdotes but he's far funnier on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Most of them went on for far too long, brevity is important in telling stories which don't have a hilarious punchline.

Stick to the screen, loads better standup shows on Netflix.

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.

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.