Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One

Whitmer Thomas presents himself with an amusing take on his personal life. He's funny and the viewer can be challenged to 'go-with-the-flow' on some of his stories. His stand-up show can best be described as 'disturbingly funny'!

Watching a joke and knowing it's funny while feeling deep sadness is my experience with this special. The jokes are good. The subject material is intense. It's more like a novel than a comedy special. It's a masterpiece and will be remembered as such.

I'm sorry that this guy's life was so sad, but..., HOW?? How did HBO green light this "comedy special"? I guess it's a generational thing, but, HOW does anybody find this funny/entertaining/interesting on any level? This was just God-awful, and I had to turn it off half-way through. It's one thing to discuss tragedy in a comedic way: it's another thing when this guy performs.

HOW, HBO? How...?

Was not expecting to have to deal with feelings. I feel honored to know that this exists. Whitmer created something truly honest and special. Thank you for your story, your art, and the laughs.

It's not too funny to experience Whitmer Thomas' autobiographical humor. Actually it's pretty painful. I stuck with it because he didn't attempt to hide all the things which had affected him, since his birth it seems, from the camera. I was curious. I was rewarded by this portrayal. It includes his deceased mother's twin sister (they were in a band together called Syn Twister-Whitmer sings a bit of their song , "He's So Hot"). It shows him with his aunt, his father, his cousin and others. They have gone in and out of his life. Most of all, his mother. This has shaped his life in traumatic ways. But then again, that is how a comic is forged. This is humor of the heartbreaking sort, but worth watching if you can handle it.