Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking

One hour standup special on max channel! Mostly funny, but much complaining about what it's like to have young kids at home. Bringing kids to weddings. Kids having bad dreams. What they say, what they do. Having to show your proof of vaccine to get into a restaurant during covid. Accents, and which accents it's okay to do as a standup. How to punish your child, and how the grandparents punish bad behavior. Some cussing. And what to do when the kids cuss. Where did they learn that?? How to deal with things in a jewish family. Trying to explain the holocaust to young children. Finding out some odd things about your own ancestors. It's pretty funny, once we got away from the "complain about my own kids" bits. And why does everything at thanksgiving have butter or honey in it? Directed by neal brennan. LOVE seth, but he spent so much time talking about his own kids.

I like Seth Meyers and have enjoyed his show and his time on SNL . But I feel the problem with a lot of standup specials like these they tend to drag on for too long. Yes it has its moments but when a majority of the jokes are about being a parent it just gets really repetitive. I found myself looking to see how much time was left and even though it's an hour and some change I felt like it was even longer than that. I go back to my original point. Some specials have a good flow to them but over the last few years these standup specials are a chore to watch. I know it will never happen but maybe they can be trimmed down some/edited for time to be more enjoyable.

I don't have kids but am a fan of Seth Myers's late night show. If you like "A Closer Look" you'll probably like this. Yes, there's plenty of family comedy but hilarious offshoots, such as his take on that family heritage show with Henry Louis Gates. I was laughing like crazy but my taste must be different from the other people here. And maybe because I live out in the Midwest, I was pretty amused by stories of his kids growing up in Manhattan. Not the political fare common now, but charming, inventive, and often surreal. I actually find Myers more imaginative than many comics working now. He's somewhat like John Oliver or Colbert. These comedians are my favorites. If you like them, you may like this.

This wasn't good and I was very much so looking forward to it. I don't normally have an issue with parent humor but I didn't find any of the jokes about having kids or a terrible wife funny or entertaining. I think he knew it was sub-par material - he gave a heads up 2 minutes in that it was mostly about having kids and said at least we don't have to go home to children, basically acknowledging he knew we were not going to laugh or enjoy it. I did finish watching it but it never pulled me in and only got 2 maybe 3 light chuckles out of me. When he finally got around to a topic other than kids it was an out-dated joke about living in the pandemic. I was checked out and struggling not to pick up my phone for some entertainment. The joke about his brother was the best of the set. Then it just circled back to stale jokes about being married with children. Skip it and just watch an hour of Corrections.

I read some of the reviews here and I felt offended how obviously they were written by Scollins.

I loved the special at 7 am in Estonia drinking vodka and thinking no thoughts of Lithuania - I needed to correct this*

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I had high expectations for *Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking*, but it fell flat. The humor felt forced, relying heavily on tired parenting clichés and predictable punchlines. While Meyers has undeniable charm, the material lacked originality and depth, making it hard to stay engaged. The pacing was uneven, with some jokes dragging on too long. Overall, it felt more like a half-hearted effort than a polished comedy special. Disappointing from someone with his comedic talent!

Scollins you got nothing on this review.