Chris D'Elia: No Pain

Then this is the comedy special for you. It's difficult listening to the material, which is funny, because so many comedians can't seem to speak without saying 'like' constantly.

Also, if you enjoy hearing a comedian laugh at his own jokes in a way that certain people... we can't use the word anymore for those kind of people, but if you're a fan of Tom Segura, you will know what I mean when I say that Chris D'Elia laughs at some of the things he says as though he's a little tik-tok'd. Or he's "cajun". GO watch Netflix's Tom Segura: Ball Hog if you don't know what I'm talking abour.

I wanted to like this. I like Chris D'Elia on podcasts and in interviews. The kindest thing I can say about the special is that it came in under an hour. Should it have lasted any longer I might have gotten angry but as it stays under an hour I'm just wildly disappointed. He mentions in the special that this is a great time for comedy and all I could think when he said that was that this would have been a great time for him to try doing some. I watched the entire show hoping for something, even a single bit, to save it, and that bit never came. Don't bother watching this one, it's just not good comedy.

Another "comic" from Papa Joe Rohan's 'mUrdeRAzz row" of the LA comedy scene. The title is no joke, Chris is laughing the loudest at his own material. Chris is so clearly trying so so hard and it comes off desperate. He takes the approach of the louder he shouts something, the funnier it is going to be. This is the guy who will ban anyone from his Instagram or YouTube if you say anything remotely negative so instead of taking criticism and improving his craft - he chooses to bury his head in the sand and tell himself it's perfect. No matter who you are, it's a horrible way to live. Maybe one or two jokes land, the rest is just awkward.

...be so funny on a podcast, yet so unfunny with stand-up? Apparently there's no correlation whatsoever. It's like he tries way too hard in front of an audience, and nothing feels genuine. I mean, I wish I liked his stand-up, but I just don't.

Maybe Chris should drink some alcohol and do some drugs to get to the next level.