Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

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.

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.

The hate and most of the negative reviews are mainly due to Patton admittedly being anti-Trump and have little to do with his act. To give you an example: if you read a review criticizing his act by saying his style, delivery and sense of humor is a bit too similar to Dave Attell's... that's a point of thought you might want to pay attention to. The rest of the bad reviews where the main argument is about Patton being a meanie to the orange man... That's not really adding anything to the conversation. Browse through the user reviews on the net and you'll see which is openly biased and which is reasonably helpful. If you're into Patton's delivery, you're going to enjoy this more than his previous specials. It's Patton's best and is cleverly thought through with a lot of effort put into it, yet for me it was just OK. For a day without my girlfriend to kill time, it was decent. I'm definitely not going to re-watch it every now and then like specials from Louis CK, Burr, Chappelle or Rogan.

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.

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.