Drew Michael: Red Blue Green

I even really enjoyed the previous stand up of his with Suki Waterhouse and Red Blue Green is just a solo thing with an audience. Drew Micheal is so awesome I wish I could hangout with him; he's brilliant! A little dark but stays interesting in the bulk of it. Crazy how this is pretty funny in some bits a lot of it just flows well. I love the instagram thing and the few things he said about Micheal Jackson.

I rated this based on it being a "comedy special" as it was advertised. I get that this is his art and expression... and that's fine, but this is definitely not good "standup". This is a man trying to conquer his perceived demons while attempting a few jokes. I didn't laugh once. Hope he gets better.

I was not familiar with Drew prior to this, but saw the promos and tuned in. Not knowing what to expect, my expectations were low. This was such an epic blend of brutal honesty, hilarity and syndrome analysis, all contained in an effectively delivered, revelatory way. I'm so relieved to hear someone say these things out loud, in a spotlight as bright as an HBO special. I loved his disgust fueled rant on sycophantic suck up Jimmy Fallon, Every word of his observations on wealth, celebrity and fake sincerity about exposure to and a connection with the rest of us, from inside the moat, was divine. This was not yuk yuk comedy, but somehow, these deeply personal confessions were woven into a simultaneously thought provoking and very funny performance.

I can't refer to it as an "act". It was unlike anything I have ever seen, and I will watch for anything new from him as I seek and search for all he has done before. He won't be on The Tonight Show, but I don't watch and can't stomach Fallon, the effusive fountain of fawning flattery and fake infatuation.

What a wonderful hour spent with Mr. Michael. Painful at times, enlightening beyond belief, laughs galore, and long overdue truths said in a highly public place. I needed that. This was something other than just comedy. More of it, please. Drew ? Series ? Weekly show ? Become a rich celebrity, with a solid loving relationship and a family ? Could you cope with that ?

Another super intelligent/well made and truly funny special worth driving into. Drew is deeply thought provoking, hyper conscious and always seems to be dishing quality material that will make you reflect; and hopefully expand the mind too. His wit and hilarious joke writing is something he's worked very hard on and it shines through. I believe he's leveled up from his last special and I'm happy to see him continue to grow like this on stage and even off therapeutically.

This special is something sweet to bite into and important to see, I think based on what's said especially (see for yourself - watch the whole thing) Food for thought! Besides, I'm curious if Fallon will say anything in response... (he and the rest of Hollywood should watch it ;) way to go, Drew! On to the next!

Full disclosure- I actually checked this out because I heard on a Podcast how bad the last part was and wanted to see it for myself. I started watching it and the first thing I thought was- the end must be REALLY Bad because the beginning and middle were both really funny so he must just tank and go down in flames at the end. To my happy surprise though- he didn't.

True, this is not your typical set-up\punchline\next joke kind of special and if that's what you're looking for, you're not going to enjoy it. Instead of a show where you are going to be chuckling\laughing at a barrage of jokes to the pace of maybe 35 times in an hour, you'll get maybe 15-20 laughs in throughout the course of his special; they take time but they are well earned.

I don't think that I would take someone to see this show on a first date. It exhibits and requires way too much empathy, introspection, and vulnerability to comfortably display in front of someone that you don't know; but I would highly recommend it for anyone who is a fan of this type of comedy.

Maybe the one thing I'd say that would alleviate some of the criticism is to leave the last 5 minutes in (loved it and wouldn't change a word) but maybe not to END the special like that; kind of leaves the audience in a cerebral shell-shocked place and at the end of the day your audience paid to be entertained so I think that you have to end it with a laugh just so they walk out of there feeling good because of that last shot of serotonin.

I'll definitely be looking for any upcoming specials that he has.