Kevin James: Irregardless

I will preface this by saying I'm not a huge fan of stand up. I like some of them but others I feel are trying way too hard. Like this one. I liked KOQ and when I saw Kevin had a special I decided to give it a whirl. When he was coming out and started rolling around on the floor I had a feeling this wasn't going to end well. It's just not very funny. I also think it's way too athletic with all the jumping around and frantically gesturing while making annoying sound effects. I'm sure plenty of people enjoy that kind of humor, but I guess I'm not one of them. He really lost me when he started talking about ripping the faces off of wild animals and eating it. I personally would much rather hear f-bombs than stuff like that. Yesterday I watched Gary Gulman's new special on Max and thought it was really funny so I'm not completely dead inside and do have a sense of humor. Just not for this.

Somehow Kevin James went from the self depreciating sense of humor, to the approach that kids these days are lazy and parents are wimps. It's a bunch of old and tired rants about drinking from the garden hose and getting whipped with the belt by your old man. And then just an overly long complaint about how his wife talks too much. But the sad truth is that these jokes are as lazy as this next generation. There were very few personal stories here, and each punchline was stretched to make the material last an hour. There were no jokes about food, or material about going bald, or losing weight. I finished it out of respect for Kevin James because he's made me laugh so hard through the years that he's earned it. But sadly, there was nothing special or very funny about this new material. It needed to be retooled and polished before the special was made.

I'm surprised to see this so poorly rated. I am a big fan of Kevin James and thought it was funny. Unlike a lot of "modern" comedians, Kevin Doesnt bother being political or telling "safe" jokes. He's never offensive either, but he calls out easy current generations have it and how soft our society has become. Kevin is older now with kids, so naturally his comedy reflects this. Kevin has also lost a lot of weight from his The King Of Queens days, and it's great to see him branching out from of his food and fatty comedy now that he takes care of himself. My only gripe is he spends the last chunk of his comedy talking about the wife, and while not offensive or anything, it just drags on a bit much that it's no longer funny.

I prefer to see Kevin in TV and films. However, watching him in standup comedy format is fantastic as well. The comedic stories were entertaining and sounded more like family TV episodes in comedy club format. I guess the other episodes will be in the same format. We'll see. Loved the intro walk-on music. He comes on stage like a boss in smoke but has trouble breathing for the first 10 minutes. I have been a fan of Kevin James for 15 years, enjoying his unique style in shows like King Of Queens, Kevin Can Wait, and his family-oriented Hollywood films. The ending with all the fans and producers is wonderful stuff! His last two movies have similar type endings. Fun, festive and lets all party like regular human beings in life type of vibe.

I'm a huge Kevin James fan. I could watch King of Queens every day for the rest of my life. He made me laugh so hard on that show, constant entertainment. So I was really excited that he had a new stand up special and I had high hopes. Unfortunately, I think I only laughed once. I probably smiled a couple of times but that was it. It just wasn't funny. It wasn't that I was offended, as some other reviewers suggest. I just did not find it funny. It was mostly jokes about parenting that have already been done a million times and just wasn't anything fresh or interesting. He wasn't even funny with the physical bits like he was on KoQ. He seemed to be trying way too hard and I missed that effortless way he used to make me laugh. It's a disappointing no from me.