Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It

Ronny Chieng's Love to Hate it Netflix special feels like a punishment rather than entertainment. It's as if someone took the concept of comedy, ran it through a blender, and forgot to add any humor.

Chieng spends the entire special alternating between yelling, glaring, and making bizarre observations that feel like they were brainstormed during a caffeine-fueled fever dream. The pacing is so erratic it's as though the special is actively trying to give you whiplash.

The "punchlines" (if you can call them that) are predictable at best and cringe-inducing at worst. Every time I thought it couldn't get less funny, it somehow managed to find a new low. I genuinely started to feel bad for the audience, who looked like they were laughing out of obligation or possibly nervous confusion.

By the end, I wasn't just unamused; I was actively annoyed. If this is the future of comedy, then we should all be deeply concerned. Watch at your own risk.

Some people didn't find it funny but I laughed several times throughout, and nothing he said politics wise offended me. This is definitely not his best work but I would watch another netflix special by him.

Honestly I think this show suffered a bit from being rather impersonal. Like I got to the end and realised I hadn't learnt much more about his life and the people in it, which is weird for a comedian known for telling jokes (stories) about his life. There were only a few personal jokes, but on the whole there were not many, and he definitely overdid the IVF jokes.

The shows biggest downfall is that half the jokes (stories) were based on his own philosophical and political musings about america and the world in general, and even though I wasn't offended by it, I can see why other people didn't find that funny.

I think his performance would have been stronger if he framed each joke in relation to his own lived experiences, or the experiences of the people he shares his life with. Even more jokes about the people he randomly encounters/observes while going about his life, or jokes about (non-political) stuff he sees on the news would have brought some amusement.

This is one of those shows that will display your level of humor.

Either you can take the jokes and treat them as that, just jokes or you're way to stuck up and take life too seriously.

His observations are spot on from beginning to the end. I told my wife before even writing this comment that he will most likely have a few, very bad reviews from people who are way too political.

His bad reviews will solely come from people who are triggered because he (very well spokenly) challenges their thoughts and they just can't take it.

Time and time again I said out loud "That's a very good observation" (political or not)

One of the best Asian talk show ever, which touches upon several key political issues, with a unique, innovative, deep, insightful, brave, and most importantly, honest view. He also touches a few family related issues, with deep sincerity as well. Love to see the born of a great comedian and artist. Proud of him as an Asian American myself.

The show is 100% recommended!

Compare this with other talk show works, this performance stands out by its deliciated structure, master-class delivery, and sheer genuineness. Above all the technicalities, this work truely reflects the performer's love to the society he lives in, the passion he has towards improving it.

Erudite, raunchy, slap the chair funny, his perspective on US-spot on, using academia in part of his set was Brilliant ...Illiterate people git a must needed correction on the many colors, types of Asians/Chinese👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽!!! What I love most about Ronny is his delivery, which encompasses his voice, usage of his body, and his timing!!! The pacing of your set added the punch and intensity...Awesome!!! Gets one to suspend one's cognitive dissonance...Brilliant Ronny!!! Mahalo nui loa🌺🌺🌺!!!Added Mahalo for doing your show at the historic grand dame in the heart of downtown Honolulu the Hawaii Theatre, art deco that she be!!!💖💖💖