Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

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.

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.

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 liked earlier material by Oswalt but this special just feels like an attempt at scoring woke points or something he had to pump out in a rush to fill his bank account. Nothing is really inspired, there is no general theme connecting the bits leading to a payoff at the end and the tired old "orange man bad" skit is obligatory, as the #MeToo endorsement. It all just feels a bit forced while not delivering any laughs except the jab at Louis CK which I thought was the only "blow-air-out-my-nose-louder-than-usual" funny part. Pass this one unless you're a hardcore Oswalt fan.

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.