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Turning 50. Finding love again. Buying a house. Experiencing existential dread at Denny's. Life comes at Patton Oswalt fast in this stand-up special.Turning 50. Finding love again. Buying a house. Experiencing existential dread at Denny's. Life comes at Patton Oswalt fast in this stand-up special.Turning 50. Finding love again. Buying a house. Experiencing existential dread at Denny's. Life comes at Patton Oswalt fast in this stand-up special.
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I loved every bit he did! He's made such an amazing recovery and i'm so glad he's found love again! Love you Patton!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Did you know
- TriviaThe cheery piano music played during the opening and closing of the special was originally written for the 1987 Jorg Buttgereit film "Nekromantik".
- Crazy creditsThe note Patton Oswalt's wife wrote for him is shown during the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 2020 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2020)
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- 1h 6m(66 min)
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