Jim Jefferies: High n' Dry

Not sure why there's so much hate. I loved Jim's old specials during the "Legit" era, then he got that comedy central show... That was a rough era and I wasn't enjoying much of what he was putting out, it felt like the comedy was restricted. This special feels like he's going back to the crass style of comedy that got him famous! Doesn't feel like he was pulling punches or over politicized the special. While there are bits about current social issues, they don't feel incredibly pointed or like he's trying to get a message out of them. It feels like a talented writer making jokes about modern society. Great to have ya back Jim! Keep this up!

If you're not tired of the "applaus-ter" for a comedian virtue signalling for about 50% of the special, then this one might be for you. The special was comprised of good jokes hidden between politicized rhetoric that overshadowed the real comedy. I can appreciate how comedians want to use their platform to echo the same 5 talking points for the greater good, but it's become trite and cliche for any comedian with a couple specials already released.

The dirty jokes seem more forced, not so much naturally flowing thoughts but more brute force, sudden impact to pull a laugh. There was a good special in there somewhere, it's just sad to see Jefferies giving us a speech on social issues instead sticking to the material we came to love and know from him.

I like Jim Jefferies, he seems to have some solid material. The main flaws I see are a weak second half and really weird pacing. Jim Jefferies has a tendency to overextend jokes well past their welcome (could be to being on the spectrum, which from experience makes it hard to move on to the next subject without finishing the first), and that seems to be especially prevalent in this one. There were some really solid jokes in here, like the Koala bear one, the Bachelor, the Swedish babies, and a few more. These jokes are solid dark humor, yet Jefferies decides to spend almost half of the special about his sex life with his wife. First off, nobody needed to know about all of that, he got way, WAY, too descriptive. Second, too long with little laughs. It was just 15-25 minutes of pure low brow humor with no clever twist. Overall though, this is a special worth watching, except you may want to skip the bit about his sex life.

But he isn't actually that funny anymore. He really gives it a good go, attempting to be controversial, talking a bit about sex, but honestly there is nothing new here, nothing you haven't heard before many many times.

Like most things these days it's just a money grab aimed at the LCD where mediocrity is all that is needed. He has obviously seen other comedians handling the topics he tries to talk about, but they are far superior, but hey if there is a bandwagon to jump on and Netflix are paying... why not.

I'd give it a generous 4/10 as he tries hard, a participation medal of a rating.. .. ..

I really wanted to like this special because I've watched all of Jim Jefferies other specials, and this one was frankly underwhelming and difficult to stay engaged. There were a couple of good jokes throughout the special, but ultimately many of them were drawn out. He often uses just the sheer volume of his voice to make a joke, but just being loud doesn't necessarily make you funny. Overall, I do appreciate Jim for sticking to his original shtick of self-deprivation and raunchy comedy, but this show is probably best viewed in person. I don't want to be too overly critical of a comedy special, especially Jim Jefferies, as I am a fan, but I would probably skip this one.