How the mighty have fallen
Such a shame - I'm a huge fan of Maniscalco's earlier work, he was razor sharp in the early part of his career and midway through he developed and added a touch of panache to his comedy and delivery, he was becoming more finessed, more lightning quick, but not at the expense of his comedy...his take on life, and his stories. They were both excellent.
I feel now, and with this special, something has changed. Has he been too famous for too long, too rich? He seems more distant from his audience, perplexed by people who aren't like him, moaning about banal occurrences or little quibbles which he can't now turn into a funny story. It ends up sounding just like a middle age man whining for the sake of it. He also looks in terrible shape, like any kind of movement on his part would set him off on a burping fit weirdly. He even touches upon it during the stand up that he's out of shape.
Hopefully this is a minor blip but I guess it shows nobody stays funny forever, as their circumstances change they change as people and lose what made them hilarious in the first place.
I feel now, and with this special, something has changed. Has he been too famous for too long, too rich? He seems more distant from his audience, perplexed by people who aren't like him, moaning about banal occurrences or little quibbles which he can't now turn into a funny story. It ends up sounding just like a middle age man whining for the sake of it. He also looks in terrible shape, like any kind of movement on his part would set him off on a burping fit weirdly. He even touches upon it during the stand up that he's out of shape.
Hopefully this is a minor blip but I guess it shows nobody stays funny forever, as their circumstances change they change as people and lose what made them hilarious in the first place.
- mikey79
- May 13, 2023