The Standups

I laughed thinking up the punchlines to their set ups but they were generally awful. The audience was almost as bored as I was. A really lifeless show.

Some of the episodes are great, but they are almost the same number as the meh / bad episodes. Better off watching a long stand up by a notable performer.

At first, this show feels like an up-and-coming comics showcase. The first episode felt pretty strong with Nate Bargatze. But in later episodes, I found myself 20-30 minutes into the show, quitting the episode and skipping to the next one. I pretty much did that with the rest of them. Unfortunately, most of these lesser known comedians appear to be unknown for pretty good reason. It felt like they didn't really have much in the way of jokes to tell, but hoped somehow talking about themselves would be hilarious. It is almost cringey watching these mediocre personalities dying in front of a huge, live audience, with nary a chuckle.

Nate was hilarious! Fortune was really funny. The lady from England was funny but I guess not funny enough for me to remember her name.

While granted, some of the comedians are way funnier than others, how can you go wrong with LAUGHTER???

I for one love to laugh, and appreciate the fact that shows like this exist. Again, especially in the first season (2017), some of the highlighted comedians were hilarious, while a couple weren't that great (with one in particular being downright bad). The jokes, however, are original, and unless you have no funny bone whatsoever, you will, at the very least, walk away having smiled - a lot. Season 2 seems to have started out on the right foot, so I'll stayed tuned. It's better than an apple a day.