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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Review: Adam Ferrara Funny As Hell


Easy 5 stars! I had never heard his work before & now want to see all he's done. In some he reminded me of Bill Hicks & Doug Stanhope, not in similarity of routines so much as material he's willing to cover & does so well. Laugh out loud hilarious throughout, no quality issues despite being streaming, however it does end 5 minutes early--though there's a blurb if one waits that long--or fast forwards to the end bit. There were only a few swears & scatological references, which are ROTFLMFAO funny to me. Nothing real juvenile, some of his topics could have ended up dull but the way he delivered them made for a fresh perspective & nearly continuous laughs. Someone said he's anti-Semitic, a lie since half his family is Jewish & most Jews I know would laugh as hard at his all too true characterizations. If one can't laugh at oneself, one doesn't belong in a stand up comedy show or film audience, duh! He gives equal time to ALL the major religions, equal opportunity offender, lol.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Review of Hal Sparks: Charmageddon

Hal Sparks: Charmageddon
You rated this movie: 5
One of the funniest comedians I've ever seen. It takes a lot to surprise laughter out of me & he kept doing that from beginning to end. Never a dull moment. He's very insightful, intelligent, a deep thinker--those are always the best comedians, Carlin was great because he could point out the ridiculousness of everyday things or beliefs & make us laugh at ourselves, and Sparks is definitely of the same caliber. Obviously this is adult humor, anyone with cursing or adult comedy issues should stick to the church-approved comedians, rather than watch just to complain later as if you didn't know it would happen; though Sparks did not use cursing casually, he was judicious like a spice in a meal, to add flavor & depth. The laughs come without any warning, you expect funny but the ones that grab you & MAKE you laugh are unexpected, those are the best kind. Definitely worth renting, buying, watching & can't wait to see more by him.