Every year, we like to take a look back at some of our favorite specials of the year. Each year brings its own unique roister of specials. (CONTINUE).
Dusty Slay: We’re Having a Good Time
“We’re havin’ a good time,” Dusty Slay assures his audience. In his debut stand-up hour – Workin’ Man on Netflix – Slay is perhaps the most relaxed man in the room. His persona is built upon that vibe, but despite his laid back approach to stand-up, you’d be amazed at how quickly he can hit you with jokes. He opens his special by declaring, “It is great to be here. Best job I’ve ever had. I mean I will quit it if I find a better one.” Onstage, Slay talks about anything and everything from working as a pesticide salesman, weed dispensaries, a TedTalk he did at Zanies, and recounting various other jobs he’s had over the years. Despite Slay being the one onstage with a microphone, you can’t help but feel as if you’re engaging with an old friend when you watch his special. There’s an everyman quality to Slay’s comedy, all whilst being a joke firing machine. His stories are something that everyone can relate to, as we’ve all been stuck in a job at one point or another that we despised. It’s just that Slay finds a way to make even the most trivial of jobs funny.
Taylor Tomlinson
Anthony Jeselnik
Marlon Wayans
Nikki Glaser
Sal Vulcano
Adam Sandler: Love You
Last year, Adam Sandler returned to Netflix with his second stand-up special for Netflix. Unlike his 2018 special – which was comprised of multiple gigs he did throughout the country -, he went for something a lot more experimental this time around, tapping Josh Safdie to be at the helm as director. The special is set around a gig from hell, in which everything that can go wrong does. The venue’s stage is falling apart, Sandler spills coffee on his shirt, he’s mobbed by autograph seekers in the alley, a dog wanders onstage, and the screen behind him never works. (CONTINUE)
Alex Edelman
Alex Edelman turns the gift of storytelling into true art.
