The Amazon Prime Original, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, follows upper class Jewish housewife, Miriam “Midge” Maisel as she develops and impromptu stand-up career in the late 1950s New York comedy scene. Using elements of drama, comedy, and musicals, creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) combines whimsy and grit to produce an ode to the ambition and […]
In his latest stand-up special, Daily Show star Trevor Noah continues to do what he does best – making us think about intersectionality while we laugh. Through the course of his one-hour special the barrier-breaking comedian takes us through his vacation in Indonesia, his life growing up in apartheid South Africa, and his strange […]
Full disclosure. Over the last few years, I have become quite the stand-up snob. In my humble opinion, not everyone does it well. To be fair, it is probably the most difficult form of comedy to master. On the other hand, as a little girl I had a crush on Marlon Wayans. I remember watching […]
Chris Rock remains the king of metaphor. In his latest special, Tamborine, Rock immediately launches into masterfully dark, twisted, and absurd solutions to American injustices. In one of his most notable bits, Rock tasks the alleged democracy of the United States to enact equality in all aspects of American life and extend state sanctioned murders […]