source: Michelle Wolf: Joke Show

Moviecut—Michelle Wolf: Joke Show

I really wanted to like her. I didn't laugh at what she had to say - and I really really wanted to! Alas, I don't care for shrill and loud and she is both. I could have gotten past the voice if I'd been laughing once in a while. Her discussion on equality and women was brilliant! And so an extra star.

I enjoyed her show, even the parts that made me angry or uncomfortable (the rape jokes were distasteful to say the least) --- until she said that men with small penises should just kill themselves. Then she continued by saying that her joke is funny because if any men get angry, they'll make it obvious that they have small penises. So not only did she say a horrible thing, she then proceeded to gaslight the people she hurt. And her audience laughed it off. Inviting people who maybe are already self-conscious or, worse, depressed about their bodies, to end their own lives is not acceptable. In fact, it's a horrible thing to say. Just horrible. No. There's a difference between being edgy and being a psychopath. Actually, a psychopath would have more perspective than this person.

I enjoyed the show, it was not only about that men are bad, like many other female comedians create a show around. There were some clever jokes, but also a lot of absurd jokes, but for me just the right amount. I just like watching her and trying to make the crowd uncomfortable. If I compare to the other female comedians this was the best I saw.

Wolf is one of the few feminist comics I actually enjoy watching, and in this show, she focuses on issues regarding the gender gap/equality.

Whenever I'm watching comedians for the first time, I find I'm often waiting for the other shoe to drop. When are they going to crack that out-of-touch, offensive, or just terrible bomb of a joke? I did not expect shoes to drop with Michelle; I enjoyed Nice Lady, I enjoyed her Netflix show, I enjoyed her press correspondence dinner. This stand-up, for whatever reason, Michelle didn't exactly drop some shoes, she just kinda cracked some jokes that didn't need to be cracked. The opener joke, for example, goes into assault, and how we need to blur the lines for what counts as it for animals versus humans. The joke ends with her holding down an animal against their will while another animal mates with it while everyone laughs... okay. Another joke details how she prefers massages from illegal immigrants since their massages are angrier for having to do their job for her benefit. Then there's the joke about how the "woke" crowd needs to "go back to sleep" for they are benefiting off the slave labor of their iPhones... I guess that's how criticism works, eh? Can't criticize something you have little choice but to participate in? The rest of the special is alright, she cracks some other tried and true jokes, makes some good observations about sexism and gender equality, but by the end, I was worried. And it didn't help she then went onto Rogan's show and was making some kinda comments less than ten minutes in about Chinese people. Punch up, Michelle. Like maybe at gullible, upper class women who get into crystals and goop.

I was going to rate this down to a 9 because I thought it could have gone at least 20 minutes longer, but that seemed pretty counterintuitive. Michelle Wolf, you shrill genius you. I love a comedian who makes me laugh out loud but also articulates unspoken truth in a way that gives me pause. The Joke Show is hilarious, but also emotionally and intellectually mature. As she points out in the very beginning of her routine, people are quick to anger in modern society and I'm sure plenty of people will be clutching their pearls and up in arms over some of her jokes, but this just brought me huge amounts of joy. This is one I will watch again.

A lot of ten star reviews on here and I think that's just a bit exagerated. Not that Michelle Wolf isn't funny, as she has some good jokes and puns, but to think she's the best stand-up comedian ever is a little (a lot) too far fetched. Sometimes she sounds like she's giving a political speech instead of a stand-up comedy, and that's just not that funny or has it's place in a humoristic show. Her voice is irritating, she knows it and a lot of other people hear it and know it. I get it that that should not be an issue but to me it is. I couldn't imagine to have to listen to that woman all day. But okay some jokes are funny so it's still worth watching, just dim the sound.

I like Michelle and her comedy. But this wasn't her strongest work (or delivery for that matter). This brand of comedy feels like a classroom conquered and run by a band of unruly kids. They're not funny, don't practice good comedy, yet consider themselves edgy, woke and more relevant than the rest of the world....sorry, I don't think so.