Neal Brennan: 3 Mics

Neal Brennan: 3 Mics

Neal Brennan: 3 Mics

Never heard of the guy, so this was my first experience. I think this was a mistake, because I am watching a second show and it is already better. I turned it off after 45 min. But I already did not pay attention for a long time. So do not get me wrong, I like the concept of the 3 mics. You do not need to be funny the whole time. Coming back from a hard periode is great to talk about. Comics are talking about life, so I have no problem with that. The jokes are not so funny for me. I do not care so much about his story because I have no connection with him and he tells nothing new. And he is a smug expression on his face for me. Maybe that is just his face but everything together it is starting to annoy me. So I have all the respect that he talks about his problems, but it was not funny, there was no connection and it feels like that he is just standing there with no interest thinking the people will laugh about everything he says because he is famous. Maybe it is me, but it is the way I feel about it. So I give it one more show before I will decide to quit or continue with this comedian. Because I do feel he is a bit different and be funny and to the point. But in this show I do not see it.

It is like watching 3 different guys in 1 in this one man show. Of course we know it is the same guy, but the way he tells good jokes awkwardly, the way he speaks about his hard life, the way he resembles with most of us, with our fears, and our lifes. For me it was a brilliant show, the 1 line jokes mic that were so dumb in a good way, the stand up mic that was so funny to the mic that makes you feel sad for him and think about our own life. Genius.

Such a different special... Loved all of it. Idiots giving this a low rating are exactly that....... IDIOTS. I spent the majority of this laughing or thinking..... or both!

Distinctive comedy with emotional core which doesn't feel boring even in the sad parts which for Neal is cathartic (I assume) and relational to many viewers who suffer from depression but unable to voice it. Stand-Up Part: brilliant, to the point, hilarious. Emotional Part: honest, heart felt, moving, unique part of the show. One-liner Part: really really small to judge.

The jokes were good, the stand up part was the best. The microphone in the middle did not fit well, it seemed to pause the show.

Easiest way to say it. Neal is a damn genius. And if you don't get it you are the idiot his joke is about and the problem with society. I want to marry this man and I think marriage is a sham.

Neal Brennan could hide (and probably he does hide to this day) behind the familiar, behind supremely talented Dave Chappelle, to-an-extent-talented Amy Schumer. Some of his directions are lame, some are okay, none of them are exceptional. I have never liked his stand-up either. Amd this one changes it. I was little apprehensive about the gimmicky use of 3 microphones, but in the end, everything falls into place. What is similar with a Dave Chappelle stand up is the thoughtfulness, the introspection, the meditation. Now to look at three acts separately, at least a few one-liners are more like dad-jokes, the regular stand-up bits are mostly funny but not laugh-out-loud variety except the last bit which is very Amy Schumer-ish and brought nothing new to the table. What stands out is the meditation of the center mic, the non-rant version of everything that can be rant on, and the satire and the irony living a life that is partly felt and mostly numb. But Neal creates the vehicle that gives you a taste of his own life and reflected on it, a taste of your own life, partly felt, mostly numb. I rated it 10 on 10, although I do not think it will be counted as classic, but somehow this standup resonated with me, reminded me of Tig Notaro, Dave Chappelle among others.