Or too little? No pun intended - I actually wanted to point it out towards the end of my review, but since I started this way (and sorry for the pointed "joke"): maybe it was me, but it looked like Ricky was excited throughout ... hey not shaming or blaming him for that. Maybe you wouldn't even notice if I hadn't ... said it.
But let's dive into stuff and there is a lot of it. I assume you have heard of Ricky, but if you haven't ... or only a little, let me tell you this: you should be thick skinned and not too sensitive if you want to watch this and have "fun". He knows who he is and he does not give a ... well he is ok with it would be the pc way to say it I suppose. He'd say it differently of course.
Ricky makes fun of people being hurt by words - he also clarifies (maybe he has to, so no one can sue him over something), that he plays a character. Of course his comparison to Anthony Hopkins is a bit weak. It is true, but not as obvious as he makes it out to be. Other comedians had issues before with their shows. They could come back and say or defend themselves with the same words Ricky used: it's not me, it's the character I played during these shows. Again, there is truth to that, but it can be (mis)used too.
We already have controversy, but that is what pulls people in. There is a reason his previous show was super successful. And it was because of the stuff he said. And the same will be true for this one. There is a lot of stuff that will offend ... sometimes in a disturbing way. All that stuff with kids - even when he plays out a scene - and I mean he really acts it out ... pretending to be a kid using his hand in a way that is ... let's just say if you can stomach that ... hats off. Especially because it goes on for a long time ... almost forever! He really commits to it - which is not making it better (especially to those sensible to that topic).
And while he says this is not him, his CRT bit is actually at least as disturbing to me than anything else. It is a short "joke" and over before you know it. And I don't know why he even made it - almost everything else is connected somehow, but not this. Well I guess it is supposed to touch upon the people being too sensible stuff/topic. Still the way he portrays it is misleading ... one is being generous if calling it that of course.
Same might be true about his doubling down on the two genders thing .... so as you can see, I do not really agree on all the things he says. And I do believe that words matter and can hurt. That being said, I also believe that certain things have gone way too far. And he points those things out too. Very well with the examples from "doesthedogdie" website ... I knew about this site, but not that it also has a lot more stuff going on than just telling you ... well I think the title is saying it all ... or in this case not, but you get what I am saying. Schindlers List is being checked and the questions people have about it ... but are they not anecdotical? Do we really want to shame and blame and condemn many for a (hopefully) small amount of people that take things too far? Not to mention that some may be "trolls" or just people who think they are funny ... kind of like Ricky.
There is a lot more to unpack, if one wants to. Another thing would be the audiences reaction(s) to certain things. Should they be laughing? Ricky says yes - and I don't think it makes anyone a bad person if they laugh at something that is not right ... none of us is Mother Teresa that's for sure. What is important: that we know what is "fun" and what reality is! We are supposed to be "better" than animals because we have empathy .. we supposedly care ... well let's not forget that ... and let's not forget to help animals too while we are at it ... something Ricky never forgets to do! He actually may like them way more than his fellow humans ... I think that is a certainty!
But let's dive into stuff and there is a lot of it. I assume you have heard of Ricky, but if you haven't ... or only a little, let me tell you this: you should be thick skinned and not too sensitive if you want to watch this and have "fun". He knows who he is and he does not give a ... well he is ok with it would be the pc way to say it I suppose. He'd say it differently of course.
Ricky makes fun of people being hurt by words - he also clarifies (maybe he has to, so no one can sue him over something), that he plays a character. Of course his comparison to Anthony Hopkins is a bit weak. It is true, but not as obvious as he makes it out to be. Other comedians had issues before with their shows. They could come back and say or defend themselves with the same words Ricky used: it's not me, it's the character I played during these shows. Again, there is truth to that, but it can be (mis)used too.
We already have controversy, but that is what pulls people in. There is a reason his previous show was super successful. And it was because of the stuff he said. And the same will be true for this one. There is a lot of stuff that will offend ... sometimes in a disturbing way. All that stuff with kids - even when he plays out a scene - and I mean he really acts it out ... pretending to be a kid using his hand in a way that is ... let's just say if you can stomach that ... hats off. Especially because it goes on for a long time ... almost forever! He really commits to it - which is not making it better (especially to those sensible to that topic).
And while he says this is not him, his CRT bit is actually at least as disturbing to me than anything else. It is a short "joke" and over before you know it. And I don't know why he even made it - almost everything else is connected somehow, but not this. Well I guess it is supposed to touch upon the people being too sensible stuff/topic. Still the way he portrays it is misleading ... one is being generous if calling it that of course.
Same might be true about his doubling down on the two genders thing .... so as you can see, I do not really agree on all the things he says. And I do believe that words matter and can hurt. That being said, I also believe that certain things have gone way too far. And he points those things out too. Very well with the examples from "doesthedogdie" website ... I knew about this site, but not that it also has a lot more stuff going on than just telling you ... well I think the title is saying it all ... or in this case not, but you get what I am saying. Schindlers List is being checked and the questions people have about it ... but are they not anecdotical? Do we really want to shame and blame and condemn many for a (hopefully) small amount of people that take things too far? Not to mention that some may be "trolls" or just people who think they are funny ... kind of like Ricky.
There is a lot more to unpack, if one wants to. Another thing would be the audiences reaction(s) to certain things. Should they be laughing? Ricky says yes - and I don't think it makes anyone a bad person if they laugh at something that is not right ... none of us is Mother Teresa that's for sure. What is important: that we know what is "fun" and what reality is! We are supposed to be "better" than animals because we have empathy .. we supposedly care ... well let's not forget that ... and let's not forget to help animals too while we are at it ... something Ricky never forgets to do! He actually may like them way more than his fellow humans ... I think that is a certainty!