The setting for this Netflix special was the city of Detroit, with Kathleen Madigan making some appropriate and funny observations about the city. It appeared at the time she was touring with fellow comic Lewis Black because he was in attendance, and she did a clever riff as Black's curmudgeonly character. Madigan also had some things to say about a recent USO tour of Afghanistan entertaining our troops there, giving them all the credit they deserved for working in an environment that was like being frozen and having sand thrown in your face. Tackling a variety of subjects, Madigan explores her experiences at the gym, on cruise ships, and how the country might have reacted if Twitter were around during the Revolutionary War - 'The British are coming, the British are coming'. I tried to imagine that and it would have been quite surreal. One topic she brought up actually made me do an internet search a minute ago when she mentioned being fascinated by a 'Batman cat'. If you do the same when you finish reading this, my review would have served it's purpose.
5 Reviews
Good story telling comedian.
deloudelouvain26 July 2020
It's always nice to discover a new stand-up comedian, well at least new to me, when their show turn out to be funnier then you thought it would be. Kathleen Madigans perfomance was a nice surprise. She knows how to tell a story, that's her best asset, she does good impressions while having her fictive conversations, and her jokes might be subtle but are effective. I like listening to her, it's like listening to stories from your funniest friend at a party , the one that has a funny answer to everything. I will for sure look out for her other shows, just to find out if they are as entertaining as this one was.
By far the funniest comedienne on the planet
kateann10276 May 2021
Kathleen is hysterical. I rarely laugh at comedy shows for some reason, she give me great laughs. Thanks Kathleen. You are the best writer, your delivery is stellar, and it's my pleasure to watch every single performance for many years. Love the stories about your parents.
HILARIOUS!
tomsdm8 January 2022
She is seriously one of the funniest comedians on the planet. Now, I will say that if you're a gen z/millennial, you won't appreciate her humor nor understand it so as Nancy Reagan liked to say, "just say no". For everyone else over 50.....ENJOY!!!
Funny when she stays her in her lane
showersjess22 November 2016
Madigan's newest Netflix special, "Bothering Jesus" had me on the floor, because she stayed in her lane. Madigan Again left me flat and annoyed. I found her at her best when making fun at herself and own experience (specifically, being Irish-Catholic in America) Her 20-minute tirade about Afghanistan was full of cringe-worthy jokes. In general, her racial jokes about things and people she admitted to not understanding were lazy "old- world" comedy and completely irrelevant. Anyone who doesn't view Muslim people as terrorists would not find these jokes funny ("Lol, Afghanis are weird and uncivilized, unlike Americans, I don't trust them!" etc). Otherwise, some very funny moments. But overall, her comedy just didn't quite land for me the way it has in her other performances (particularly her newest performance, "Bothering Jesus")
(*hint: join the modern age of comedy, Madigan, cause you can be funny as hell)
(*hint: join the modern age of comedy, Madigan, cause you can be funny as hell)
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