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The Irish Comedy Tour (2019)
Malone carries the troupe so well and is worth your time to see perform.
We went in blind. We didn't know the group, the comedians, or even that one of the troupe's four members Damon Leibert had no speaking roll. Rather he is an incredible violinist... and I mean incredible. Such talent! The show was very fast paced but also at times difficult to follow. Guitarist and singer Derrick Keane enjoyed playing with the audience prompting partial sing-alongs which was super fun. The unfortunate thing is we couldn't always follow what he was saying and so it was difficult for us to join in. We would have loved to have some lyrics on the video projection in the background so that we could more easily join in. Comedian Derrick Richards was a mixed bag. He's a little bit of a right-winger and many of his jokes didn't land even in central Wisconsin. He also would miss obvious follow-ups that would have juxtaposed the political playground concept that he's developed, but he was still fun. Then finally there's Mike Malone. We were in stitches. This isn't "kind" comedy, nobody's playing nice. It's brutal, it's nasty, but it's so much fun! Very adult, do not bring your kids. I'd describe it as Vegas-style comedy. But if you like that sort of thing like I do, Mike Malone is going to have you on the floor for his full set.
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
Savage, sexy, smart and even a little soul-stirring.
Tim Miller's LD+R is an instant favorite. An anthology of (mostly) animated short R (MA) rated films no more than about 16 minutes in length.
The short format means there's almost no time for plot or character building. Miller tends to focus either on one intense event, or a montage of shorter events to paint a broader portrait of the world or a specific character. He also holds nothing back in the departments of gritty dialog, over the top gore, and overt sexuality. He does away with just about every nicety we were taught as children so if that's not your thing then look elsewhere.
Each episode introduces a new fantastic world so perfectly portrayed that I find myself wishing many of them would break out into their own series. The artists who brought Miller's stories to life are like magicians.
Netflix hits another home run. Go watch this one (ones) right now! The episodes are not linked in any way, they do not share the same universe and there is no tying plot, so pick any episode and enjoy!