I watched Shane Gillis' standup special last night. I laughed, I thought it was fine, but I don’t think I’d recommend it. Shane definitely has his specific type of humor, which is maybe what turns me off, because it tries a little bit too hard to be edgy... Yelling that something is “gay” or “retarded” over and over again is not comedy. Many of his jokes are too surface-level, especially when presented by a smart guy like Gillis. The audience wants jokes with thought behind them, not the lowest common denominator humor of “oops I said something I shouldn’t have.” Overall, this standup routine did not deserve to be a “special.” Beautiful Dogs will not be re-watched in three years. It’s not timeless—it’s trendy. I think Gillis is (and has been) extremely topical. That attention to pop-culture plays well in the podcast environment where it’s consumed daily, or at a late night comedy club where the audience listens then moves on. There is no question Shane performs very well in those environments. But ‘Beautiful Dogs’ was not special worthy, and was not polished the way that a special should be. This special will not stand the test of time, and was the Netflix equivalent of “click bait” put out by Shane Gillis. In fact, it almost felt like this routine was "what he had available at the time” that he got an offer from Netflix. Maybe I’m grumpy or it went over my head… Do you agree that this routine was a miss? @Shanemgillis

🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk says that he thinks we could have a million people on Mars in 20 years.

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What is so hard to understand about that? I got invited on their gross libertarian friends podcasts a million times after that and turned it down every time. If I was trying to advance my career, I would have gone on all that shit and become an embarrassment like Ian fidance

Shane Gillis’s monologue!

If you believe there is such a thing as ‘cultural appropriation.’ Then certainly this gentleman is guilty of ‘gender appropriation.’

"Jackass" star Steve-O says he asked Bill Maher not to smoke pot during a potential interview and to respect his 16 years of sobriety. Maher allegedly refused. "I found it kind of upsetting when the Bill Maher podcast reached out and he smokes pot the whole time while he interviews people. I said I’d happily go on there, but while I’m on, out of respect for my sobriety, could he refrain from smoking pot. He said no and that’s a dealbreaker.” “I’m a clean and sober guy. It’s very important that I maintain my sobriety, it’s approaching 16 years. I am about to be sweet 16. Really, there’s nothing I value more than my sobriety. There’s nothing more that I protect than my recovery." Read more here: variety.com/2024/digital/new…

Shane Gillis’s monologue!

Alright this was a fun day on Twitter but I have to go work at my job I work at that I don't want to work at because I'm a polyamorous communist witch or whatever

Michelle Buteau slams Dave Chappelle and his jokes about the transgender community. "[Comedians] can tell jokes and stories and not disparage a whole community. We can do that. We can make it funny. We just have to work at it, right? So, if you ever run into Dave Chappelle can you let him know that shit? I don’t think he knows that shit...I can’t believe somebody would make millions and millions of dollars for making people feel unsafe. That is so wild to me, truly. I’m manifesting this shit tonight. This is a Radio City Music Hall takeover, and I’m gonna tell everybody I wanna make millions and millions of dollars for making people feel safe, seen, secure, heard and entertained.” Read more here: wp.me/pc8uak-1lFeoC