John Mulaney: Baby J

When a criminal cheater decides to blow up his life and the life of a new born he isn't a comedian, he's a horrible human being. I didn't laugh once, I just seethed. I gave it a shot because I loved Mulaney before everything happened and rewatch those specials again and again. This isn't the same person. This is a villain. You can see his age has caught up to him. He is no longer a cute, sweet, young faced man who is nice to everyone because of fear of judgement. He has made horrific mistakes and now, based on this special, corrupted his entire life. Murder isn't funny. Encouraging others to get drugs from their doctor isn't funny. Mocking those who have drug addiction isn't funny. He is seriously mentally disturbed and shouldn't be a comedian. Or a father.

If you are looking for material like new in town or comeback kid you will be disappointed, that said I think this is a very good special. There are funny, touching , sad , embarrassing a whole gamut of other emotional moments woven throughout what is basically his TEDTalk. The Show very much in the vein of the late Carrie Fischer's wishful drinking and it feels almost like he's in therapy or the confessional unburdening himself showing he's ultimately human and has rough edges Definitely worth a watch is you go into it in the proper frame of mine where you will chuckle , ponder , and maybe get a sense of hope even if you dont have a lot of belly laughs.

I have listened to Mulaney for sometime now. This standup was by far his best. It was real, it was raw, it was funny. I would definitely recommend watching it if you like stand-up comedy at all. He has clearly honed his storytelling skills. He talks about the elephant in the room in a funny, but real way. You can laugh with him, but also empathize with what he was going through. Don't worry, he does plenty of name dropping, too. Impressively hilarious. Worth the watch (no pun intended). ;-) Sorry, I have to hit a number of characters to submit this review. Even though something like this doesn't need a wordy review.