This year saw a wave of successful stand-up comedy specials that tackled both personal narratives and larger societal issues. Comedians like Hasan Minhaj, Ronny Chieng, Mike Birbiglia, Hannah Einbinder, and Michelle Buteau used humor to explore topics like cultural differences, political divides, generational trauma, and the absurdity of everyday life.
Hasan Minhaj , Ronny Chieng , Mike Birbiglia , Hannah Einbinder and Michelle Buteau all delivered specials that cracked us up this year."In some ways, stand-up comedy is like a documentary of your own life," explains Mike Birbiglia in his recent special. By that measure, there were some really good – and funny – documentaries this year.
He says he's constantly trying to get his mom off social media."Baby boomers don't have the antibodies to deal with the Internet," he exclaims,"They can't remember a single password … but for some reason can make any piece of misinformation go viral." Fortunately, Chieng is charming enough to make looking in the mirror funny.
Early in his career, Birbiglia told a joke about Oprah when he opened for George Lopez. Afterward, he asked the veteran comedian for advice. Lopez told him,"You should make fun of yourself before you make fun of other people." That is good advice for just about anyone.Michelle Buteau is like the smart, fun, unfiltered friend who's got your back.
Her stories of"vibing" with a lizard at a reptile sanctuary and being high on edibles at a Knicks game are comedy jewels. Buteau says she wants to make"millions of dollars" doing comedy that makes people feel"safe, seen, secure, heard and entertained" and asks the audience to let
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