Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever

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First of all: Nobody gives a fudge about the political views of a standup-comedian, so could you please stop already? That's not what people paid for. And if you wanna talk about miscarriages in your COMEDY special out of nowhere so badly AT LEAST give a trigger warning at the start of your show, instead of asking to normalize the topic on a side note afterwards. About the comedy: The over the top childish body language and voices are funny if you are in the mood, and some gags definitely landed, but overall it was not made for me (anymore). I got the tiktok part, but it was pretty stretched out. If you never used tiktok, you are probably left confused the first 20 minutes or so ... Sadly can't recommend this, but she is still a pretty entertaining person to watch. Needs better writer/material and to scale back a bit on the hurtful reality bits. Comedy should be escapism.

Such a shame, I loved her previous stand ups so much but with this one I just felt like I kept waiting for a punchline that never came, I couldn't relate to any of it. It was so slow and weird, the same lines were repeated over and over again as if each one was a completely new joke, while the first one wasn't even necessarily funny. It's mostly weird body contortions, weird voices, strange mimicks and inner dialogues that just don't sound organical. She's trying to relate so much to a specific demographic and I just don't understand which. Also, and I don't know if this is actually the case, but at times I felt like a lot of the cheering and applause was added in post production because the audience would go completely balistic but then the camera would zoom out and most people were just sitting there silently and very few people were actually clapping.

I haven't seen any of her other specials, but I hear they a pretty good. However, this show was not funny, and I found it too political for my taste. She repeated many of her jokes several times, and I didn't find them funny the first time. They must have added a laugh track at times, because you would hear the audience laughing like hell, but when the camera panned out there were just a few laughing and clapping. Plus, when she repeated a joke for the fourth time, the audience was laughing like it was the first time they heard it. Her jokes were geared towards a very specific target group, like maybe young women in their 20's. There was a lot of body image stuff, and bra jokes. Also a lot of political crap about stupid men and her being pro-choice. I'm not sure if I laughed once, and after 30 minutes, I had enough. However, I have read that her other specials were quite good, partly because her material was more main stream, and less political, so I will check those out.

I think I'm with most reviews so far. Her past specials were engaging without beating you over the head, and what she said were things that women should hear. Even as a guy I felt she distributed her jokes evenly and deftly. Her delivery is what has made her stand out in the very crowded field of stand-up. But this time, as a man, I felt like I was being preached at. The first segment of the show was a very pointed jab at conservative states and abortion. I hate to use the term "shrill" but that's how it came off to me. It was a complete "You are wrong of you think differently on this subject." The middle portion dealt with bras. I tuned out the rest, which has never happened with her specials. I looked forward to this show because of past performances, but I think she knows she has legitimately and rightly clawed her way from a D-list celebrity to the 'B' level with her shows and movie appearances that she now feels she can join in with the Rob Reiners of the world and tell me I am wrong for having a belief that differs from hers, and she knows she will still have a place in Hollywood no matter what the majority of the country thinks. If you really want to see what she is capable of, leave this one to rot and watch her earlier Netflix specials. That is where she truly shines.

.... Now she's only funny to her base. There's no "edge" here. No "sharp" wit. She gets on stage and then proceeds to speak as fast as she possibly can, and repeat the same lines at least 4 times... over and over. As if repeating a rather dull "joke" makes it funnier. It doesn't. The speed at which she speaks almost makes it seem she as if she just wants to get it over with as quickly as possible. Her comedic timing is REALLY lacking in this special. I think she may be suffering from a glass bubble. She's risen to the level where of course she has fans. Fans that will follow her regardless of what she says/creates - "fangurlz". So, who turns out to those "run up" shows where she is testing new jokes.... those fans obviously. Which, I'd guess, are mostly women around 40. So which jokes "work" or not in these "test" shows is all based on these audiences of predominantly older "fangurlz". And that is glaringly obvious in this special. It's a special which is nearly entirely geared towards women 40 or older. Now, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. But it does kill off the non-40-year-old female fans she may have had. 30 minute bits about bras just isn't funny to me. I'll never understand why audiences seemingly "roar" just because she does some silly voice. A flat "joke" delivered in a silly voice is still a flat "joke." When she started her career she was fantastic and mixing things up and making ANY audience member laugh. She timed delivery, and took breaths, so things could be ingested as opposed to rattling off line after line. Now, she's just focusing on speed and making older women laugh. This special is really rather poor, that is unless you're a "fangurl." I had a VERY hard time finding much humor in this special... probably I'm not an older woman who is down on men and finds bras funny.

For all those that think this skit is too serious, get a life. I just skimmed over the last 5 reviews and they didn't get the message Iliza was trying to get across. Mary Wiseman was bullied for her body. Even reporters called it her body type. Say it like it is. People, including Star Trek fans, didn't like a curvy woman in tight uniforms. This how we judge. All those who criticize her don't even know her. Even though she played an awesome character and did an excellent job. She didn't fit the image what a Star Fleet Officer suppose to look like. I stopped watching Star Trek after she left Discovery and gave away all the DVD's I had. Don't need them anymore due to streaming. I'm still discussed by this. This is exactly what Iliza was talking about. All the other critics that reviewed before me that I read, didn't like the fact she was making a point. Because it is a serious subject that you're not going to get a laugh every second, they say it was a horrible show. Stand up comedians are intelligent and you have to be intelligent to appreciate them. If you want unintelligent comedy, watch The Trailer Park Boys. Iliza, awesome job. Too bad there is much more people that you talked about, especially the men that don't get sex, that see woman as an object rather than the intellectual men that support women. Society measures intelligence by IQ, I see intelligence as someone who good at what they do. I know, I have 3 adult daughters that I supported all their lives. Keep going on this. Thank you for the great entertainment.

Wow. Usually she is funny. Self depreciating. This was 30 minutes about bras. She stopped mid concert to praise abortion. You hear the audience erupt in support but then they pan to the quiet, shocked, bored people being offended. She did lots of her "guys are dumb and only want sex" jokes. Women are victims, always. Feel sorry for her really. We laughed twice in an hour. Lots of squeeking and cartoon voices that she falls back on when she is nervous. She is usually funny, not here. I would not recommend this one. Worst of the handful on here. If you want someone to make fun of the South and praise ending babies then this cringe is your jam.

Do you like 30 minutes of bra material? Do you like being lectured like you're a moron? Then this special is for you. Iliiza takes a deep dive into bras like they are the single most fascinating object on the planet. Then it's time to be lectured like you're a 16 year old boy. She has all the passion and stage presence of a great comedian, but it's wasted on her endless men vs. Women, girl good, guy bad shtick. It's stale and boring. If Iliza had that same passion for something more interesting it might work. Alas, this dame can't stop ranting about ladies and gentlemen. Throw this special to the dogs.