Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me?

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I'm I the only one that feels he's just not funny. The restaurant opening went know where. The lion joke was ridiculously not funny. . I'm at a lose as to who is advising him this is good material. The dropping his kids off at school had no point of comedy. The part of his kid taking his shirt off? Was there a point to this? He needs to go back to his roots. Talking about his wife and kids doesn't hit the mark. Talking about his Italian father and family is hysterical. Maybe the Italian heritage is what I was down too but this material is a hard watch. Absolutely not one launch cane from a room full of people at my house. He's material during Covid lockdown was getting old. I hope his next special is better .

So funny! Of course the woke left here would have something to say about him commenting about the Asian dad, or the foreign bus boys. He got it right about stupid parents bringing their kids to school dressed as furries, my daughter has kids dressed like that in her school. What can you say except the parents must be morons? Talking about his wife in the car, at the restaurant, at Hamilton--pure comedy! Going for hipster coffee with the barista with the belly hole hair? I could totally see that happening and he made it even more hilarious in his description! Going to the public washroom with his prostatic enlarged dad. So funny. Don't listen to the haters. This was funny and people need to lighten up.

Didn't really feel much like a stand up special. Just some guy who tells stories and is a little funny. Lacked punchlines. Some of the stories even cut short. I was waiting for the Asian punch line and got nothing, it's almost as if he forgot the joke, "it matters he's Asian" then he gets dude tracked by another story and forgets to go back to that one. But the hardest part was the ending. Like a soda can without the bubbles is the best way to describe it. Genuinely bad climax and just random with no point. In all honesty I would have given it a two, but some of the stories gave me a couple of chuckles. But yeah that's about it. No good.

Good grief that's hard to watch. He thinks that making faces, bold gestures, talking like a working class Italian immigrant is funny. The bits have no arc. There's a beginning and then he flatlines. The most forgettable stories with no insight. His observational skills are puny compared to Seinfeld. Someone close to him needs to tell him, don't do that again. I kept thinking of Steve Martin talking to John Candy in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles": "And by the way, you know, when, when you're telling these little stories, here's a good idea. Have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!"

From people that sound like they don't know who he is, or they don't like that he had evolved and changed it up a bit. To say that this special is 'painful' to watch is ridiculous. Hearing him talk about 'Roary the Lion' was a great bit and a great middle ground for where everybody SHOULD be when it comes to this latest challenge in society. But of course, some will always take issue with something and they are free to 'change the channel' as they claimed they did. I'm not sure what 'channel' they had their TV on but... okay. His mannerisms and exhaustion with the annoying people in this world makes for an enjoyable hour. So stop reading useless reviews like this one and watch it at least through the bit about Roary the Lion.

The start is poor, he comes in with his usual mentally challenged voice doing very slow, very banal jokes about "my wife / my dad". He's done this countless times, I was hoping for something new and better. The special picks up steam near the middle, though, and has its moments and fun stories, although not a single one to actually make you audibly laugh, like someone like Bill Burr or Patrice Oneal can... Sadly the ending is as poor and generic as the beginning, just once again - yet another "my dad" tale that wasn't even a joke, just a story without really a punchline. It feels about as bad, overdone and generic as Jeff Foxworthy and Jim Jefferies' last specials. Speaking of Jim Jefferies, at least one joke here felt like it was copied from Jim, which is some Inception stuff, because Jim himself is quite the joke stealer. Another two jokes felt pretty similar to Bill Burr bits. So this wasn't really worth the excitement I felt for finally getting a comedy special on Netflix from someone recognizable and generally good. I think it's time to change things up, Sebastian.

I have been a fan since 2014. Went to see him twice live in Montreal. This guy has literally opened up new comical territories for me and as an immigrant married to another immigrant I have always related to his skits to the highest point. But this was NOT it. This felt like some random guy had 2 shots of espresso then swallowed a whole tab of antidepressants and tried to impersonate the "real" Sebastian Maniscalco. It was so painful to watch I actually felt bad for the guy. I still respect him so much for everything he's done. But after this one there's gotta be someone around him to tell him that this is so cringe he's going to need to take some time to reflect, enjoy some family time and come back stronger than ever with FRESH content and his usual energy. I legit thought that his lack of enthusiasm was part of a skit and then he was going to "wake up" and make a joke about himself or something. But realizing that this was really "him", I actually got sad. They say you should never meet your heros. But I'd like to meet him one day and tell him it's not over, there's still time for him to redeem himself after this Mascarado.

I really enjoyed this, not sure why so many people haven't but I have a fair idea. He states a few things in this set which may not sit well with the identity politics people. Personally I laughed many many times during this one and am about to watch it again. I do recognise though, that there a flatness to this one. Not sure what it is, think it might be the gold and the bright lighting set which isn't very interesting to the eye. But yes there is a slight flatness here that his other specials don't have. But overall I think this is a solid set from the great man. Few F bombs in here too so... slightly more confrontational than previous sets which I thought were quite tween friendly.

I have watched all his specials and seen him in person and he never disappoints. I always watch them with my dad, mom and siblings and we laugh so hard! Yes, he tells stories, but they are relatable to my life and family and nowadays, I think a lot of people will be able to relate to it. Our country is too PC and comedians need to be able to tell jokes without constant worrying about the cancel culture out there. At some points we were crying we were laughing so hard. Thank you Sebastian for putting together a great special we will watch again. Your comedy helps relieve the stress of the day!