Saturday, July 8, 2017

Oh, Hello: On Broadway (2017)

It's not going to be everybody's cup of tea, but I love John Mulaney. John Mulaney and Nick Kroll star in this limited engagement run on Broadway as ultimate New Yorkers Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland. They have thick accents, often mispronounce words, and go off on ridiculous tangents. Basically, if you were already aware of them, you are predisposed to like it. But the comedy is very niche. It's not going to attract newcomers. There isn't too much of a story, but just enough to make it funny. They're being evicted from their rent controlled apartment on the Upper West Side. There are tons of insider New York jokes that play to their audience. And they host a show on NY1 called Too Much Tuna, featuring a different celebrity guest each night. Steve Martin was featured in that particular performance and he fit in splendidly. Final verdict: I thought it was funny, but I'm kind of weird.

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