I was already irritated by the buzz around Michelle Wolfs correspondence dinner speech. Many put her in a place like she was critical and funny like no comedian before her... which just is not the case. The years prior to her speech were much better, just look at Hasan Minaj in 2017. It felt like people wanted to push a woman to feel good during #metoo season. Her jokes were Ok, but felt forced and were not that original.So obviously what happened is ... she made a buzz and got a show. And that show suffers from the same problems as her speech, just way worse. First of all... no one needs another political comedy show making jokes about politicians and especially Trump. Jim Jefferies already stumbled into that trap and his show is way better than this, although still annoying with the repetitive lame Trump jokes. This show just feels unnecessary because again... Michelles Jokes feel uninspired and often forced. Throw in some sexual stuff for shock value, then bash republicans, bash democrats, do the usual in-between segments which feel like they belong in a lame skit show... you know it all. Its the same old routine, just way worse... why did Netflix do this? I mean, they even put a DJ in the show who is basically just standing around and is hardly included. Its another detail that shows how uninspired and copycat this show is. And the worst thing of all.... Michelle Wolf has zero charisma. She looks into the teleprompter like a zombie with dead eyes. Her whole body language oozes insecurity which she tries to gloss over with being rude and filthy but meanwhile its really hard to stand that annoying voice for long. She sounds like fingernails on a blackboard after a while. If she was funny ... OK. There are several comedians who make up for lack in charisma with being funny or just different. But i can't see anything here. Even the feminist angle feels lame as it has been done over and over lately by Samantha Bee and other female comedians. And honestly... most of them failed too with their shows. This format is dead for quite a while and it hurts to see so many good comedians being burned in unnecessary shows like this. To me Michelle Wolf isn't even one of them.
... View MoreI was a fan of Michelle's since her Late Night days but was very disappointed with this show. The jokes are just not funny and some are in poor taste. I was particularly horrified by the joke about the Indonesian lady in her garden. The delivery is pretty bad too. Overall disappointing show for a comedian who has a lot of potential.
... View MoreMichelle Wolf seems to determined to be a female Frankie Boyle and tries to match him for vulgarity. Unfortunately, it's simplistic schoolboy humour with very little wit. I watched a couple of episodes and it barely raised a smile. I doubt another series will be commissioned.
... View MoreIt's not for everyone. And if it's not for you, then just don't watch it. But with basically every boring white guy on TV making the exact same jokes night after night, thank GODDESS we have Michelle doing something genuinely original and new. This is like no other show on TV (or online, whatever), and the guests are super fun. Just check it out!PS- Watch the most recent episode to get a taste, don't start at the beginning. It gets better with every episode, and obviously it's more fun when it's topical. And yes, she's a little mean. So what!
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