Michael Ian Black - I am a Wonderful Man
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Artist: Michael Ian BlackEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Music Label: Comedy Central Rec.
Soundtracks:
- Yay!
- Satanic Messages
- Terrorists
- New Orleans
- Billboards And Bumper Stickers
- College
- Sex
- Gay?
- Married With Children
- Walk It Off
- Captain's Blog
Music reviews of I am a Wonderful Man
Music Review: Disappointing
Rating: 2 Stars
[I'm writing the same review for Michael Ian Black's 'I am a Wonderful Man' and Michael Showalter's 'Sandwiches and Cats' because they came out around the same time and the two comedians are practically joined at the hip.]
I am a huge fan of The State, of Wet Hot American Summer, and I even liked Stella (or at least better than the masses seemed to). I think Michael and Michael are really funny comedic actors and writers. But these stand-up albums aren't very funny. Most of the stand-up feels really trite, stuff you could hear at any comedy club on an average night. Some of it might feel a bit 'edgier' but hey, I pretend to be a racist for laughs too. I'm not selling an album of it.
Black dilutes his routine with a lot of unfunny asides ("Say what you will about XXX, and really, say what you will..."). The big ego bit feels a bit stale, despite its potential -- and it's not even consistent! Later on he's self-deprecating and paints himself as a wimp. Altamont reference, talk about cutting-edge!
Showalter's album is more uneven, higher highs and lower lows. He seems so fascinated with his everyday observations ("Starbucks coffee is too hot and too bitter" drags on for 20 seconds) and most of the humor seems to be about "look how random I can be!" His studio-recorded endeavors mostly keep with this idea. And the girl who brings her cats to the show... Sure, that was rude, but he tries to milk it for comedy for several minutes and comes of unfunny and rude. "The Apartment" is pretty funny, and the Sandwich bit is decent.
I hope to see more sketch comedy from these brilliant guys, but now I know to avoid their audio recordings.
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