Rec | DAN LICATA’S “FOR THE BOYS”

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Rec'd on 🤡 7/4: FAVORITE COMEDY SPECIALS?

I’ve felt lukewarm on Dan in the past, and he’s not always a laugh-out-loud comedian for me, but this special’s format hooked me (he performs for an audience of teenaged boys at his former high school). It’s funny what flops (intentionally or not) and what works for the audience. And it takes a lightly sincere turn at the end.

@leen

Jul 4, 2024

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