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Comedian W. Kamau Bell muses on parenting in the Trump era, "free speech" dustups, woke children's TV and his fear of going off the grid.
W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro
2018 Directed by Shannon Hartman
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I can't think of a better way to spend my birthday than hearing about how Doc McStuffins is a secret feminist masterpiece
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Highlights the importance of body language in comedy specials, even in the current glut of netflix comedy: There's a sequence about halfway through where W. Kamau Bell is talking about how white people have such a difficult time admitting Donald Trump is racist, and he's throwing out a bunch of different excuses 'I'm not saying Donald Trump is racist, but...' while slumped over sideways and shaking as though the crosstalk is a wind threatening to blow him away that feels like it encapsulates so much of 2018 so far that it's genuinely cathartic.
Then he gets the audience to sing along to American Pie and it's even more cathartic until you find out IT'S A TRAP.
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This was a fun special. I like W. Kamau Bell's personality and presence, and I liked his choice of venue for this set. It feels intimate and light even when some of the subject matter would not normally be. I like that he's also aware and careful to be more inclusive, like acknowledging trans people. Based on his stories, I think his daughters are growing up in a great home.
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Funny and socially conscious. Bell acknowledges transphobia and refers to himself as cisgendered, which is a big plus for me. I'm also fascinated by his choice to do this in an intimate venue, on a diamond-shaped stage. It gives him an easy interplay with his audience that I found refreshing; stand-up can be so remote sometimes.
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doc mcstuffins is the greatest tv show of all time..... yes, someone finally said it!!
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sorry to letterboxd dot com i have been inactive as i have watched absolutely nothing but love island for 2/3 weeks
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Liked his FX/FXX show Totally Biased so I was curious how he would do as a stand up. Pretty solid and he covers a lot of the same recent topics comedians keep touching in a refreshing way. He's very energetic and passionate about the stuff he's talking about and you can tell that it's coming from a genuine place. Doesn't always hit the mark, but when it does, it's very clever.
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Really. Really bad. Has no jokes, just talks about what Trump does everyday, his love for Obama, & his bratty kids. Laughs at his own jokes, if you could call them that. I’m not coservative in the least, but he seems just as bad & out of touch as the alt right. Was actually a fan of his show totally biased, but his stand up is pure trash. Cool stage though.
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I’ve been following W. Kamau Bell’s career from the beginning, dating back to his first TV series “Totally Biased”, which aired for 2 seasons on FX and FXX. Currently, he has a new show on CNN called “United Shades of America” but he took a break from race issues in America to make his way to the stand-up stage for his first Netflix comedy special (and 2nd special overall). Here, Bell focuses on hot button issues ranging from EVERYTHING that the current administration is doing to woke kids’ TV to free speech to fears of going off the grid. He hits the right notes with his jokes and even manages to provide smart points about the topics he’s…