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This weekend on Netflix I watched stand-up comedy from Chris D'Elia and a Brit named James Acaster.

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Feb 3 '20, 16:34

Chris D'Elia's routine seemed to get progressively more misogynistic as he went along. It was cringworthy by the end (heck, by the middle). I kept watching expecting that at some point he'd redeem himself or he'd turn it into some kind of "hah hah, just kidding!" but... no.

James Acaster, on the other hand, was a breath of fresh air. Slightly unconventional. He's got 4 1-hour specials as a series on Netflix, but they all appear to have been recorded in close succession (there's callbacks to earlier routines). He's outrageously funny and original. And then his routines seem to get vaguely introspective near the end and make you wonder if you're just watching someone going through some stuff (therapeutically, that is).

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I love Acaster. Also watch clips of him on various British panel shows on YouTube. -- nm - Dano Feb 3, 17:40 1
- I also have seen Acaster on many Brit panel shows on YT. His cabbage bit on "Would I Lie to You" is killer NMBL - howie Feb 3, 18:20 [youtube]

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This weekend on Netflix I watched stand-up comedy from Chris D'Elia and a Brit named James Acaster.

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