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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew Of Dudes’ On HBO Max, From Skater Boys To Skater Men Who Rock Out With Their Jokes Out

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Six and a half years after his first HBO docu-comedy concert special, Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One, Thomas is back with another concert joking up about growing up on the Alabama shore. This time, he’s made his childhood chums an even more integral part of the act. They’re not just his band, they’re also the source material for his jokes between songs.
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On’ On Netflix, Where The Comedian Juxtaposes His Sincerity Beside His Satire In A Much More Personal Way

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By Sean McCarthy Verified
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Comedian Rory Scovel actually does love to improvise, so when he jokes in an opening bit before credits that he’s “just gonna f-ing wing it,” you best believe him. But this hour, perhaps more than any previous stand-up special for Scovel, forces the audience to confront the juxtaposition between his sincerity and his satire in a much more personal way. The Gist:  This marks Scovel’s fifth comedy special and second for Netflix.
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Mary Beth Barone: Galaxy Brain’ On Netflix, Revealing Dark Jokes Without Fear For The Comment Section

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By Sean McCarthy Verified
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Mary Beth Barone stars in one of Prime Video‘s hot new young-adult shows, Overcompensating (season two coming soon). But for Barone’s first hourlong stand-up special, she’s debuting it on Netflix, and not Amazon. Was that a “Galaxy Brain” decision? Or merely the shrewdest way to grow her fan base?
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