Isn't That Special

We discuss scooter maintenance briefly before tackling The Elephant In The Room which is also the name of the special from legendary and late lamented comedian Patrice O'Neal. The 2011 special is viewable on Youtube for free - Elephant In The Room - and you should watch it before listening to the review! This episodes includes ruminations on the glory days of VHS. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good

We head back over 'the pond' to check out Brett Goldstein's debut stand up special The Second Best Night Of Your Life! You can rent this on Apple TV or Hulu some how and you should do so before listening to the review! This episodes includes ruminations on the glory days of VHS. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good

We head back to the 80's (sigh) to check out Gallagher's wildly weird Over Your Head special! You can rent this on Amazon Prime for a highly affordable $1.99: Over Your Head and you should do so before listening to the review! This episodes includes ruminations on the glory days of VHS. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good

Bill and Mark cross the Atlantic to review British iconoclast Stewart Lee's seminal Basic Lee special! You can view the entire 92 minute epic on youtube: Basic Lee .This episode also includes ruminations on integrity and nihilism so be warned! Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good

Bill and Mark follow up the retrospective look back at 2000's Killing Them softly with a full 50 minute shakedown of 2024's highly devisive The Dreamer! Pssst...you didn't hear it from us but you can see the special on Daily Motion RN if you' don't have Netflix: The Dreamer This lengthy episode also includes discussions on what we think we sound like and Mark's reticence to engage in pointless arguments. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good

Bill and Mark set out to illustrate comedy history with back to back reviews of the first ever Dave Chappelle special, 2000's Killing Them Softly, followed by an episode dedicated to 2024's highly devisive The Dreamer! If you haven't already done so you can watch the first special on Youtube: Killing Them Softly . This lengthy episode also includes discussions on car maintenance and the intro music used on the podcast! Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good!

Bill and Mark post our longest ever episode as we hit the double-digit episode mark (before hitting the same for listeners) and ponder the eternal mystery of Larry The Cable Guy. If you haven't already done so please watch the special on Amazon or Netflix: Remain Seated so that you can support the artist and disagree with everything we say. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good!

Bill and Mark get Sandler-adjacent once more with a review of the latest offering from Nick Swardson. If you haven't already done so please watch the special - for free! - on Youtube: Make Joke From Face so that you can support the artist and disagree with everythign we say. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good!

Bill and Mark grab the proverbial bull by the horns and review the latest and last (?) special by Ellen DeGeneres. If you haven't already done so please consider watching this special available on Netflix: For Your Approval so that you can support the artist because boy does she need a friend right now! Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good!

Bill and Mark bounce between 1997 and 2025 with a review of a recent comeback offering by Tom Green. If you haven't already done so please consider watching this special available on Amazon: I Got A Mule! so that you can support the artist and disagree with everything we say. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good!

Bill and Mark finally grab the zeitgeist by the lapels with a review of a recent offering by Matt Rife. If you haven't already done so please consider watching this special available on Netflix: Lucid - A Crowd Work special so that you can support the artist and disagree with everything we say. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good!

Bill and Mark tackle a 2020 offering from The Bitter Buddha himsef, Eddie Pepitone. If you haven't already done so please consider watching this special available for free on Youtube: For The Masses so that you can support the artist and disagree with everything we say. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style. They are very good!

Bill and Mark venture into new territory with another veteran comedian whose work is new to them as they review Wanda Sykes' latest special. If you haven't already done so please consider watching her latest Netflix special I'm an Entertainer so that you can support the artist and disagree with everything we say. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style.

As our listening figures soar into the thin end of double digits we turn our attention to the acclaimed Minnesota veteran and alt-darling Maria Bamford. If you haven't already done so please consider watching her latest Netflix special Local Act so that you can better follow along with our frankly irrelevant thoughts. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style.

Hot off a record 17 listens for our groundbreaking new podcast we review Adam Sandler's latest offering: Love You. This could be a make or break moment for Sandler's career so strap in for a 37 minute thrill ride of commentary. Which I think we can all agreee is too long. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style.

Bill and Mark open the batting for this podcast with a review of the comedy special Your Friend by current giant of the scene Nate Bargatze. Pay no attention to the name of the podcast mentioned as we had to change it when we found out it was already taken. Pay no attention to the opinions expressed either as we are old. Theme music: El Cha Cha Man by Juanitos. Juanitos, led by Juan Naveira, is the single French rock'n'roll and soul band mixing latin soul, exotica, acid jazz, punk, vocal pop and somtimes reggae roots in the Jackie Mittoo style.