I'll start by saying that I've always enjoyed Kathy' sarcastic brand of comedy and respect the fact that she managed to carve out her own niche by creating the whole D-list persona. She's not an easy comedian and it does take a driven person to do something like that.
And so to this video, which is part video diary and part stand-up routine based on the fallout of her controversial decision to post an image of her holding a ketchup-covered mask of Donald trump online and the subsequent backlash.
She must have REALLY copped it because the video-diary stuff is a hard watch. She seems like she's about to crack any second and there's something distinctly uncomfortable about seeing that on film. Funnily enough, the stand-up routine itself is a hard watch too, but for completely different reasons.
For starters, it's just not that funny. Not terrible, but far too much like a rant with a laugh track cued to play after any swear word. She was undoubtedly unfairly treated but I think the main problem is that Kathy is so used to pushing boundaries and got quite a shock when the boundaries pushed back. It's almost as if there was a buildup of animosity towards her and the Trump photo released it from both left and right sides of the political spectrum.
Hers is an interesting story but after a while I felt like I was at a dinner party sitting next to someone who kept telling the same story, rather loudly, from different angles.
And so to this video, which is part video diary and part stand-up routine based on the fallout of her controversial decision to post an image of her holding a ketchup-covered mask of Donald trump online and the subsequent backlash.
She must have REALLY copped it because the video-diary stuff is a hard watch. She seems like she's about to crack any second and there's something distinctly uncomfortable about seeing that on film. Funnily enough, the stand-up routine itself is a hard watch too, but for completely different reasons.
For starters, it's just not that funny. Not terrible, but far too much like a rant with a laugh track cued to play after any swear word. She was undoubtedly unfairly treated but I think the main problem is that Kathy is so used to pushing boundaries and got quite a shock when the boundaries pushed back. It's almost as if there was a buildup of animosity towards her and the Trump photo released it from both left and right sides of the political spectrum.
Hers is an interesting story but after a while I felt like I was at a dinner party sitting next to someone who kept telling the same story, rather loudly, from different angles.