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People Don't Like the Overall Theme

posted 14 years ago by quball87
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There is a notable difference between George's appearance in this special and his final standup special "It's Bad For Ya."

The content of this special is very morbid and dark as many other posters have mentioned - the background is black, he covers many topics that aren't necessarily taboo but are things people don't want to hear about or seem bat$hit crazy like donating female genitalia, writing a sucide note, pyramid of the hopeless, how US mistreats people, the world burning to the ground, etc.

I would say its probably his darkest show and I think the material in his later show particularly the stuff on "Parents in Heaven" and "Rights" is much better then anything in this.

[–] heynow123 14 years ago

It got a 7.9 rating here, but i know what you mean. It was light on comedy but heavy on the grimness of life... and death.

[–] Minus_The_Beer 12 years ago

Darker? Maybe. But as far as quality goes, I'll take it over "It's Bad For Ya" any day of the week. I hate to say it, but George came off more like a cranky old man in his final stand-up than he did a comedian. Granted, that was his schtick, but the comedy suffered. Dark or not, "Life is Worth Losing" is hilarious through and through.