"Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father" is possibly my favourite Netflix show. My whole family loves it and have rewatched it numerous times. Hilariously great. I also really enjoy Jack in "Fresh Meat". I hated this though, which was my first taste of Jack's stand-up material.
The oddest part about this was how "American" it felt for a British comedian. Loud, flamboyantly over-the-top and the energy of 10 Red Bulls. I laughed maybe once or twice. It was no coincidence some of the funniest material here involved stories about his Dad. I'm now convinced that Father Whitehall is the funniest part of "Travels With My Father" and a large part of its success.
So many jokes fell flat. You know that things aren't hitting the mark when the funniest moments come from the audience or "bloopers" in the show. I found myself tuning out too many times. When someone starts yelling at me, I typically start just hearing noise (instead of actual words) and that was evident throughout this.
Way too posh, status-driven and polished to actually feel authentic. In saying that, I did experience laughter and will always admire those who have the guts to try make a large audience laugh.
The oddest part about this was how "American" it felt for a British comedian. Loud, flamboyantly over-the-top and the energy of 10 Red Bulls. I laughed maybe once or twice. It was no coincidence some of the funniest material here involved stories about his Dad. I'm now convinced that Father Whitehall is the funniest part of "Travels With My Father" and a large part of its success.
So many jokes fell flat. You know that things aren't hitting the mark when the funniest moments come from the audience or "bloopers" in the show. I found myself tuning out too many times. When someone starts yelling at me, I typically start just hearing noise (instead of actual words) and that was evident throughout this.
Way too posh, status-driven and polished to actually feel authentic. In saying that, I did experience laughter and will always admire those who have the guts to try make a large audience laugh.