His persona is refreshing amongst the barrage of deadpan, cynical, or outright nihilistic comedians these days. Although some of the jokes were glorified analyses of childish thought processes (voices in head, farting, etc), they were entertaining nonetheless. The mark of a good comedian is not only good content, but someone who can entertain with material ranging from trash to brilliant. Being able to engage an audience with utter trash (toilet humor) is one skill, and being able to harness good content and present it with poignancy and maturity is another. Holmes heavily demonstrates the former skill, but it is a nice break from most comedians these days. While comedians like Louis CK and Tom Segura are more like the complex, impactful dark rides at Disneyland, Holmes is like the 80 mph roller coaster with ten loops and sudden drops. It might not stick with you longer, but it will be way more thrilling while you're on it.
Review of Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean
