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Imperfect Messenger -- the newest comedy special from Roy Wood Jr -- delivers.
Empowered by his ancestors, the Daily Show standout gave everyone in the audience a crab leg (…trust me, it will make more sense after you’ve watched the special)
Hundreds of years from now when people research this era of human civilization, hopefully anthropologists will see comedians for the oracles, prophets and philosophers they’ve been in the information age. On a mission to illuminate with integrity, and during one of the most polarizing times in this country’s history, Roy Wood Jr literally went to middle America, and slayed for two consecutive sets on October 16th taping his 3rd Comedy Central Special.
I was in the audience for both; receiving his unique brand of clarity in the Mile High City, during the one night engagement.
The hope during social conflict is peaceful resolution. Peaceful resolution can only happen through communication. The approach from Wood: act as a savvy translator for multiple sides of social conflict. Wood is even on-brand with this approach during his weekly podcast, “Roy’s Job Fair.”
Apparently observational comedy works best when the creator has vision. Who knew?
Longtime fans will be both familiar with the delivery and have plenty of new quotable snippets to share with friends (you’ll probably f#@$k them up, but you don’t care….you’ll still do it anyway).
Newer fans will dig up the two previous specials Father Figure (2017) and No One Loves You (2019) immediately upon the brilliant closing of this offering.
In 2021 where its easy to find everything wrong with everyone else, Roy Wood Jr delivered a flawless masterclass on how to make an audience think, laugh and cry in unison.
Earl Wyatt II - @spikefish - is a freelance humorist basically running amok; joyfully experiencing music and comedy...but occasionally editorializing on politics.
When not posting, he writes plays and composes music...
