Michelle Wolf is funny and fearless, and the first episode of this new series, while a little tentative in a few places, was by-and-large a success. That's totally expected / acceptable from a debut show. There were many more hits than misses though, and that bodes well for the remainder of the run as it gathers pace. I laughed a lot and I'm looking forward to tuning in as she hits her groove in the weeks to come. I'm really enjoying all the '0' scores on here from Republicans / Trump boosters, incidentally. She's *really* p*ssed them off :-)
So yes Michelle Wold is well aware that her voice is likely to incite panic attacks in the elderly and most small animals but if you can past that its actually pretty funny.
Two episodes in its still finding its feet but Michelle's self aware awkwardness works to my sense of humor, its the first time in a long times I have actually chortled out loud at something. The mix and match of stand up, variety and sketches works better than I thought it would.
Look its certainly not going to appeal to everyone, you will know inside of an episode whether its for you or not but please be an adult and dont bash it because it doesnt suit your politics.
In general the humour is much too weak – to the point where the audience are audibly not laughing very much, and Wolf says things like "f*ck you, that was a great joke" or "it’s my birthday, you have to like that joke".
She's also way too into her material or delivery, and laughs at most of the jokes herself. This is basically the opposite of what real comedians do. One extreme example is Sarah Silverman's deadpan delivery, but then again she dares so much more than Wolf.
I'm not sure who Wolf's heroes are, but it doesn't seem to be any of the comedians famous for pushing the envelope. She has a LOT to learn from those people – for example women like Nikki Glaser, Amy Schumer, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and of course Sarah Silverman. Or guys like Jeff Ross, David Spade, Anthony Jeselnik and Don Rickles.
Couple this with the explicit hatred for anything on the right side of the political spectrum and the fact that she literally calls politicians for "****", and you have a recipe for very predictable jokes, themes and delivery.
The format gets very old after just two or three episodes, and I'm writing this after S01E05. This show desperately needs better writers, and a host that isn't so into herself.
First off, I don't have a problem with any of the material or topics, I just didn't find the show to be funny at all. The humor wasn't there. I'm not sure if that falls on the format, the writing, or the delivery, but something isn't working. Michelle Wolf definitely had some heat coming off the Correspondents Dinner, but it seems she is cooling quickly. She is definitely NOT John Oliver, or Samantha Bee...
Shortly after Netflix rewarded Michelle Wolf with her own Netflix sponsored show, they declared there would be no more user reviews allowed. This is all part of the extreme Leftist platform of programming via Netflix. They, Netflix, can't abide criticism, and are intent on feeding propaganda to the viewing public. Not anything I care to watch, as is much of the Netflix original material they are pushing.