By Matt
Pascarella
Rated:
TV-MA
Running
time: 1 hour, 1 minute
You may
remember him from “Saturday Night Live”, behind the Weekend Update desk; or,
maybe you’re a fan of the “Late Night with Seth Myers”. Myers steps from out
behind the desk and takes his jokes to Minneapolis, for his first streaming
standup comedy special.
Myers,
who appears very relaxed throughout the entire special, begins by addressing
the fact that it might be weird to see him not sitting behind a desk. It might
be weird to see my legs, he adds.
A
majority of the special is about his family; his wife, and living with their
two toddlers, but Myers also talks about his parents and shares a story or two
growing up with his brother and interactions with their dad. I found some of
his humor to be self-deprecating.
He talks
about dating his wife and how she got food poisoning the night before they were
married, what it’s like to be a parent, and the unusual way one of his children
was born. The special’s title, ‘Lobby Baby’ is somewhat of a giveaway.
He
briefly talks about religion and, as is his style, spends a bit of time talking
about politics. Now this can be an uncomfortable topic for some, and Myers is
aware of that, which is why his special features a first ever ‘skip politics’
button which allows the user to skip over that section of the special.
Directed
by comedian Neal Brennan (co-creator of Chappelle’s Show), this special offers
a look at what the late-night host is like, when the cameras are off and he
doesn’t have his desk.
As a
comedy fan, I watched Meyers from his “Saturday Night Live” days and
occasionally watch his late-night show. He is funny and so are parts of his
special, but my eyes weren’t watering from laughing. However, Myers is an
excellent storyteller. I found his personal stories engaging and he has a way
of telling them that keeps you interested. While I didn’t find this special to
be a gut-buster, I would recommend it. I give it a Netflix thumbs up.
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