I’ve always been a fan of James Veitch from his internet videos and his Ted Talks. So many of these are fantastic. I found myself deeply gut belly laughing at some of his slide presentations. The main problem with the special is that it is very one note. Once you see Veitch do his schtick once or twice, despite everything being very funny, it is hard to see any evolution in his comedy. Another problem is that it makes it very hard to see any emotional through-line that has come into modern stand-up comedy, which makes his comedy very superficial. It’s like watching what Eugene Mirman and Demitri Martin do with their visual charts and signs, but just missing the heart.
