Paul F. Tompkins: You Should Have Told Me (rewatch)
Posted by martinteller on December 30, 2010
My favorite comedian finally has his own DVD. I saw this when it aired on Comedy Central, but there’s a bit more material on here. Also about 3 hours worth of bonus features, all very entertaining. In this performance, Tompkins moves away from his usual cultural esoterica and wry observations and gets more personal, culminating in a long routine about his mother’s death. But his comedic chops are strong as ever, and his wonderful sense of delivery is fully intact. I just love the way he talks (and can’t stand it when people try to crib his style, like one local comic whom I won’t name… okay, it’s “Big Jim” Willig), I could listen to him all day. One really nitpicky thing, though. Stand-up shows are often cobbled together from different sets, everyone does it, no big deal. In this case, however, I really felt some of the cuts were a little rough. You could feel when different parts of the same routine were from different shows. I know it’s a retarded thing to complain about, it’s just that I noticed it, and you’re not supposed to. No big deal, though. It’s the material that counts, and the material is golden. Rating: 9
