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“It really pains me to write this review.
First off, let me say that this was once an absolutely brilliant podcast and one of my all time favorites. Greg Proops was one of the most incredible minds in comedy and I’ve truly never laughed harder than I have listening to some of these episodes. I bought his book (also fantastic) and went to many of the live shows he performed at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY over the years. Honestly, this podcast got me through some tough personal upheaval by allowing me to unplug and genuinely laugh.
Then wham, things changed. The quality declined, particularly during COVID and the run up the 2020 election. I’m all for being loud and proud about political activism (I consider myself extremely liberal and very progressive), but he just stopped being funny. No disrespect to Jennifer, but a lot of the focus shifted to her, particularly with the episodes recorded at home. It really lost a lot of its zing.
Things got so bad that I had to take a several year break from listening (2020-2024) and, as an ardent listening since 2012, that was difficult to do. Over the last couple of weeks I said to myself “I wonder what Proops is up to? I really miss that podcast, I should give it another listen…”. Sadly, things have not improved. The material is just limp and unfunny. Greg seems tired and half-hearted and the audience doesn’t seem plugged in. Such a shame.
If you do decide to listen to this podcast, I’d highly recommend the 2011-2018 episodes. Anything after that just isn’t worth it.”
SirRHP via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/19/24
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“Only thing wrong with this podcast is that there was a month between the first two episodes!”
Breve4 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/02/10
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