Netflix brings various TV specials of numerous standup comedians like Ellen De Genres, Hannah Gadsby, Hasan Minhaj etc. and from time to time they bring us a light comedy or a standup with a strong message. Most of them leave an impact on us that lasts for days.
But this time Netflix decided to bring a person who is famous for the most controversial style of comedy. This time we have virtually witnessed the standup of Felix Lobrecht 'Hype'. He is a German standup comedian who is famous for his dark comedy. He used to be a slam poet in his early days. He is 31 years old now (born in 1988), which he also mentions a lot in his performance.
The genre of comedy standup that he performs is liked by very few people and even sometimes those people squint their eyes or look down when they are faced with a dark joke that gets too much for them to handle. Dark humor/black humor/dark comedy usually considers those topics as subjects that are too serious, painful or difficult to discuss and hence become severely controversial.
Felix starts his standup by using differently abled people as his subject and if you are not used to dark comedy, you will not be able to survive even the first fifteen minutes. You will be shocked to see that the things that you might feel are hard to listen, are received by loud applause and laughs by his audience.
Also, Handicapped people are not the only subjects that Felix talks about. He also talks about babies and adult life in a way that no one expected him to. And this is what makes his standups unique and worth watching. Even in those moments where you feel that it is getting too hard to take, you are unable to hate him.
It would be wrong if we say that it is only the content that makes his standup so mind blowing. But it is majorly the way he uses voice modulation and body language that makes it astounding. When you realize the amount of hard work it takes to pull that off, you would notice the extraordinary talent that Felix is portraying while making you laugh, looking absolutely effortless.
You should know that the show is in German language and no other audio is available so you will have to rely on the subtitles. Although it seems inconvenient at first, but it was the right decision because it doesn’t let you lose the wonderful experience of his performance that is effected a lot by his voice. At the end, Felix gets a little bit more like himself when he confess his dilemma; whether to be happy to get successful or to worry about the day he will lose it all.
It is an amazing one hour entertainment package if you can handle dark humor but if not then at least the first twenty minutes will be a torture for you. I would suggest that if you are interested in standup comedies then you should definitely checkout the talent of this brilliant German comedian: Felix Lobrecht.
I give it 3.5/5 stars.
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