Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy

No thanks. When you make a joke out of someone's disability, you are lazy and cruel.

I was not familiar with Anjelah Johnson until a few days ago when I accidentally discovered her on YouTube. What struck me about her was that, unlike most other, rather stereotypical, female comedians who tend to be extremely foulmouthed and graphic with dirty jokes, she was funny while being squeaky clean. Unfortunately, YouTube does not present the entire picture. It shows only the "best of" of any comedian.

Moreover, Netflix, probably in order to entice potential new subscribers, posts bits and piece of its comedy specials on YouTube and sometimes spoils the entire show by posting the best bits. That's what they did in this case.

I had already seen the funniest parts of this special on YouTube. The rest was amusing but not funny. She seemed to be thinking a lot by repeating filler lines which makes her look amateur. Also, her whiny teenage voice, which she blurts out more frequently than I'd like care for to get quick laughs, is less funny and more cringy.

In short, Anjelah Johnson has a lot of potential, however, she needs to polish her material and style. She is a little heavy on stylings of youth pop culture which seems to make her look like a "wanna be" teenager.

As in the title, I only watched five minutes of this "special." I've enjoyed so many Netflix standup specials so I was excited for another female comedian. Very disappointing. Awkward jokes and mostly just the comedian listening to herself talk.

I was not familiar with Anjelah Johnson prior to finding the "Not Fancy" standup comedy show on Netflix. I do enjoy standup comedy, so I decided to take the time to sit down and watch this, as I might have been missing out on something great.

Well, let's just say that I ended up turning off this Netflix special after just about 20 minutes. 20 minutes of not laughing or being particularly amused in any possible way.

I suppose that the humor of Anjelah Johnson just didn't go well with me and certainly didn't match my own sense of humor. So this was not something that appealed to me. And I have no plans to return to watch the rest of it, or to catch up on any other of her shows, if she have any.

Not amused with this one...

Should have been titled "Not Funny" instead of Not Fancy. Didn't even crack a smile once, while audience must have been either drunk or paid to laugh.