I am not very familiar with Andrew Santino, or his work. He appears to be a charming, decent guy. The issue is that he is just not that funny. It is not that he is offensive, or too esoteric. He covers a variety of topics, from the pandemic to sexuality to growing up in the 80's. His delivery is natural. His jokes and storytelling might be ok if he was a friend of yours, but not enough to conquer a Live audience. One of the other issues with the special is that he is also the Director and it is not shot very well. The special keeps going back and forth between two camera angles and it it a little distracting. I like Netflix comedy and try them all. This was very average, at best.
19 Reviews
Very okay.
lousammy013 January 2023
Big fan of him and Bobby; however, This special continues the trend of comedians specials being far worse than their ability to be funny on podcasts. That being said. Of those in the rogan sphere, Santino is a lot closer to someone like Segura in terms of on stage ability and joke writing, whereas theo, Delia, and distefano are closer to schaub. Tbh the only truly good or great specials I've seen in recent years (past 5ish? Are louis C. K., Segura, gillis, Normand, Chapelle, and norm. Granted I will still check in to bad friends and whiskey ginger but I no longer entertain the idea of seeing Santino live.
Tired, lazy, unfunny.
mikesliff29 January 2023
I've seen Santino live several times. He's absolutely killed it when I've seen him. This, however... I have no idea what this is. This feels like the pumpkin spice latte of comedy specials. Generic, bland, about as "basic" as comedy can get. At not one point does this special ever pick up and grab you. Probably be more effective as background noise while you're doing housework than anything else. I feel like he has reached that level where he has attained some level of success, and now he thinks he doesn't have to try hard anymore. It's very clear in his writing and execution. Unfortunate when comics go this route.
Absolute Trash
mikedough-8669513 January 2023
This was absolutely terrible, what a snooze fest, I fell asleep halfway through it and had to finish the next day it was so boring. There wasnt a single joke that made me laugh. I can't think of one original bit, everything Santino said in this special has already been said in a funnier way by a previous comic. Covid, Prostate exam, global warming etc.... All of it was HACK. If you found this good, I am extremely jealous as you've obviously never seen good comedy and have a lot left to discover. This is on par with Whitney Cummings and Brendan Schaubs latest specials. If I were Santino I would stick to reading ads and doing podcasts.
Just What the Mulitverse Ordered!
abih-4044917 January 2023
Funny, funny, funny and some. Let me start off saying my wife and I are huge comedy fans. We have seen a ton of comedians including some of the greats. Carlin, Pryor, Mooney, also Mencia, Murphy, and Raphi May to name a few. I really didn't know what to expect and being a fan one cold morning I took the plunge. Love him really loved his style, honesty, timing was off the hook and more importantly Mr. Santino was fearless with a wit to match. Political, current, against the grain and soul searching his show had it all in a time when a older generation but very small minority of people want to censor free speech. This guy like Bill Burr is here to stay. Loved it and I highly recommend watching his show.
Loved It - Watch To The End
genious-3541313 January 2023
Cheeto Santino has created not just one of the greatest closing bits ever but what I think of in the same way I do of Gary Gulman's bit about the documentary he watched about the people that shortened the State's names - and has a great similarity.
Ignore the review that does the tired, cliche copout of 'What happened to Andrew Santino?' routine. There's always someone that feels the need to dole out a 1-star review just for the sake of being that way. They are humorless and should stick to the reality show they review and like.
The entire special is very funny and is on the level that Santino always gives but once he begins talking about his dog, then the ride gets VERY fun and he makes a really great point, which he alluded to earlier.
Ignore the review that does the tired, cliche copout of 'What happened to Andrew Santino?' routine. There's always someone that feels the need to dole out a 1-star review just for the sake of being that way. They are humorless and should stick to the reality show they review and like.
The entire special is very funny and is on the level that Santino always gives but once he begins talking about his dog, then the ride gets VERY fun and he makes a really great point, which he alluded to earlier.
Political bull - only for Dems
phojar21 February 2023
The very first line out of this "comics" mouth was about the anti Vaxers. Immediately no. I've seen what I needed to see, immediately no.
We tried to watch for the first 5 minutes and not a single laugh. Listen, you want to immediately turn off at least half your audience - get political. I'm not giving this leftist another second of my time.
We made it through the hospital bit about someone getting a vibrate silver bullet stuck in their butt and going to the ER. He literally said he would kill hisself and imitated the motions. Really??
I would suggest passing on this due to lack of laughs and political topics.
We tried to watch for the first 5 minutes and not a single laugh. Listen, you want to immediately turn off at least half your audience - get political. I'm not giving this leftist another second of my time.
We made it through the hospital bit about someone getting a vibrate silver bullet stuck in their butt and going to the ER. He literally said he would kill hisself and imitated the motions. Really??
I would suggest passing on this due to lack of laughs and political topics.
The best comedic timing in the Game
mkarnazes10 January 2023
I have been watching Andrew santino on podcasts for 3 years now, bad friends and his podcast whiskey ginger. If you like him on the podcast you will love this special. He is thought provoking, realistic and the vulgar santino we have all come to love. I feel like stand up comedy is an extension into peoples lives behind the camera and how wr all can relate to particular situstions or thoughts we have thst the comedian vocalizes, he nails that dycotomy. He never lets a joke run dry and hits his delivery on every punch line. I highly recommend the special and his podcadts, hes a creative genius and seems like a dude you could defintely drink whiskey and play some pool with.
Disappointing to say the least
stevenseay12 January 2023
Have always been a casual fan of Andrew and used to listen to his podcast fairly regularly (Bad Friends). Haven't really followed him much the past year or so but figured I'd give his special a try after a few rips. About 50% of the way through and I'm honestly not sure what happened to him either before or during the writing process, was he hit in the head by a crazy homeless person? Did he switch bodies with Amy Schumer only while writing jokes? Did someone force him to tell unfunny bits for the first half and save the actual comedy for the second? SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY IT'S SO BAD. Best of luck Andrew, great to see you atleast still have a semi-successful podcast.
This was bad. Really bad.
bizzyziggy16 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I really think the current crop of so-called stage comedians need to go re-watch some of the greats from the 70's and 80's. The material used now by so many, just goes for the gross out factor. It's no longer a shock and something new, and is mostly just in bad taste. It seems like so many, including Andrew, are just doing whatever they can that will get them cast in that movie, or maybe even TV series role. Bad writing. Bad timing. Bad material. The only thing I can give him credit for is, he actually commented about the current administration. I haven't seen any of the others have the balls to do that. Though, he had to play it safe and counter it with TDS, red-man bad, with the usual media induced lies.
Good sense of humour.
deloudelouvain24 January 2023
Like I once wrote before it's impossible to please everybody with humour as we all have a different sense of humour but rating this stand-up comedy with the lowest score possible is just ridiculous. It was my first show from Andrew Santino and it turned out to be promising. I will gladly look out for more of his shows. He's not afraid of bashing Biden and Trump, or any other politician, as they are all puppets and incompetent. Cheeseburger has some good jokes, but they're not constant enough to make it exceptionally good. Andrew Santino is a born raconteur, it's obvious he likes to entertain people, but some parts of his show are sometimes a bit long before the jokes come. That's the only negative thing I found about this particular show. I definitely like his sense of humour, maybe a bit borderline to some but not to me as I like it raw and over the top. You have to be allowed of laughing at anything, that's what humour is about, no matter if you offend others or not. You just can't please everyone and that's fine.
Sadly, he is too scared to speak his mind
muratmihcioglu27 January 2023
The man looks like a cross between Bill Burr and Robin Williams. And it was not a waste of time to watch this special. I particularly enjoyed the "ocean big, straw float, turtle swim" bit.
That said: I don't think this is a fine example to stand up at all. Not because he doesn't have a sense of humor, but because he is extremely scared of speaking his mind.
Though at times (when targeting Biden) he acted like he wouldn't mind backlash from the woke, he most definitely does. That is exactly why he didn't and couldn't target Obama or Kamala.
Totally in line with the CRT narrative, he equated Trump with Biden on the basis of "whiteness" and literally presented these people's race as "the root problem" with them.
I wouldn't mind much had I gotten the impression that Andrew Santiago himself DID actually buy the ideas behind rampant woke extremism. But when you read between the lines, you just KNOW his mind is not in peace with that narrative. He even mentions Dave Chappelle, which is tactically a huge mistake. Because he can't dare say "Hell yeah, Dave is great and spot on!" All he does with dropping Chappelle's name is some lame attempt at mitigation. Had he not blatantly shown the contrast between Dave and himself, he could hide better the fact that he doesn't have the guts to speak his mind. But he just walked right into it.
In what world can the "only mistake" by Kamala Harris be "not getting rid of Biden"? What is it about Kamala that Andrew thinks is different than Biden?
"She's Black!"
Really?
Look, Andrew: If you are smart enough to question the narrative with straws, you gotta be smart enough not to be duped by "anti-racist racism". You shied away from saying aything bad about Obama not because you thought he was the ideal president (maybe he was, that's not the issue) but because you pandered to what in your mind was your audience.
In an age where people criticize even Bill Burr for not being sincere enough, holding yourself back and trying to walk a straight line will not help you develop.
That said: I don't think this is a fine example to stand up at all. Not because he doesn't have a sense of humor, but because he is extremely scared of speaking his mind.
Though at times (when targeting Biden) he acted like he wouldn't mind backlash from the woke, he most definitely does. That is exactly why he didn't and couldn't target Obama or Kamala.
Totally in line with the CRT narrative, he equated Trump with Biden on the basis of "whiteness" and literally presented these people's race as "the root problem" with them.
I wouldn't mind much had I gotten the impression that Andrew Santiago himself DID actually buy the ideas behind rampant woke extremism. But when you read between the lines, you just KNOW his mind is not in peace with that narrative. He even mentions Dave Chappelle, which is tactically a huge mistake. Because he can't dare say "Hell yeah, Dave is great and spot on!" All he does with dropping Chappelle's name is some lame attempt at mitigation. Had he not blatantly shown the contrast between Dave and himself, he could hide better the fact that he doesn't have the guts to speak his mind. But he just walked right into it.
In what world can the "only mistake" by Kamala Harris be "not getting rid of Biden"? What is it about Kamala that Andrew thinks is different than Biden?
"She's Black!"
Really?
Look, Andrew: If you are smart enough to question the narrative with straws, you gotta be smart enough not to be duped by "anti-racist racism". You shied away from saying aything bad about Obama not because you thought he was the ideal president (maybe he was, that's not the issue) but because you pandered to what in your mind was your audience.
In an age where people criticize even Bill Burr for not being sincere enough, holding yourself back and trying to walk a straight line will not help you develop.
I loved it
GuteLord12 January 2023
I thoroughly enjoyed Andrew's special and particularly loved the message behind it. Cheeseburger might not be for everyone, but you can probably say that about any special. Those who are fans of Whiskey Ginger or Bad Friends will especially love this special. He covers a barrier of topics, all of which I thought he was able to convey in a very funny way that kept me hooked in throughout the hour long special.
As someone who falls in the middle when it comes to politics, you can say Santino's bits about politics matched my palette perfectly. For those who are far on the right or left, you might not enjoy some parts of this special.
As someone who falls in the middle when it comes to politics, you can say Santino's bits about politics matched my palette perfectly. For those who are far on the right or left, you might not enjoy some parts of this special.
Killing Obama?
rehconcepts19 January 2023
This guy is a viewers nightmare as he is lazy and delivers his audience a clamshell full of cancel cultlure let me fit it with the woke crowd to be accepted antics - complete leftists nonsense wrapped up as comedy.....in one of his "observations" he advocates for killing a president - If you simply replace the word Trump with Obama would this have caused any sort of outrage in the media on advocating to kill a president? Does that really pass as a joke? I really feel that we no longer have comedians they only want to be accepted by what they perceive as the in the crowd - do yourself a favor skip this and go back in time to find actual stand up comedy.
Haters... 8.5
yourmyboyduke17 January 2023
First off this was a great special lots of laughs. I think people that give this anything below a 6 either didn't watch the whole special or just can't handle comedy.
This special has tons of great stories, he rips into both political sides, talks about his upbringing and finishes with a creative joke that I think he did exactly 💯💯💯
First off this was a great special lots of laughs. I think people that give this anything below a 6 either didn't watch the whole special or just can't handle comedy.
This special has tons of great stories, he rips into both political sides, talks about his upbringing and finishes with a creative joke that I think he did exactly 💯💯💯
This special has tons of great stories, he rips into both political sides, talks about his upbringing and finishes with a creative joke that I think he did exactly 💯💯💯
First off this was a great special lots of laughs. I think people that give this anything below a 6 either didn't watch the whole special or just can't handle comedy.
This special has tons of great stories, he rips into both political sides, talks about his upbringing and finishes with a creative joke that I think he did exactly 💯💯💯
Not like the Pod...
ryannewman-7835628 January 2023
Massive Santino fan here. Watching this just doesn't make me laugh the way his pods do. Of course stand up is a whole different ballgame than podcasting. Maybe there is a widening between funny podcasters vs funny stand up comics going on. Santino's a funny guy but I realized watching this he's just better off script than on script. That's not a bad thing. It's just a new trend in comedy. Still have huge respect for him. Lots of great jokes here (don't let the offended Trump fans on the thread fool you). It may be a bit watered down for Netflix, but I think I'll be sticking to the podcasts moving forward.
I want my time back
crash-0344916 January 2023
Not only is he not funny but he is literally advocating for the murdering of a US president. I don't care which side of the aisle you are on that was completely not funny. It seems even the audience was forced to play along with his horrible jokes. I used the term jokes but they really weren't even that. The best way to sum it up is that I want my time back. This review thing is literally making me write 240 more characters so I guess I'm just going to Babylon until the time is on. Now I'm down to 126 118 106 9894 I don't know how long this will have to go before it'll be done. I'm almost there now it'll finally let me submit.
This man can do anything!
trey-8115522 January 2023
He is able to walk a very fine line that we haven't seen since early early stages of David Chapel.
The people hating on this are looking for John Milany joke after joke but Cheeto he builds and makes you see what he's seeing.
Hard to get.
When you understand that comedy is such a wide spectrum from story telling to punchlines to timing you understand this is legit an art form.
He is able to walk a very fine line that we haven't seen since early early stages of David Chapel.
The people hating on this are looking for John Milany joke after joke but Cheeto he builds and makes you see what he's seeing.
Hard to get.
When you understand that comedy is such a wide spectrum from story telling to punchlines to timing you understand this is legit an art form.
The people hating on this are looking for John Milany joke after joke but Cheeto he builds and makes you see what he's seeing.
Hard to get.
When you understand that comedy is such a wide spectrum from story telling to punchlines to timing you understand this is legit an art form.
He is able to walk a very fine line that we haven't seen since early early stages of David Chapel.
The people hating on this are looking for John Milany joke after joke but Cheeto he builds and makes you see what he's seeing.
Hard to get.
When you understand that comedy is such a wide spectrum from story telling to punchlines to timing you understand this is legit an art form.
Would've given it a higher rating if the material was more fresh.
tonypiece25 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Andrew Santino is a really funny guy, but good god, he still has like a 15 minute bit on Trump. How are comedians still trying to get Trump laughs? Hit the crowd with some Millard Fillmore material while you're at it, bud. I didn't like the guy as our President, but his time has been over and the new catastrophe in the White House offers such fresh material on a near daily basis. The beginning was really funny, but he lost me at the political stuff because it just felt like the same recycled material that every single comedian has been using over the past 6 years. At that point in the routine it felt like it could have been any comedian on stage telling the jokes that Andrew was telling. Someone wake me when the political bit is over.
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