![]() He opens with Covid material, a subject that probably begs to be addressed but already feels tiresome. But when you do not one but two separate bits about the challenges of airplane travel? You ain’t trying for your version of Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette. Unlike a Maria Bamford who finds hilarity in personal struggles or a Dave Chappelle who gleefully provokes the status quo (sometimes just for it’s own sake), Spade is offering something less stimulating. The special’s title, Nothing Personal, sums it up pretty nicely. Netflix The Unbearable Weirdness of a Masked Standing Ovation Because he has yet to lay a joke on the crowd, we have to assume it’s an ovation for a familiar face, for a chance to return to something resembling comedy normalcy post-Covid, and for the comforts of Spade-brand material that promises to titillate but not arouse. ![]() David Spade is greeted with a standing ovation by the Minneapolis crowd at the open of his new Netflix stand-up special, Nothing Personal.
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