Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is (2021) Poster

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3/10
Just avoid this one
ibezjak00713 September 2021
One of the worst standups I have ever seen. I coudn't even make it to the half of it and haven't laughed once.
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4/10
Yikes
bfrybjfs21 August 2021
Anyone else thrown off by the massive amount of sexual material unfortunately related to Marlons kids? I had a lot of trouble not feeling awkward over the comparisons. The rest felt like overly explanatory and sanctimonious lessons in acceptance... idk, this was odd.
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3/10
Love Marlon Waynes
elenahoggatt24 August 2021
Absolutely love him as an actor but this Stand up Comedy was a big NO NO !.. I think him speaking about a young girls "pxssy" especially his daughters just threw me off .. OK I understand he was being a comedian but somethings you just don't say especially doing a stand up comedy in front of a bunch of people judging him and willing to walk out at any time. I was watching it for 15 mins and had to turn it off not because it wasn't funny i just felt bad just hearing the dull fake laughs from his true die hard fans. I think if he would've sharpen it up a little bit with more jokes about more about his side chicks and him getting hi or something else just not his daughter. Thats really too personal people dont think how he does not everything about family should be said in stand up comedies.
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1/10
Terrible
miss-6235020 August 2021
It was not funny at all. He spent way to much time on bellybuttons at the beginning that I nearly turned it off, but I thought it has to get better, it never did.
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1/10
Stupid
nina-9936620 August 2021
Stop. Just Stop. Not Funny Got Bored The First 10 Minutes. Very Old Material.
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1/10
I didn't laugh once
msljackson20 August 2021
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This was wildly disappointing considering I've been a HUGE fan of M. W in the past. I couldn't get through it , it was way too vulgar and disgusting. The belly button joke , nudity smh trust me, don't waste your time.
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1/10
Cringy
danielortiz2621 August 2021
Just because you're funny in Comedies, doesn't mean you're a comedian. This is not a skill for everyone. Nothing witty or insightful here. They couldn't even edit in more laughter.
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1/10
Awful
xdayamaziinqx21 August 2021
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Love the wayans they're usually pretty funny but this was just weird. Did the producers even watch this? If so they set him up for failure. I couldn't even get threw half of this. The sexual jokes towards his daughter turnt me completely off.
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2/10
Almost ridiculously unfunny
latinfineart21 August 2021
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Not sure what he was trying to do up there, but NONE of it was funny. Painful to watch, actually, so I just skimmed it. Luckily I had it on tape, so I did not have to waste an hour of my life.
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10/10
IF YOU CANT RELATE, YOU DONT HAVE TO HATE !
jersjr22 August 2021
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I'm a kid that grew up around the topics Marlon elaborates on, and I'm currently 22 years of age, and the outer belly button bid was hilarious to me, because as he describes his interactions/encounters with those people with outer belly buttons, I instantly got an image in my mind of the exact kind of kid he was describing, even the bow legged parts. When you grow up in any actual "projects" or "hoods", you literally witness, and experience things, someone that lives outside of that environment wouldn't be able to relate to at all. Also the other bids, where he talks about his daughters sexuality, and the other side of the coin, if it were his son that was a homosexual. All that was is real, it was genuine , and if you felt "cringed" out by what he was saying you aren't mentally prepared fully for the reality's of life ! His children are both young adults, they understand comedy, his family loves jokes, I have the same type of family they have, just not rich, yet ! Lol but this is just me saying that when we are down, or hurt by something, we can always come together and laugh, and this was him reaching out to his kids, with comedy. You guys also don't understand why Marlon is great at what he does. He perfectly tied jokes back together by fitting them throughout his stories, and the stories kept you attentive, and he is literally on stage acting out his scenes, because he's also an actor...not every comedian has that range. You people truly don't understand how hard it is to do what comedians do. There's a science behind being funny, and there's definitely different styles. Shoutout Marlon Wayans, you had me laughing for sure, I'm from Newark , NJ too, so definitely related to so many things you talked about for real !
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1/10
Really weird at times......
angelica671423 August 2021
I'm used to think I was M. W. fan and guess I still am him in movies. This stand up was so.........inappropriate. I can take a joke (I've laughed at some pretty dark and vulgar stuff), but this is...........something. The over sexulized jokes about his kids that went on way too long. It was disgusting actually. Don't waste your time. He has lost major cool points in my book...
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1/10
Thank GOD Richard Pryor is not alive to see this!
muscleteresa21 August 2021
WOW if Dave Chappelle is McDonald, a bad comedian is White Castle, Wayans is a saggy Bodega Burger that you hope will taste good, or get better with every bite... BUT instead you find a roach!

BAD act-outs , Bad writing, WHY?

Thank GOD Richard Pryor is not alive to see this!
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1/10
Horrible. I mean, REALLY horrible
savannahn-404242 September 2021
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I was excited to watch this when it popped up on HBOmax. It's a shame that it ended up being so terrible.

He came out onto the stage and opened with awful jokes about outie belly buttons.... 10 minutes later, he finally starts talking about his kids, and that was even more awful. I thought maybe I just didn't like his stand up style, but I very quickly realized that the audience didn't dig it either. They snickered and laughed a few times here and there, but they were very obviously disappointed.
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5/10
Not funny
phoenixrose-5172419 August 2021
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Wow. He went from.. I see white people.. that was funny in scary movie. This is out dated and not very funny. He did a good job with delivery. The material was not so good IMO.
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1/10
Mannn this sucked
jasonbell-915134 September 2021
This was pure trash. He's had some good sets in the past but this one is terrible. VERY hard to watch the whole stand-up.
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1/10
Terrible
kevin_oconnell7624 August 2021
Sometimes the Wayans are funny and this wasn't one of them. Just awful.
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1/10
Marlon Standup
baileyasia31 August 2021
It was just sad. That is the best way to describe it. He could do much better. Had to turn it off.
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10/10
Im just appalled the amount of negative reviews from people who watched this for 15 mins
calvinharrisq5 October 2021
If you're really going to give a review then you should watch it fully. Because It's stupid to say oh It's not good and i watched it for 15 minute and turned it off. Like seriously? Well to heck with those people who thinks they're critics with high calibre with zero patience. I found it quite funny like some materials were really good. I understand this doesn't work with overly conservative snowflake generation today. The material and formula he still uses is something people loved about scary movie and all the crazy films they did. It's not gonna be seen from any other comedian believe me.

Now the jokes are very relatable to some people but it's not for everyone so it doesn't mean it's bad. It means it's subjective humor. I mean i was doubting to see this because of this offended suburb family reviews here like is it worth it. So i said who cares im going for it. And it was hilarious i was really wheezing at the 4 yo son spanking and him not being able to understand words and meaning. He spoke about many deep subjects afterwards which is so rare for stand up. It's just basically train of jokes i used to think but now im quite amazed by the whole funny then deep then funny and the continuation of the jokes too about you know what it is. Definitely a dead crowd in a good comedy special. If people Don't appreciate you when you're alive they sure gonna cry at your funeral.
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1/10
Just awful
diva-3365430 August 2021
I made an account just to make this review. I was willing to give it a chance, but he starts off by going on a tirade about people with outies and then shows half is butt and that's supposed to be funny????
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1/10
Shameful... Wish there was a "Zero" star for rating
labarbarachase23 September 2021
Don't waste your time. The only punch line was vulgarity. Marlon owes the public an apology and HBO owes the public a refund.
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4/10
Didn't finish watching
EyeSeesMovies27 August 2021
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I was so excited about this one and was equally disappointed. I did laugh at the belly button bit, and chuckled when he started the joke about his daughter, but it went way to cringe for me. I enjoyed Woke-ish and everything that I've seen him in, but this one didn't do it for me. It also came off a bit preachy. Hopefully his next stand-up is better.
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1/10
A Waste
drkthomaskt25 August 2021
It's like I know some comedians are so-so, but I count on the decent ones to put the time in to come up with good ideas, work with a writing team, and pitch it to a pilot audience. Did any of this happen?! It's like he wrote it on the plane, emailed to a friend (who didn't to hurt his feelings), and then presented it that evening. Well, I know what it isn't: we'll-prepared or thoughtfully presented.
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1/10
Second Hand Embarrassment
kisha-3603714 November 2021
I was embarrassed for him. Watching him sweat while trying so hard to get something more than a fake chuckle from the crowd. I was hoping it would get better but it just wasn't funny.
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1/10
Last names mean nothing..
etaylorsheed28 September 2021
Dude is just not funny onstage...Second bomb. At least Netflix realized the lack of "funny" and stayed away. And so will I. Don't waste your time.
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2/10
Poor
ChrisaRafa15 November 2021
Not funny at all. You needed to say some things. Well, give an interview. I would love the interview. But this is no comedy. The only thing that I liked is when he made his brothers' impressions.
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