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I just saw both specials and Marlon Wayans just nailed it in the entire 1 hour show. Maybe Chris Rock should've watched this Marlon Wayans stand-up before doing his special because he just got schooled. Every bit of Wayans' stand up was laugh out loud hilarious, we even had to rewind a bunch of times to re-laugh out loud yelling "oh no he di-int". Sure, maybe he focused on the same issue throughout the entire show, but I'd rather hear that, done much better, than a bunch of nonsense Rock gave us, and only touching on 'the slap' in his last 5 minutes, of which wasn't even near as funny as Wayans. This was comedy gold and probably the most constant laughing I've done watching a stand-up special. A well deserved 9/10 from me.

I don't understand where all the hate is coming for this special. This was brilliant. Yes on the surface, haters gonna say it was only about the slap, but it was so much more. First it was actually LOL hilarious every damn minute, and give a very good take away about not being envious and trying to be your best you despite what you think is fair, cause sooner or later you'll realize you're in the best spot you should be.

On the other side, what Chris did in his special was a few chuckles and not address the issue in an appropriate way. Because it wasn't just about the black folks, it was a subject that he could've made a big deal of. About people being so offended about everything, and actually meaning something to balance out between keeping in check wrong doers, without harassing people that didn't deserve it. Anyways that ship had sailed.

Stand up should be funny and should say something, Chris's wasn't funny and while did try to say something, Marlon's special just killed it. Definitely worth the watch!

OMG... An entire show about the Will Smith vs. Chris Rock slap just isn't funny!

What a waste of talent, his last special was so good, energetic, funny and brutally honest, I was just expecting so much more. It feels like one joke that gets spun out so thin, it's bound to fall apart. For me that happened about 10 minutes in. Maybe the energy of his preparation for the Richard Pryor biopic was channeled in his previous special and I just expected too much. We'll have to wait for his next special to get the answer...

Although Will Smith gave us some great entertainment, he's doesn't deserve an hour long redemption special, because he couldn't take a joke about his bald wife being a great cast for the next GI Jane movie!

Marlon is still a great guy with tons of energy. That's why I still gave it a D minus/4 stars review, but as a fan of stand up comedy my advice is to skip this set!!

I love Marlon Wayans, he's great in TV shows, he's OK in films, but he is AWFUL in stand-up!

I didn't laugh once during this, but I'd laugh every 30 seconds if I was watching an episode of 'The Wayans Bros'.

My God, couldn't he write any material? This was all about Will Smith...and that infamous Oscars incident. It dragged on for way too long. He spent way too much of the set on Will Smith. We're over it now. To be honest, I'd forgotten about the slap, until Marlon mentioned it.

I wish he'd spent a few minutes on Will and then moved on. I would of preferred to hear more about his family, growing up with so many siblings etc.

It just wasn't funny. It was more like an interview on a talk show, where Marlon told anecdotes, than an actual stand-up routine.

Stick to wacky, over-the-top roles in movies and TV shows. That's where you excel.

Look up Marlon, say cheese!

Did you people not read the info before watching his performance?

Even in his interviews beforehand, he specifically said he would talk about his three friends lives in correlation to his!

He actually said the reason why he's doing a set about it, is because a comedians theme has to come from somewhere personal, and he said it was personal to him because he has a close relationship with all three of them, Chris, Will and Jada... and he was hurt when he saw "the slap" happen.

Everything he said was laid out in order and ended with the perfect moral to his story. Next time you watch a movie or read a book, please check out the info before-hand and don't diss someone's artwork when you don't even realize what it is about.

This is a standup unlike anything you have ever seen before. It's actually a documentary about a specific event that happened involving three people, their back stories, reactions from white and black audience with in-depth cultural explanations, historical references that put things into perspective, alternate storylines from multiverse, different variations of reenactments with different ratios of truth:joke, relationship advices, impressions of people that were not involved but somehow help portray mindset of people that were, following the lines of stupid and shallow desires to come to realisation of true desires and needs... all done with just a spoken word with a lot of subjective, introspective and very personal inputs from Marlon Wayans.

This was disappointing... the entire 59 min special is about one event, one issue, one moment that is NOT about Marlon.

After 20 minutes of the same joke, it felt about time to move onto a second topic, another event, another laughable moment. But, like farmer Jack with Daisy his prized cow, the joke is milked until every last drop is out. Even though you might've been tired of milk (the joke) after 20 minutes, here comes some more.

Admittedly, there are some laughable moments. A few funny events/scenarios, a few expressions that make the special watchable. But, it needs more variety!

References to legacy Waynes shows are always welcomed, but at moments it felt like the references were aimed at creating a platform for guaranteed applause, adulation or appreciation.

Marlon is a great comedian, great expressionist, great at generating moments to smile and reflect, but... how shine was a little low here, and hidden behind stories of someone else's trauma. But...... have a look and decide for yourself.

I watched this special with the expectation it will be like all his other specials, a bit bland and lackluster.

Well, my expectations were not met. Marlon delivers a tasteful and hilarious twist to slapgate. Compared to Chris Rocks' special, Marlons takes you on a fun ride into the worlds of all three people involved (Will, Jada, and Chris). Do not be mistaken that this special is all about Marlon throwing a few jokes together for a few laughs, no Marlon is immersed indirectly in the lives of all three individuals.

It's one hour of pure comedy, don't overthink it, The Oscar slap is the talk of the town, a moment in history that will live forever in Oscar Award History. So why not enjoy it now while we still can? Everyone else is doing it, so laugh about it now so you don't have to cry about it later.

Marlon was quick to come up with the most basic material around the infamous slap of Will Smith and Chris Rock. Seems desperate to go on and on for so long with something that had NOTHING to do with him! This should have been a 5 minute joke. He stretched this joke for what seemed like half of the time he was on stage! I am a fan of Marlon's movies and the reruns of the Wayans Brothers show!! However, he is NOT a good standup! I can't recommend this standup special! I will go see his next movie though!

Marlon was quick to come up with the most basic material around the infamous slap of Will Smith and Chris Rock. Seems desperate to go on and on for so long with something that had NOTHING to do with him. This should have been a 5 minute joke. He stretched this joke for what seemed like half of the time he was on stage! I am a fan of Marlon's movies and the reruns of the Wayans Brothers show!! However, he is NOT a good standup! I can't recommend this standup special!

I will go see his next movie though!

I love Marlon Waynes and the subject matter is perfectly bold I'm one of the few that is glad Chris Rock got slapped he deserved that last year I'm glad he's getting bashed! So much great stories mashed in and cinema stories so enjoyable whist being bold. God Loves Me is focused mainly on the infamous slap a lot of it which I'm oddly fine with it all most aren't ok with this I think its genius! Unapologetic fun entertainment and so much energy at 50 years old It's quite impressive how wild this is Marlon uses the resources around him so damn well this stand up brilliant I hardly watch stand up this to me was worth it!

UPDATE 03/10/2023 I agree reading the content would be good but I purposely watched this blindly so I do get a non bias perspective. I have enjoyed him over the years so there was no reason to read or watch beforehand. The same can be said for other comedians. There is bit of expectation from the viewer already to the quality of any standup routine if the viewer is has been watching the comedians work. If Marlon Wayans can spend almost the entire set on one subject why cannot Chris Rock spend 10 min? Why is Chris Rock getting negative press on his most recent special on this subject only? Marlon Wayans literally verbally bashed Chris Rock. Alls fair in comedy right? Marlon Wayans does have a right to talk about anything he wants but for those viewer who did not read any review or watch any interviews they can be assured that there will be some disappointment.

ORIGINAL: I watched this form start to finish and I really wanted to stop it a few times as I could not get though it. I spent more time asking myself why he would dedicate the entire standup set to one specific incident that many want to forget. If a person never saw/knew of the incident then this entire routine would sit on deaf ears. I guess it was a gamble to assume that his regular audience would relate to his biases. I think Marlon Wayans is hilarious at times but I think he must have an alternative motive that only he knows as to why he dwells so much on this one incident. Could it be guilt? Hate? Obligation? I was very disappointed at the content and it really was not to the level of funny he usually is in his past years. I do not feel he is going down a different path but it really seemed he went really hard on Chris Rock too much. And he overdid praising Will Smith constantly. For those that are fans I am afraid you have a high chance of being duped with this show. If you are more prone to pop culture happenings then you probably will not be upset with him. Especially if you are on the side of Will Smith. The incident has been talked about in countless interviews and other comedians/celebrities have chimed in already. For Marlon Wayons to devote an entire standup special to it is puzzling. That topic is so old and I think the majority if not all have moved on and want to laugh at fresh and new content.

I'm a big fan of stand up comedy. I go to see them live and love the craft. I watched this special with no expectation and I did not laugh once! I like Marlon Wayans. I like his movies and shows. Maybe I did expect more as I like him in other things but this was not funny. The audience was laughing hard and i'm sitting there wondering what are they finding funny. I couldn't believe it. That means Marlon went to multiple live stand up to work on his material and after many days this was the best that came out. It's 60 mins of jokes regarding what happened between Chris Rock and Will Smith. There's history and in-depth stories of Jada, Chris and Will but it's not funny. Not at all! And I'm not hating. I would not write a review to hate on Marlon for the sake of not liking him. I have this hope that he sees that he could have done better and takes more time to work on his stand up.

Maybe there's something about the name Marlin that guarantees mediocrity. Marlin Jackson never tried to go solo and compete with Michael, but Marlin Wayans just went right ahead and botched a stand up special that answers a question nobody was asking. "How did you feel about Will slapping Chris. I mean, WTH? Your life is so barren that you need to talk about real celebrities for the clicks and views? Lame. This guy is the most phony, hollow stand up I've ever seen. Most of what he says sounds untrue and the rest is....well also sounds false. This guy doesn't have a genuine moment during this show, very long show. )it'd be a crime to call this a special) It was like malicious name-dropping without a point.