Andrew Santino: Home Field Advantage (TV Special 2017)

Andrew Santino: Home Field Advantage: Directed by Brandon Dermer. With Andrew Santino. Comedian Andrew Santino performs his first Showtime stand-up comedy special at Vic Theatre in front of his hometown of Chicago.

“Iu0026#39;ll admit, Santino is a little slow off the mark here, he takes his time and spends a little bit of time expressing his affection for Chicago which I think is understandable. He does seems like he is a little nervous at first and maybe feels the heat a little because this is his special in his hometown. At first, the jokes are few and far between, and the ones which are there donu0026#39;t seem to land as well as the gags later.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll that said, once he gets going, man, he absolutely kills it. Heu0026#39;s a beast. Youu0026#39;re all crazy. Letu0026#39;s shove a mic in your hands, put a camera on you, and see if you can do anywhere near as great as this.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI loved this special. Santino is hilarious. He has a casual, dry delivery that is so individual to him and I honestly think the brutal reviews here are unwarranted because there were genuine moments of u0026#39;Iu0026#39;ve never thought about that but that is so trueu0026#39; and when a comic can do that whilst being hilarious, itu0026#39;s a sure sign of genius.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only reason my review is 8 and not a 10 is because he takes a little time to get warmed up and does seem a little less natural than Santino usually is but once he gets into the meat of his set, he relaxes, absolutely beasts it and itu0026#39;s truly great!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAre you all seriously telling me that Bill Burr loved this set but some guy gives this a 3? Well, Iu0026#39;m sure you know more about comedy than Bill Burr whoever you are… loI I loved this set, watch it, you wonu0026#39;t regret it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI think Santino is due a Netflix special and I am seriously looking forward to his next special no matter who picks it up.”