Byron Bowers – Spiritual N**ga (TV Special 2022)
50KByron Bowers – Spiritual N**ga (TV Special 2022). Byron Bowers – Spiritual N**ga: Directed by Alma Har'el. With Byron Bowers, Alia Shawkat, Nick Wiloughby. Follows Bowers as he talks about his long journey to his first comedy special, the stigma of mental health, his schizophrenic father and his feelings regarding his Blackness.
“First, thatu0026#39;s a tough venue to play, small and intimate and stacked with friends/celebrities. Secondly, dudeu0026#39;s third eye is wide open. The way he switches gears between punchlines and serious material is what makes standup such a high art form. Sure, some jokes didnu0026#39;t land as well as they could have, but the incisive insight more than made up for it. He didnu0026#39;t pull any punches, humbling himself by baring his soul and in the process he reached deep into ours. Quite the testimonial for mushrooms as medicine. This set was inspired, if only the rest of us could muster that level of intestinal fortitude.”