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| - While this was a great performance (Kevin Burke is a really engaging performer), and there were a few points that made me laugh, this show relied solely on outdated stereotypes that I really couldn't stand. It seemed lazy, like the shows of every male stand-up comedian that couldn't find anything other than "Women, am I right?" There were a few (note: very few) parts that rang true, and thus were a little funny, but I really couldn't reconcile the most of the jokes (which, I realize, were hyperbole), with anything I've ever noticed in any of my relationships, or those of my parents, or anyone I know under the age of 80. I think that other millennials will have a hard time relating as well, and that may just be because that is the majority of the sample group of couples that I see regularly. And while it might not seem important that you can relate to events in a comedy, it is very, very hard to find something funny when there isn't that bit of "Oh, I've noticed that too" core of truth that makes jokes really work.
In short, I just really didn't find it funny, because the jokes don't reflect how I've seen men and women interact with each other.
(Also, early humans didn't live in lone pairs and so the entire premise of the sole provider / homemaker relationship that the show hinges on really doesn't work, but that's only slightly relevant and an entirely different rant).
Also, The D Casino is really gross. I wish this show was at a different venue.
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