Stand-up veteran Deon Cole dazzles the crowd with his sharp jokes and easy charm in his first hour-long special. He pontificates on subjects ranging from the endless uses for plastic bags to how he knows he's aging to why we'll never have another black president. Cole's observations about race, society, and everyday life are often absurd and always intelligent.
Writing
Observations so specific you'll swear he spy-cammed your family.
Acting
Timing that makes a plastic bag monologue feel profound.
Director
Marcus Raboy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cole developed this material during his time as a writer for Conan O'Brien, where he pioneered the 'Black guy reaction' cutaway gag that became a late-night staple.
The special's 2016 release timing meant his political jokes landed right before Trump's election, making his pessimism about Obama successors feel almost prophetic in retrospect.
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