blacklabelkk I was really excited when I found out about this.... a stand up show from a respectable comedian about drumming? This is going to be amazing.I'm not even 15 minutes in.... He just called an accordion a xylophone and clearly doesn't know the difference between the two. Now he's saying the Zildjian headquarters is in Istanbul but I'm pretty sure it's near me and I'm definitely in the US.... Zildijan was founded in Istanbul but I don't believe they make cymbals there. This so far has been highly edited, as if the live bit didn't go as planned and it almost seems as if Fred is a bit nervous here and there. Makes me wonder if people were leaving or were just thoroughly unimpressed. Every few minutes it cuts to some random person in the crowd really enjoying themselves and it just seems a bit overracted and fake. Sometimes even awkwardly cutting away. Anywas, gonna watch the rest cause it's actually so bad it's entertaining.

NathanMcDunnough Standup for Drummers is a huge disappointment, whether you're a drummer or beat deaf, humorous or puritan. It disappoints because it isn't the least bit funny and even the drumming is tiresome. The Netflix tease for this Fred Armisen show captured my attention. I like drums. I like comedy. I like Fred Armisen. But, man oh man, I thought this was pretty bad, save for a few bits. Mostly, I was bored and disappointed and upon reflection, I can't say I laughed a single time. Where's the comedy? Armisen can drum, but it wasn't like he put on an amazing percussion performance either. I liked his review of drum kits across several decades, and his letter correspondence with John Waters was a touching piece. But both of those account for a tiny part of the act. All of his bits started with amateur openings like, "this is an impression of...," "did you ever notice...," and I'm not sure if that was for fun, all part of the act, or if he really is that bad at stand up. The drumming was better than the comedy. But even if he flipped it and went with, Drumming for Comedians, he still wouldn't have enough for a show. Even when Armisen and three professional drummers are on the stage together, he chooses to bore us to death. They all tap along to the same boring beat. Maybe he intended this to be funny in some way-if that was the intention it didn't work because no one was laughing, instead people were clapping along, probably waiting for something thrilling, but all they got was a flat, dry, ho-hum, and mind-mumblingly dumb synchronized rat-a-tats. It was the best opportunity to wow his audience and instead he had everyone tap away to the same beat, killed his show, the audience, and me.

karelf-257-622132 I remember Fred from SNL. I like drums. I used to play drums. So when I saw this on Netflix, I was excited to have a great fun stuff combined with drums. Oh boy!Not sure what this was supposed to mean, but the show is painfuly slow, Fred seems uneasy most of the time and the jokes? Why on Earth, just after a hardly acceptable funny intro, he starts to mimic literaly all accents across US? Where's the connection? Just a stuff to kill the time.Then, we have the drums. Fred is OK on the instrument but plays quick snippets, but nevermind - he has guests. Cool - Tomas Lang, Tre. The joy is quickly over when you realize they're only playing sidekicks in a dialogues that do not even make any sense. And the ending bit, with everyone playing the same stuff? Come on, Fred!After 30 minutes into the flick, I was in agony. It was so painful to watch, that I nearly gave up. Bonus - there are only 2 funny bits - and those are the clips from visiting a drum/music store. When Vinnie Colaiuta showed up in the ending, I knew this was the only highlight for me.Totally wasted opportunity. Pitty.

petermichelini Has the brilliant Fred Armisen ever done standup? Don't know. But this misses the mark by a long shot. His character comedy work is some of the best comedy ever. Rarely does a comic get me rolling laughing. But this... The material is weak, the delivery is weak and he took a bit of an elitist tone. Doesn't seem to be his thing but I like that he was trying something new (at least new for me).The observational material about drummers and musicians is adolescent at best or something you might hear from your lame band mates. I found it ironic that he said he didn't get jazz and then did a brilliant bit on regional accents while moving effortlessly across a map of the US, riffing on the subtle differences from area to area, and state to state - which was pure jazz.I think he had fun doing it. If you're a big fan like I am, you're probably going to watch this anyway.