Comedian Taylor Tomlinson is a fan-favorite veteran of the Netflix comedy world, and her latest special, “Have It All,” hit the streaming service just in time for Valentine’s Day. Tomlinson explores similar themes to her previous features, Quarter Life Crisis and Look at You, with her tightly written, hour-long series about mental health, dating, and not-so-young adulthood. Featured in the set.
From the moment he appears on stage wearing a metallic jacket with pink flames, Tomlinson holds the audience in the palm of his hand. Flashing lights and a smoke machine greeted Tomlinson as Peaches’ “Boys Wanna Be Her” heralded his entrance.
“I can’t believe we’re filming our third Netflix special tonight,” Tomlinson said with a big grin as the audience cheered. “I’ve been really lucky in my career.”
Throughout the special, Tomlinson brings up his career successes and newfound money, but as the title suggests, the comedian can’t “have it all” in his personal life.
“People who have their dream job can’t have a relationship on top of it,” Tomlinson says.
Tomlinson returns to the theme of singleness throughout his set, offering stories and hard-earned wisdom from his romantic misadventures.
“I’ve been single for a year now, and it’s been the most relaxing year of my life,” Tomlinson said.
This celebration of self-love seems fitting for a special to be released the day before Valentine’s Day, but Tomlinson appears to have mixed feelings about living alone. She frequently posts disparaging comments about her partnered friends and her boring but stable marriage.
Tomlinson deserves both financial and professional success because of his obvious comedic talent, but this special unnecessarily overemphasizes both. Fresh off the most successful tour of her career, Tomlinson delivers the material with perfect comedic timing, but the conceit at the heart of her special cheapens Tomlinson’s attempts to empathize with her audience. Resulting in.
“I know all my friends are feeling pity and jealous of me,” Tomlinson said, joking about her early 30s. “I know my friends look at me and say, “If I was alone, I would focus on work.” And, “If I didn’t have talent, I probably would have had a lot of kids.” think. ”
Tomlinson may be jealous of her friends who have long-term partners and families, but she continues to enjoy a level of fame and success that is out of reach for most of her viewers, and as a ubiquitous millennial woman, It’s hard to maintain that persona.
Her anecdotes about the profits of touring and the influence of Netflix are amusing to a certain extent, but they quickly become smug. Tomlinson may continue to use rotten dating apps like the rest of her, but at least she can become a millionaire while waiting to meet her soulmate.
Tomlinson may not “have it all,” but he has everything he needs to enjoy an hour of satisfying comedy. Her special may be a bit unrelatable in places, but it’s certainly worth watching.