Kevin Hart: Reality Check

This is good. This is good news for Kevin. I was worried after his last... three?... specials. That's a long losing streak. Of course he was winning in every other celebrity-oriented fashion, which I figured eclipsed his standup chops. Those things happen. You lose the motivation to practice, you get too loose.

The Tom Brady roast turned things around. I loved him in that. It made me hopeful for his new special. Between that and Northman, I justified the shortest unit of Peacock available and dove in.

It's just good comedy. His writing has rarely been elite, but his delivery sure is. He can make cheap jokes hilarious. And sometimes he writes some really good stuff. That has slowed down in recent years, even in this special, but at least in this one he blends a bit of writing with a bit of delivery instead of entirely depending on charisma and reputation like in the last few.