Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'? (2017)

Genre: Comedy

Directed by: Lance Bangs

Cast: Jen Kirkman

Time: 69 minutes

In this new stand-up comedy special of hers, comic Jen Kirkman discusses womanhood, women’s bodies, guys, meditation and many other subjects.

Like I do with most feminists out there, I found myself disagreeing with a few things Jen Kirkman said her in her comedy special. That being said, I can appreciate her right to share her view of the world as she sees it. She almost lost me towards the end when she felt the need to qualify her previous statements by saying she had nothing against guys, but… Imagine a man who says that he has nothing against women, African Americans or homosexuals, and then following that phrase with the word “but”. But it’s all OK, as in modern society, misandry is much more tolerated than racism, homophobia or misogyny.

I also agreed with some things said in this show. As a guy, I also fail to see the point for a man to harass a woman on the street. It happens, but it should not.

Beyond the matters of opinions, the fact remains that the material in Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin’? is quite often laugh out loud funny. When a comedy show can entertain you AND make you question yourself, well it is clear that it has hit the mark.

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