Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

2023

1h 6m

Comedy

Stand-Up

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2 Reviews

62%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Hot. Young. Cool. Fresh. Ripped. Hilarious. Groundbreaking. Avant-garde. These are just some of the words that comedian and writer Leo Reich uses to describe himself. In his first HBO comedy special, this self-diagnosed important young mind faces the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, asking the big questions, such as: "Is this helping?", "Am I hot?", and "No offense guys but literally what is going on?" Treading the line between hilarious stand-up and humorless performance art, LEO REICH: LITERALLY WHO CARES?! blends songs, anecdotes, and anxious non-sequiturs in a valiant attempt to raise awareness about important social and political causes... or something.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

He has no idea what authenticity really is, but as a writer and then performer Reich is more than clever. His punchlines pull the audience into his orbit, letting him set up an unexpected finale.

Jan 18, 2024

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

An impressively self-aware — and blessedly not finger-wagging — comedy special about Gen Z.

Dec 30, 2023

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Soul P

I thoroughly enjoyed this performance. Leo has a special way of phrasing that often surprises which adds to the already hilarious content. I laughed out loud quite a few times. The musical numbers and the few times he casually drops in deeply insightful observations about society make the show even more rich and fun. Great job, Leo! PS - I very rarely write a review but some of the other reviews were so off base I had to write. Congrats!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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MARIUS S

Simply not funny......

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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Just saw this randomly and had to watch it when I read the description and saw some queer representation! It does a good job of entertaining while also containing uplifting messages. For example, "We choose our own reality so why not choose to live in a more optimistic, a more hopeful reality" (47:40). Another example, "[the pandemic should've happened in] the olden days, when people were used to disease and had the emotional toolbox to deal with it." It also touches on themes of the commoditization of self on social media and how it's hard to be young now growing up. Leo does a good job of transitioning and connecting all the narratives together. Something mentioned at the beginning came back around to the end and I was like, "Woa!" Overall, it has good messages, but can sometimes get lost as they are quickly brushed off with a joke or it can be hard to tell what's satire and what's sincere.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/22/23

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Red I

And we all thought the 3rd Reich bombed .. Leo Reich bombed harder.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/23

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Thomas Hardiman

Director

Leo Reich

Self

Leo Reich

Writer

Bríd Kirby

Producer

Christopher Quaile

Producer

Leo Reich

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

Director: Thomas Hardiman
Producer: Bríd Kirby, Christopher Quaile
Screenwriter: Leo Reich
Distributor: HBO
Production Co: A24
Genre: Comedy, Stand-Up
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2023
Runtime: 1h 6m

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