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Matt Rife: Lucid - A Crowd Work Special

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In Netflix's first-ever crowd work special, Matt Rife gets up close and personal with an unpredictable Charlotte audience to riff on all things dreams.
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Matt Rife: Lucid - A Crowd Work Special

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Alison Herman Variety Aug 15, 2024
Though he’s a competent facilitator, Rife never generates the electricity of true, transcendent spontaneity. The framing itself is fairly trite. Go to Full Review
Sean L. McCarthy Decider Aug 13, 2024
There’s a time and a place for crowd-work during a live stand-up comedy show. But time and again in this hour, Rife’s crowd prompts the loudest laughs. Go to Full Review
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matthias s @Thescreenasvor May 22, 2025 *Matt Rife: Lucid* isn’t a stand-up special—it’s pure crowd work, so don’t go in expecting punchlines and polished bits. I wasn’t a fan of his last Netflix outing, but as someone who loves his short crowd work clips, this one was way more my speed. That said, most of the laughs came from the audience’s wild answers, not Matt himself. He’s sharp, quick, and thrives in chaos, but let’s not pretend this proves he’s a top-tier stand-up comedian. Fun time? Absolutely. But without such a playful crowd, it would've been a very different show. Entertaining, just not groundbreaking. 3 stars. See more Karina C @RT46658991 Apr 13, 2025 It's a good watch. It's raw. Real, different, funny. All the haters need to hate .. they are just envious. See more Ethan A @RT35689539 Oct 2, 2024 Lost interest fast in this "comedy" special. I think this style works better in short clips. Crowd work can be funny but there's not enough here to keep it interesting. See more tj h @RT94928788 Sep 17, 2024 Doing something new, critics are so rubbish at moving with the times. We don’t care what you say. We buy the tickets. It’s not supposed to be a super smooth written special. It’s joking around with the crowd. Come on people, get with the program. Matt is a genius at making people feel comfortable to confess these screwed up things. Love him. ‘Be ok with silence’ Dave Chapelle advice. See more RC M @RT50952377 Sep 15, 2024 He is the funniest and the nicest comedian around. See more Edmarcos S @EdiSza Aug 25, 2024 Matt Rife's comedy special *Lucid* falls flat, offering more awkward pauses and forced jokes than genuine laughs. The material feels lacks the sharpness needed to keep the audience engaged. Unfortunately, this special fails to deliver the comedic impact one would expect. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In Netflix's first-ever crowd work special, Matt Rife gets up close and personal with an unpredictable Charlotte audience to riff on all things dreams.
Director
Erik Griffin
Screenwriter
Matt Rife
Distributor
Netflix
Genre
Comedy, Stand-Up
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 13, 2024
Runtime
54m
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