Aarcflick

Whenever I'm commissioned to write about a stand-up comedy series, I make sure to do a little research on the performers beforehand—those I'm not familiar with, of course. As a critic, I feel it's my responsibility to familiarize myself with the style of comedy the performer brings to the set. The reason is that stand-up comedy, in my humble opinion, is a very complex art form and probably has millions of subgenres that many of us aren't aware of. For example, I'll admit I had no idea "working-class comedy" existed before I was commissioned to review comedian Dusty Slay's latest Netflix special, titled Wet Heat.  Slay is an American comedian from the South, and his specialty is working-class comedy. You wouldn't find a clear description on Google (I tried), but what I gather is that it's a type of comedy based on working-class life, like many jokes that are based on situations as everyday as a man buying a bottle of water and having a conversat...