Search - Patton Oswalt :: My Weakness Is Strong

A very funny man gets his toys taken away

ninjasuperstar | Iowa | 10/20/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Patton Oswalt dreaded morphing into the comic whose material becomes weak and clean after he gets sober, gets married, and has children. If anything, sobriety (or near-sobriety), a wife, and a child have made Oswalt more funny. He openly longs for Scotch and weed. His reflections on the immaturity and perpetual boyhood it requires to choose those things over responsibility brings out more intelligent and poignant comedy than his drunker days. That is, stability has sharpened rather than blunted Oswalt's comedy, and this album is his most refined thus far."

Inconsistent but very funny

D | 08/29/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is no "Werewolves and Lollipops", but that recording is the most insanely hilarious stand-up comedy routine I've ever heard, so I guess I can't quite expect anything else to measure up to that. And some of the moments here ("Treadmill", "Rats", "Orgy") are every bit as funny as the stuff on W&L, so it still ranks as a pretty great routine. Fans of Oswalt's sick, smart humor will likely enjoy it a lot."

Patton keeps it comin' and I'm left gasping for breath!

David Simmons | Albany, CA | 03/03/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First, I should say that I'm not as well versed in Patton's previous albums, but I've got "The Comedians of Comedy" DVD and "Werewolves and Lollipops" has shipped! WOOT! I've also listened to a LOT of his material on YouTube, a favorite being the KFC Famous Bowls and Oldest Woman to Give Birth bits that he did on an appearance on Conan O'Brien.



I've watched "No Reason To Complain" quite a few times, and as funny as that performance is, it pales in comparison to "My Weakness Is Strong." I must have YouTubed this show at least a half dozen times after I found it, and further viewings have only deepened my appreciation and love for Patton's material, delivery and outlook.



I'm shocked that anyone could suggest that this show is less entertaining than previous albums. I wholeheartedly agree with ninjasuperstar. Everything that has changed in Patton's life has made his material funnier. For example, he used to joke about how he and his wife had agreed to have an invisible baby and name it "10 hours of sleep a night", but now she's going to trick him by leaving a trail of comic books into her va-jay-jay. Nerd humor, my favorite!



Now, with a baby girl on the way, he riffs about how if his daughter just inherits his looks and personality, her life will be "a sheet cake made of victory and talking owls." Out-effin'-standing! The maturation of his humor through his life experience is evident and awesome.



Anyone who can't find it funny is probably either afraid of getting older or thinks that drinking 'till you puke is a daily activity.



Dave S."