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Fun Size

Brad Williams

Showtime · 2015 · 59 min

High-energy stories about sex, dating, and life as a dwarf.

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Brad Williams turns his physical reality into immediate comedic leverage. The energy is high, the pacing is fast, and the premises center on his life as a dwarf. He talks about dating, sex, and specific oddities like the social hierarchy among little people. The core of the set relies on physical movement and direct stories about operating in a world built for people twice his height. A major segment focuses on the mechanics of pleasing women in bed, using his own dimensions to map out the punchlines.

Filmed at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, the hour premiered on Showtime in 2015 and became the network’s highest-rated comedy special of the year. Williams had already built a steady following from television appearances and a heavy touring schedule, but this was his first full hour. The show captures him making the jump to a theater act, relying on volume and motion to command the room. He bounds around the stage, building momentum out of self-deprecation without ever asking for sympathy.

The set list

3 bits

  1. Being the world's fourth most famous little person

    Williams clarifies that he is not Wee Man from Jackass and ranks himself behind Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, and Wee Man, exploring how audiences perceive little people.

  2. How to please your woman in bed

    Comedic advice and observations on sexual intimacy and relationships from his personal perspective.

  3. Writing jokes about dwarfism

    Examines how he crafts comedy to expose everyday misconceptions and prejudice through self-deprecation.

How it plays

Tone
Self-deprecating, irreverent, and sex-positive.
On stage
Energetic, explosive delivery with sharp timing; self-deprecating yet assertive about his dwarfism and comfortable using the term 'midget'.
Pace
Energetic with perfect timing and explosive delivery.
About
Dwarfism and disability, Sex and relationships, Race, Daily prejudices and misconceptions, Fame and comparisons to other little people

What the critics said

Praised for energetic, explosive delivery and hilarious handling of disability, sex, and daily prejudices.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: gooent.com, tv.apple.com, kkkkkkkkk.com, themoviedb.org, nytimes.com, tvinsider.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, jre.ai, vulture.com.

Backstory

Brad Williams, born with achondroplasia (a form of dwarfism), filmed the special during the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Festival, using his physical condition and experiences with societal misconceptions as central elements of his comedy.

Details

Released
Runtime
59 min
Where
Showtime
Director
Scott L. Montoya
Topics
After
Daddy Issues (2016)

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