Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents: Chris Redd
Chris Redd · 2022 · Comedy Central
An expressive half-hour of physical stand-up from the future SNL player.
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Chris Redd brings an elastic, high-energy presence to the stage, treating minor everyday annoyances with the dramatic urgency of an action movie. His performance style relies on intense physical commitment and a gift for vocal caricature, which he uses to turn an average airport delay into an animated struggle.
Filmed at the Civic Theatre in New Orleans, this half-hour set originally aired in September 2017, just as Redd was joining the cast of Saturday Night Live, before being repackaged for streaming platforms in 2022. The material showcases a performer whose physical theater and Second City background inform every punchline. He is especially sharp when mocking how Angelenos react to temperatures below sixty degrees, contrasting the mild California winter with his upbringing in Chicago.
Other memorable sequences feature Redd picking apart the passive-aggressive behavior of an Atlanta airport employee, questioning the logic of early-relationship milestones, and offering a cynical slogan for prospective parents.