Dirt Nap

Kyle Kinane has spent his career perfecting the persona of a gravel-voiced road dog who is happiest in a dark dive bar, which makes his relocation to suburban Oregon the perfect foil for his midlife transition. He uses his displacement to craft intricately structured narratives about how his new, white-picket-fence neighbors perceive him when he is crying in his car or handing out full-size candy bars on Halloween.

Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait and recorded at the Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis, the set is anchored by an extended, fifteen-minute breakdown of the bizarre mythology of the Fast & Furious film franchise. Kinane also gets mileage out of the hypocrisy of conservatives visiting Yellowstone National Park, the questionable ethics of military recruiting, and the logistics of masturbating in front of ghosts. Released in 2024 through 800 Pound Gorilla Media just a year after his previous special, the hour finds Kinane sticking to his strengths as an old-school craftsman who prioritizes narrative over viral clips.