A Date with the Devil

Dylan Mandlsohn relies on character voices, vocal sound effects, and frantic pacing to command an audience on this audio release. This audio-only set, released by Stand Up! Records in late 2019, shows how much he relies on performance over written punchlines. His vocal impressions, heavily inspired by physical acts like Jim Carrey, carry the set through bits about cruise ship gigs, relationships, and screaming children.

The 48-minute set was produced by Dan Schlissel and finds the Canadian comedian playing with crowd work and leaning into relatively clean observational territory. Without the benefit of his highly expressive facial expressions on an audio medium, Mandlsohn leans hard into vocal shifts, changing his pitch and cadence to portray characters like a confused German in a car commercial.