Grow Up

Trey Kennedy made his name on Vine and TikTok by playing characters that anyone who grew up in suburban America would recognize. In his first major stand-up special, he takes that same observational eye to the physical stage, making the case that everyone, including himself, needs to finally act their age. Filmed at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, the special debuted on Hulu in January 2025 as part of the platform’s push into stand-up. Kennedy keeps the material strictly clean, leaning into the contrast between his childhood and his new life as a parent. His best moments come when he picks apart the absurdities of modern domesticity, from the elaborate choreography of white people’s weddings to the specific, quiet terror of trying to conceive a child. He also targets homeschoolers, boomer moms, and childhood bullying. While the show is primarily traditional stand-up, Kennedy occasionally breaks up the set with prerecorded videos and musical numbers, marking a calculated but successful transition from phone screens to the theater stage.