High n' Dry

Jim Jefferies returns with the perspective of a settled, married family man who is still fundamentally annoyed by the world. Performing at Meridian Hall in Toronto, he builds the set around the indignities of middle age, specifically the trade-off between taking hair-loss medication and maintaining a sex drive. He also zeroes in on ecological hypocrisy, explaining why koalas, which are stoned on eucalyptus and riddled with chlamydia, are actually the worst animals on Earth.\n\nFilmed in late 2022 and released on Netflix in February 2023, the special represents Jefferies at a transition point. Long past the wild, hard-drinking touring years that made his early career, he now focuses on domestic realities like his father’s confusion over vasectomies, his wife’s bedtime habits, and the absurdities of The Bachelor. While some longtime fans felt this material leaned a bit too close to conventional husband-and-wife tropes, Jefferies retains his characteristic coarse pacing and penchant for turning simple daily frustrations into long-form rants.