I Can't Feel My Legs

Sarah Colonna walks onto the stage at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles with the casual cynicism of a seasoned bartender who has heard enough of your stories and is ready to tell some of her own. She spends her hour taking apart the mundane humiliations of single life, the absurdity of niche dating apps like FarmersOnly, and the physical logistical nightmare of shower sex. Her delivery is conversational and blunt, treating topics like porn, aging, and jury duty evasion with a dry, self-deprecating pragmatism.\n\nFilmed in 2015, the special came at a transition point in Colonna’s career. She was fresh off her multi-year run as a writer and roundtable regular on Chelsea Handler’s Chelsea Lately, which had ended its late-night run the previous year. That same year, she released her second book, Has Anyone Seen My Pants?, cementing her brand of honest, alcohol-adjacent storytelling. The special showcases her ability to chat with an audience as if she is trading gossip over a third glass of Pinot Grigio, making even a bit about a depressing trip to Long John Silver’s feel like a cozy, shared confidence.