Not Quite A Grown Up

Lee Hardin approaches adulthood with minimal ambition and no interest in self-improvement, turning small personal embarrassments into steady, unhurried stand-up. The centerpiece story involves an outdoor church gathering where an overly friendly dog urinates on his hand; paralyzed by the sheer awkwardness of explaining the situation out loud, Hardin lets an old-school pastor drag him into a vigorous handshake, watches the contagion spread across the congregation, and endures the pre-meal prayer holding hands with everyone around him before deciding to leave the church forever. Filmed at the Dry Bar Comedy club in Provo, Utah, the 2019 half-hour caught the Nashville comic during years of opening for road veterans like Henry Cho and Nate Bargatze. Hardin keeps the rest of the set strictly clean and low-stakes, arguing the stubborn logic of defending Taco Bell against friends who treat it like a hazard, recounting the quiet indignities of substitute teaching, and questioning why his parents bought bunk beds for an only child.