Hormonal Beast
Netflix · 2017 · 51 min
A veteran New York comic defends hormonal women and simple men.
Lynne Koplitz spends her first solo Netflix hour acting like the unfiltered aunt who corners you at a holiday dinner to explain why she never had kids. Performing at The Kaye Playhouse in New York City, Koplitz centers her set on a blunt defense of women’s moods, arguing that women are not crazy, just intensely hormonal. To prove her point, she details the horror of puberty, noting how differently men would behave if they discovered at thirteen that a human being could grow inside them. She also charts the other end of the timeline, explaining her mother’s menopausal meltdown over a platter of cold cuts in 1985.\n\nThe premise that men are simple creatures who require nothing but sex, food, and silence is well-trodden ground, but Koplitz’s stage presence makes the familiar territory work. Having spent over a decade as a protege of Joan Rivers (to whom this hour is dedicated), she possesses the stage command of a seasoned New York club veteran. She keeps the set highly conversational, pivoting easily from basic relationship tropes into surprisingly dark jokes, including an outlandish bit about her niece. Released in 2017 after Koplitz spent years opening on the road for Chris Rock, the special drew mixed reviews for its reliance on gender-essentialist setups, though her blunt, conversational delivery kept the crowd on her side.
The set list
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Mothers are like tornadoes when angry.
Explains that women brewing anger are like Level 5 twisters, making it absurd when men tell them to calm down while cows are flying by.
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The three things all men really want.
Argues that men are simple and only want food, for women to shut up, and sex—specifically oral sex because it combines women not talking with sex.
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PSA on oral sex for husbands and sons.
Uses her platform to demonstrate that a gagging sound while performing oral sex is not a good sound.
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Millennials shouting outside her Greenwich Village apartment.
Complains about waking up at 7 a.m. to millennials shouting 'pussy' through a megaphone and suggests they take CitiBikes to Kellyanne Conway's house instead.
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Buying a roofie kit for her niece.
Outlandish aunt humor joking she might like sex more if she were unconscious.
How it plays
- Tone
- Unabashed, candid, observational, and raunchy.
- On stage
- Unabashed, straight-faced, candid 'Auntie Lynne' delivering truths with a filthy flair.
- Pace
- Dry, conversational, and direct delivery.
- About
- Menopause and hormones, Gender differences and dynamics, Benefits of childlessness, Living in New York City
What the critics said
Generally received positive reviews as a funny, fresh observational hour driven by strong analogies and relatable delivery, though some user commentary criticized it for relying on traditional gender stereotypes.
In the room: Filmed in front of a packed theater at the Kaye Playhouse.
Backstory
Menopausal woman in her late 40s/50s and self-proclaimed lifelong bachelorette living in New York City; the special was dedicated to Joan Rivers.
Details
- Released
- Taped
- Kaye Playhouse, New York City
- Runtime
- 51 min
- Where
- Netflix
- Director
- Marcus Raboy
- Topics
- Before
- Comedy Central Presents (2005)
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