No Shame

April Macie’s 2017 comedy album No Shame addresses the double standards of modern dating with the kind of explicit, sex-forward storytelling that has defined her career. Refusing to sanitize her act for broad appeal, Macie embeds her social observations within graphic details about her own love life and family.

Released by Comedy Dynamics, the hour-long audio set moves quickly through 20 short tracks. Macie spends her time contrasting male and female behaviors, such as different communication habits during arguments and the disparate social consequences of casual hookups. While some critics have noted that her battle-of-the-sexes premises can rely on well-worn generalizations, Macie keeps her audience engaged by leaning into the tension and keeping her punchlines direct.