Posehn 25x2

Brian Posehn turned 50 in 2016, so he celebrated by titling his next hour 25x2 and talking about exactly how unglamorous it is to be a married, pot-smoking metalhead in his fifties. Recorded at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon, the special serves as a status update on a career built on self-deprecating nerd culture and loud music, delivered by a man who is increasingly tired of modern social pressures.\n\nMuch of the set focuses on the mundane frustrations of middle age. Posehn jokes about the intense guilt of owning a purebred dog in a judgmental “rescue” culture, requiring him to preemptively apologize to strangers on the street. He details the specific logistics of “Spidey wrestling” with his six-year-old son, and the indignity of his wife repeatedly walking in on him during private, personal moments.\n\nFor those who know Posehn from his metal-adjacent comedy and long-running Dungeons & Dragons podcast, there is plenty of room dedicated to his core obsessions. He spends time mourning his late pop-culture heroes while simultaneously dismissing the ones who are still alive but have turned out to be terrible people. He rails against band names, specifically non-heavy bands that steal cool, heavy-sounding words, before turning his ire onto Kid Rock and Imagine Dragons. He also gives a highly relatable breakdown of how the Star Wars prequels offended his soul, only for The Force Awakens to reduce him to tears.\n\nOriginally debuting on the short-lived streaming platform Seeso in January 2017, the special found a wider audience later that year when Comedy Dynamics acquired the rights for a wider release. It captures a veteran character actor and comic who is entirely at peace with his niche.