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White Noise

Andrew Santino

Hulu · 2025 · 50 min

A frantic set taking aim at childless Disney adults.

Andrew Santino spends a noticeable chunk of his third stand-up special mocking the obsession of childless Disney adults, a routine that reportedly caused behind-the-scenes friction with Hulu’s parent company, Disney, before release. Recorded at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, the 50-minute set leans heavily into cultural absurdities, pairing his signature exasperation with bits on the weird psychology of white noise machines and a pitch to make gun sounds less intimidating.

Filmed during his 2025 Freeze Peach tour, the special finds Santino in a highly visible phase of his career. Alongside co-hosting the Bad Friends podcast with Bobby Lee, he had recently starred in the comedy film Ricky Stanicky and the drama Beef. Director Brandon Dermer gives the performance a gritty aesthetic that favors close-ups, which helps emphasize Santino’s physical performance. While some viewers noted the material occasionally prioritized energetic storytelling over tight punchlines, Santino’s crowd work and pacing keep the momentum high.

The set list

6 bits

  1. Opening with 'Is it racist...?'

    Riffs on a retweet before pivoting into wealthy white people appropriating Black culture and fashion.

  2. Disney Adults and Disneyland lines

    Recounts a friend wearing a Disney jacket to a cookout and argues adults without kids shouldn't take over Disney theme parks designed for children.

  3. White noise machines vs. other noise machines

    Plays with the literal concept of white noise to imagine stereotypical Black, Asian, Mexican, and Jewish noise machines.

  4. Emasculating the sound of guns

    Addresses fatal shootings by suggesting guns make an emasculating sound to deter psychopaths, while marveling at school shootings.

  5. Language learning in school

    Compares French and Spanish to German, arguing German sounds inherently harsh.

  6. The closer (spoiler). Show it

    Closing gratitude closer

    Vulnerably reflects on his stand-up career, thanking his mother, his audience, and expressing sincere gratitude for his living.

How it plays

Tone
Provocative, biting, satirical, raw, and self-deprecating.
On stage
Provocative, unfiltered, conversational, and aggressive yet funny; presents like sitting in a living room with a whiskey ranting with zero filter.
Pace
Snappy, high-energy, explosive, and momentum-driven, dropping straight into jokes without an entrance walk-out.
About
race and stereotypes, Disney adults and theme park culture, cultural appropriation, politics and drag queen story time, gun violence and school shootings, family and childhood memories

What the critics said

Decider recommended streaming it, praising his refusal to engage in bad-faith outrage and highlighting his heartfelt vulnerability, while acknowledging stereotypically lazy examples in the title bit; Laughing Place noted his sharp, provocative edge and the friction of streaming anti-Disney jokes on a Disney platform.

In the room: Loose and controlled in a room kept dim, moving between big laughs, discomfort, and anticipating explosions.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: hulu.com, press.hulu.com, imdb.com, andrewsantino.com, decider.com, variety.com, laughingplace.com, isnt-that-special.castos.com, en.wikipedia.org.

Backstory

His third stand-up special and first for Hulu; released following behind-the-scenes friction and compromise with corporate parent Disney over jokes skewering 'Disney Adults'.

Details

Released
Taped
Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis
Runtime
50 min
Where
Hulu
Director
Brandon Dermer
Topics
Before
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