Chris Fleming: HELL

Fleming makes Hell an endearing place to visit.

Hell is like watching the victory lap of a comic who has worked hard to find his lane.

Fleming’s playhouse is a bit darker, more adult (with profanity), but surreal and sassy and somehow equally asexual all the same.

A progressive, champion of self-expression, Fleming shares tales of anxiety-filled growing pains, insecurities, and self-doubt in the public eye. That sounds a bit heady, but it’s uproariously funny, wildly original, and one Hell of a good time.

At one point, I wondered if all was a joke. If it was a social experiment where they put on a bad show to see how the world reacts. Sort of like when Joaquin Phoenix made a “documentary” about his attempt to be a rapper. [Full review in Spanish]