Patton peter oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer, known for playing spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens 19982007, voicing remy in the pixar film ratatouille 2007, costarring opposite charlize theron in young adult 2011 and guest starring as the koenigs on agents of s. Patton oswalts annihilation is funny and profound the ringer. Oct 17, 2017 in his new special, the netflix release annihilation, patton oswalt wades through unimaginable grief with a watchful audience in front of him. Patton oswalt, on the other hand, toes the line more gingerlyat firstwith his new special annihilation. Oswalt recently went through the horrible, unexpected loss of his wife last year, and is. Stand up movie patton oswalt finest hour best comedy show. After young riley is uprooted from her midwest life and moved to san francisco, her emotions joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school. Patton oswalt finest hour best comedy show youtube. Annihilation, patton oswalts new hourlong special, before the standup comedian mentions that on top of being a dependable source of david lee roth. Peter patton oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comic and actor, known for his nerdphilosopher comedic style, and working with fellow alternative comedians such as brian posehn, david cross, zach galifiniakis, maria bamford. Theres no better standup working today than patton oswalt, his observational skills turning anecdotes into painfully funny short stories, and insults into dizzyingly nimble tirades. Focusing on the tribulations of the trump era and life after the loss of a loved one, oswalt continues his. Patton oswalt is using comedy to open up about the one single moment that changed his life forever in his new netflix special, patton oswalt.
Patton chats about his love of hiking, monsters, comic books, where he ranks in. By turns scathing and candid, patton oswalt reflects on the glut of comic material in the trump era and the dark days following a personal. Keeping up with the joneses 2016 bruce springstein scorpion. Annihilation is a deeply personal and powerful standup special that dives into recent developments in pattons life, following the passing of his wife, and how he worked through the pain and grief by finding humor. In his new netflix standup special, annihilation, comedian patton oswalt covers living in the age of trump, avoiding fights at all costs, and sending his 8yearold daughter alice to a painfully progressive school. Oswalts comedy special annihilation was released on netflix on october 17, 2017. When his wife michelle died tragically in her sleep in april 2016 at age 46, patton was faced with the daunting task of being sole parent to their kindergarten daughter, alice. Patton oswalt conspiracy theories, weinstein allegations. Patton oswalt has been headlining at comedy clubs all over the united states since 1996, as well as appearing in his own standup specials on comedy central and hbo. Focusing on the tribulations of the trump era and life after the loss of a loved one, oswalt continues his journey to contribute joy to the world. Patton oswalts show got moved to a wicker park rooftop so he. Patton oswalt has seen extreme highs and lows in the last few years.
Its clear from his face and body language that he doesnt necessarily want to get. Even during his complaints about the horrific nature of the healthy breakfast cereals he now makes himself consume in his 50s im eating. Netflix realize, oswalt s last and still best standup special was called annihilation, and it dealt with the sudden 2016 death of his. His wife, crime writer michelle mcnamara, died unexpectedly last april, leaving him as a single father to their 7yearold daughter, alice. Just like the nerd frat in an 80s movie we whipped this thing together. On film, oswalt is known for voicing remy in the pixar film ratatouille 2007 and costarring opposite charlize theron in young adult 2011. Without my daughter, drinking would have been a problem. A 20year veteran of the standup comedy scene with multiple critically acclaimed dvds, albums, tours and various acting and voiceover roles under his belt, patton oswalt has become ubiquitous in the world of standup. Comedian patton oswalt returns to netflix with patton oswalt. With netflixs annihilation, patton oswalt finds the. Patton oswalt talks about his comedy special annihilation. Patton oswalt appears in stephen kings new novel youtube. Club s fourth annual comedy festival, annihilation is the most personal.
Oct 20, 2017 patton oswalt, on the other hand, toes the line more gingerlyat firstwith his new special annihilation. Oct 09, 2017 patton oswalt is coping with a tumultuous year the only way he knows how through humor. Patton oswalts new comedy special filmed in charlotte now. Filmed in front of a crowd at chicagos athenaeum theatre, annihilation doesnt feature oswalt approaching this hourlong set as an explicit form. Patton oswalts website patton oswalts myspace follow patton oswalt on.
Patton oswalt, maria bamford, brian posehn and eugene mirman the pennsylvania macaroni company by sirrunk. Five favorite films with patton oswalt jun 22, 2012 after life hirokazu koreeda, 1998. Oct 09, 2017 laugh at oswalts jabs at trump, and cry along with his remembrances of mcnamara, when patton oswalt. Festival while recording his emmynominated netflix special annihilation. By turns scathing and candid, patton oswalt reflects on the glut of comic material in the trump era and the dark days following a personal tragedy. Patton oswalt movie interviews patton oswalt on star wars. After spending two seasons writing for madtv, and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for hbo, he began performing in films and television shows. His other television credits include appearances on seinfeld. Traversing the stage at the knight theater in charlotte, north carolina, for his latest netflix special, i love everything, the comedian cant help but burst into a giant grin repeatedly over the course of his set.
Annihilation, oswalt is the comic we expect, even as his elaborately absurdist broadsides against donald trumps america manage the seemingly. Patton oswalt goes back to work in this brutally funny instantclassic standup special, 18 months after the sudden death of his wife, truecrime writer michelle mcnamara. Annihilation on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Annihilation 2017 tvma 1h 6m political comedies by turns scathing and candid, patton oswalt reflects on the glut of comic material in the trump era and the dark days following a personal tragedy. Patton oswalt is a comedian, actor, and writer and still successful in all areas of entertainment. In january 2011, oswalt released his first book, zombie spaceship wasteland. Annihilation streams tuesday, october 17th on netflix. Read a great onion av club interview with patton here. The deeply personal and powerful standup special dives into the last year of patton s life, following the passing of his wife, and. Annihilation, patton oswalt s new hourlong special, before the standup comedian mentions that on top of being a dependable source of david lee roth.
Patton oswalts annihilation is funny and profound the. Annihilation is streaming on netflix starting october 17th. New jerry seinfeld and patton oswalt standup specials are coming to netflix in may, when well need plenty of laughter to distract us from the chaos. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. He is a regular on late night with conan obrien 1993. The deeply personal and powerful standup special dives into the last year of patton s life, following the passing of. Patton oswalt on his wife michelle mcnamaras tragic death. Patton oswalt celebrity profile check out the latest patton oswalt photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. New jerry seinfeld and patton oswalt standup specials. Jan 27, 2015 patton oswalt on movie addiction, star wars, and the one film hed watch on loop the actor and comic talks about how he really, truly lost it at the movies. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Fans of the standup comic wont be surprised at the. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. Standup comedy, comedies, dark comedies, political. Annihilation 2017 tvma 1h 6m standup comedy by turns scathing and candid, patton oswalt reflects on the glut of comic material in the trump era. The deeply personal and powerful standup special dives into the last year of pattons life, following the passing of.
Tv and movie news why patton oswalt avoids donald trump. Patton peter oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american staundup comedian, actor, vyce actor an writer, kent for roles sic as spencer olchin in the sitcom the king of queens 19982007, vycin remy in the film ratatouille 2007, playin multiple identical brithers, the koenigs, on agents of s. A grieving patton oswalt brings annihilation to netflix. The two sets were recorded for oswalt s third netflix comedy special i love everything, his highlyanticipated followup to 2017s annihilation. When are patton oswalt and meredith salenger getting married.
With amy poehler, bill hader, lewis black, mindy kaling. Annihilation powered by reelgood patton oswalts world, as well as his daughters, was annihilated on april 21, 2016, when oswalts wife, michelle mcnamara, died unexpectedly. Patton oswalt ebullient, lifeaffirming, swearing as he hurtles along the interstate 10 highway in california does not sound like one of those. For the first 35 minutes of his new netflix special, patton oswalt. American standup comedian, writer and actor patton oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Annihilation finds one of the worlds most famous comedian in an attempt to blend those two in a way that few comics can. Patton oswalt defends trevor noah in epic 53tweet dissection of a twitter joke mcnamara was the founder of the website true crime diary, which detailed breaking news and cold cases alike. Focusing on the tribulations of the trump era and life after the loss of a loved one, oswalt. Patton oswalt, despite a personal tragedy, produces his best standup yet. Ive never cried while watching standup comedy until now. This dynamic and heartfelt special was nominated for an emmy for outstanding writing and a grammy for best comedy album. Patton oswalts way of declaring to his wife his delight at her pregnancy. Annihilation 2017 full transcript comedian patton oswalt returns to netflix with patton oswalt. Patton oswalt has been a long time favorite comedian of mine, following him through his career and life.
He was chosen as entertainment weeklys it comedian in 2002. Annihilation 2017 tvma 1h 6m political comedies by turns scathing and candid, patton oswalt reflects on the glut of comic material in the trump era. Its been a rough 18 months for comedian patton oswalt. Theres a method to the standup madness, however, and it connects directly to oswalt s revised life perspective after a rough couple of years. Comedian patton oswalt jokes about life and american culture in i love everything, but mostly stays away from donald trump bits in the 2020 netflix special. Oct, 2017 patton oswalt tells seth about his new show on nbc, his netflix comedy special and an embarrassing moment he had with glenn howerton on the red carpet. Patton reveals how he met his new wife meredith sallenger, and shares some details of their wedding including wanting andy serkis to be his ring. Patton peter oswalt born january 27, 1969 is an american standup comedian, actor, voice.
Tragedy plus comedy equals time tv special documentary 2014. Its all predictably great, with each line dosed in oswalt. Im pouring a glass of wine, kicking back, and waiting for the meltdown. The deeply personal and powerful standup special dives into the last year of pattons life, following the passing of his wife, and how he worked through the pain and grief by finding humor. It was edgar allan poes 206th birthday on january 19, and i came across an old post on open culture featuring a couple of cool clips, one being christopher walken reading poes poem the raven, and the other being the 1953 oscarnominated animated short of poes story the telltale heart, narrated by james mason. In his netflix special, annihilation, patton oswalt rallies against the dawn in a world gone mad. May 19, 2014 follow along as comedian, actor and movie fanatic patton oswalt is offered the opportunity to screen any film from the academy film archive, then watches and analyzes with comedian karen kilgariff. From his awardwinning comedy to his numerous memorable film roles, and visits to his favorite television shows. Netflix has revealed premiere dates for two new standup specials from comedy legends jerry seinfeld and patton oswalt. Comedy has always been subjective and i find it slightly strange to offer my opinion on how this or that joke is funny enough that you should devote. Recorded this past june in chicago as part of the onion and the a.
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