Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame (2017 TV Special) User Reviews

Jim, I would watch this again.

[LAHegarty · 7/10 · 2 July 2017]

I already like Jim Norton so I'm slightly biased.

What is going on with Ricky Gervais's noise was my first observation? No spoilers, the end part of the intro was epic funny.

It passed the 7-minute test, witch is kind of the deal breaker for my Nintendo generation attention span, if it's not funny within the first 7 minutes I'm on to something else, Jim's stand-up give me some nice big laughs throughout, good show Jim, keep it up... and also loving the radio show/podcast/YouTube thing.

An actually funny opening

[Erik_Stone · 7/10 · 25 January 2022]

He pretty much only does sex humor, and it's quite good.

Most prudes will not like it, but there are a few that will like it a lot.

The opening sequence has some big names and actually sets you up for the show.

best special opening ever!!

[tperedo · 10/10 · 23 March 2017]

Definitely Jim Nortons best special so far! Topical, Personal and Dirty as always Great Crowd Work(That poor girl that saw her parents sleeping together!) Best Intro I've ever seen in a comedy special!!! Hope he keeps on getting better!! And gets more Mainstream recognition along the way. Hard worker...+20 year stand up,radio and podcast host, author, actor and full time pervert!

Quick review

[steve2542 · 5/10 · 7 April 2017]

Sorry, I've been a stand-up comedy addict since the Catch a Rising Stars days. The last thing comics go to when desperate for laughs is sex. Always a crowed pleaser. Unfortunately, you go there over-and-over again. Wish you the best of luck. I realize how hard stand-up comedy is and respect you for your work. I think you can do better.

This was essentially nothing but below the belt sex jokes...

[paul_haakonsen · 4/10 · 9 June 2018]

I stumbled upon this stand-up comedy special on Netflix, and I wasn't familiar with the comedian, so I decided to give it a go nonetheless.

It turns out that Jim Norton's sense of comedy was somewhat, nay a lot different than mine because this was mostly just below-the-belt jokes, which is so very 1990s for the stand-up comedy scene.

It had all been done before and by now sex jokes are just not that funny any more, at least not to me. So I must admit that I didn't particularly enjoy most of this stand-up comedy show. I am not a prude or anything, but sex jokes is just so cliché for this genre.

With this show watched, then I can't really claim that I wasn't particularly impressed with the comedy talent of Jim Norton. There are far better stand-up shows available out there. And if you are new to stand-up shows, then "Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame" is not suitable for a proper introduction to the genre.

sit back

[admalice-83116 · 1/10 · 23 June 2017]

The reviews already posted here drive the point home -- there's no debate that this special is awful and does not approach funny. So I'm going to openly speculate on why he made this colossal pile of garbage. I think he's daring everyone to call him out so that she can blame the negative reviews on those who disagree with her politically. he's already blamed criticism on the "alt-right."

This has to be intentional - adding 50 pounds to her frame and then dressing in tight leather. Making a minimal effort on her appearance -- hair in a ponytail, etc. Awful, rehashed, crass "jokes" with no comedic value. This is clearly an antagonistic approach and based on her political

American humour....

[nezbitkn2 · 1/10 · 24 January 2020]

I think my title says it all. Don't bother unless you like typical, needless shouting, really bad "jokes" and an audience who annoyingly loves it. So bad.

Same jokes from Norm MacDonald's Hitler's Dog special

[backup-50362 · 5/10 · 29 January 2020]

So not only unfunny jokes but two (if not more) are stolen ones too.

And he did them in order so you can't even pretend this was just the biggest coincidence in history.

Sorry dude, you're unfunny and not charismatic, though I hope you try again better and actually do a good special next time.

EDIT: After rewatching this drunk I gotta admit its not that bad. Keep doing what you're doing, man. I'm changing my score from 1 to 5 because he did make me laugh in the 2nd half and he does great banter with the audience. Still not thrilled about the potentially stolen jokes but then again idk who told them first.

swine and unfunny

[zayndido · 1/10 · 19 June 2017]

All in all pretty cringe worthy American humor at its worst. These guys should stick to talking with themselves in a bar or their dusty basement sofa. They do not belong on a stage.It's awkward to sit through because the jokes aren't really laugh-out-loud funny by any means and it moves super slow. The guys seem like cool guys but I didn't want to sit and watch them finish each other's sentences over and over again while they swayed back and forth and putted around the stage awkwardly. Nothing 2 entertaining to watch.

bad

[ylicedrtoo · 1/10 · 12 June 2017]

his newest special disappointed me. It deserves a 5 out of 10 because it was funny and witty about 50% of the time. The other 50% was a mixture of political talking points and misinformed scientific facts. I did laugh out loud a few times but the majority of jokes were poorly written, especially by her standards. I think I counted around 5 complex joke premises, all of which were very well executed, but the rest fell flat.

oh boy

[asldiekeomdnjrjrnffaaweeryfuc · 1/10 · 23 June 2017]

As title says, I forced myself to sit through this hour long "comedy" special. Netflix has recently put out comedy specials for several comedians and I'm someone that likes to sit though these specials and get a good laugh. I think I was 5 minutes into disaster when I realized how unfunny she actually is. I literally had to force myself to sit through the next 50 min just because I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt that she could possibly turn things around. Boy was I wrong- not only did she not make me chuckle once, the longer the show went on the more pathetic she looked. I'm certain he did well cashing in on this special but I almost feel as if netflix should issue me.

really bad

[qlicedrto-67466 · 1/10 · 9 June 2017]

Starts out with her comparing singing to going to war. Then there is the lip sinking. Let's make fun of the church and put strippers in nun outfits. Ho-hum. A few guys kissing guys. A few guys grinding each other. Political misstatements. And some boobies and the same old music on replay. SO BORING. OH, and you get to see her grandma parts hanging out over and over again.