number one

Between three full length albums, a Comedy Central half hour, a handful of late night sets, and a This Is Not Happening story, Sean Patton has served up, time and time again, truly grand stand-up comedy that has hints of more traditional joke structure scaffolding, but is also, at the same time, so colorful, imaginative, and beautifully tangential that it feels that it’s in a class all its own. Suffice it to say that Sean Patton, as far as The Comedy Bureau is concerned, should have gotten an hour special several years ago.

Thankfully, we don’t have to say that any more as his very first hour special, the aptly named Number One, just landed on Peacock.

Patton’s nearly unrivaled storytelling prowess and knack for some of the most wildly colorful imagery and panache-laden details are presented unadorned on a charmingly rustic stage in New Orleans, Patton’s hometown. Sean is one of a shrinking group of comedians that are so good at stand-up that they can do a straight-forward, classical stand-up special and leave an indelible mark as the credits roll. The sheer power of his voice/presence and delivery make the long winding rivers of his bits about his childhood and Hurricane Katrina are truly arresting and, of course, so damn funny at every bend.

If anything, Sean Patton’s Number One is worth going in on Peacock if you haven’t done so already (or gotten a friend’s pw).