Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes

2019 • 58 minutes

About this movie

Bryan Callen records his third special in Chicago’s historic Thalia Hall and reconsiders our debate on all things equality. He rails against our tendencies to turn each other into nouns like black, white, immigrant, Muslim, gay, straight, man, woman, and instead suggests that the best way to navigate our current culture war is to think of our fellow humans not as a fixed label, but as verbs.

Ratings and reviews

Hands down one of THE best specials in a genre that's overflowing with talent. Bryan's intelligent but relatable, a gentleman and a savage, a scholar and a school boy....even on mute just watching him will make you laugh (huge bonus points for a world who cant sit still for 5 minutes!!)

I've seen a couple of Callen's other specials and you can tell he's in his prime, comedically right now. This was a great special. I can't wait to see how good he is on the next one.

This is nostalgia at its best. I remember this guy introducing spooky stories on HBO. Now the Crypt Keeper has his own comedy special! What a time to be alive.