Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds

Pete Holmes of the incredible Batman skits with CollegeHumour does an uplifting, silly and sometimes awkward comedy special as he tries to find the lighthearted humor in some fraught topics to varied reception and success.

Still, while his special sometimes teeters into self-help zone, and at other times into easy potty humor, his essential message to find "joy" nuggets and not be a "hard laugh" (someone who won't laugh at jokes easily) does carry through with sincerity, even gravity, amidst the goofiness. His sometimes serious, sometimes carefree expressions make for an interesting study of someone grappling with "calibrating" his mind to focus in on the successes he's already doing rather than what he isn't doing, as he says.

An overall wholesome comedy special with some shaky material some might judge the comedian for as he notes, but with underlying purpose, intent, and a good time.