Mae Martin entered the stage and began by standing with her right leg on a chair ‘for confidence.’ After assessing them, she calculated the fact that this was going to be a great audience. She then composed herself and from that moment forward she appeared comfortable, uncluttered and led the conversation in the room with seeming ease.
Martin began by talking about being cool was really difficult and how nobody is cool. Although Mae Martin’s modesty would probably mean she’d disagree she came across as very cool. She even seemed to have a dedicated following in the audience one audience member cried out, ‘I couldn’t miss your show for anything, I’m a lesbian!’ This declaration of adoration was understandable, given Martin’s comic charm, fantastic singing voice, good looks, and her teasing reminders to the audience that she is super gay. This level of affection from the audience may also stem from her material which is mostly autobiographical and thus brings the public into her close thoughts. Following the end of the set some the most devout fans waited around to meet her.
Her set was not only autobiographical; she showed some concerns about the end of the world which were occasionally drawn upon throughout the set. However, this didn’t really tie to the rest of the material, which was more focused on personal revelations, including her life as a teenager right through to her romance with Don Cheadle. Despite this dominance of autobiographical material, her stories did not become tiresome. Furthermore, she diversified her comedy by playing songs occasionally. She sang beautifully in tune and the songs were funny, in keeping with the set and didn’t show her taking herself too seriously.
Overall, Mae Martin is a good stand up with many qualities and filled the room with moderate amount of laughter. However, she is particularly informative nor controversial enough to grab the attention and make it a must-see performance.
