When she said that life wasn’t going to get better during her first segment…well, yikes. She certainly was right about that.
I admittedly used to be a Mirfanda when I was in middle school. While it’s slightly embarrassing now, I even picked up a copy of her book at a garage sale. It’s still on my shelf, mostly because my brain won’t let me throw out a nicely printed book and I’m not sure I want to be caught selling it on a garage sale or donating it to Goodwill, especially considering some of the jokes that even thirteen-year-old me knew were inappropriate.
Miranda’s live show strangely isn’t the worst Netflix stand-up comedy I’ve seen, but it’s definitely the most uncomfortable. Every time she called someone up out of the audience, I felt more concern, anxiety, and dread than I have during many mediocre horror films, to the point where I could feel the fear rising in my chest. You can tell that even Colleen herself feels uncomfortable about letting children on stage, going so far as to try and excuse her behavior with jokes such as “call me when you’re older” during the “find my bae” segment.
Unfortunately, the crux of Miranda’s problem can be easily found in such moments - Miranda Sings is an act that only appeals to children while constantly relying on jokes that are only appropriate for adults. A deep dive into her other content makes this abundantly clear, but seeing as the internet has successfully stripped her of the character, to do so would simply be a waste of time at this point.
I know a lot more about Colleen Ballinger than I’d ever care to admit, and as much as I hate to say it, I used to find her incredibly funny. Sadly, like many other YouTubers, her humor doesn’t hit the same as an adult, and to be honest, a lot of it never really did.
When she said that life wasn’t going to get better during her first segment…well, yikes. She certainly was right about that.
I admittedly used to be a Mirfanda when I was in middle school. While it’s slightly embarrassing now, I even picked up a copy of her book at a garage sale. It’s still on my shelf, mostly because my brain won’t let me throw out a nicely printed book and I’m not sure I want to be caught selling it on a garage sale or donating it to Goodwill, especially considering some of the jokes that even thirteen-year-old me knew were inappropriate.
Miranda’s live show strangely isn’t the worst Netflix stand-up comedy I’ve seen, but it’s definitely the most uncomfortable. Every time she called someone up out of the audience, I felt more concern, anxiety, and dread than I have during many mediocre horror films, to the point where I could feel the fear rising in my chest. You can tell that even Colleen herself feels uncomfortable about letting children on stage, going so far as to try and excuse her behavior with jokes such as “call me when you’re older” during the “find my bae” segment.
Unfortunately, the crux of Miranda’s problem can be easily found in such moments - Miranda Sings is an act that only appeals to children while constantly relying on jokes that are only appropriate for adults. A deep dive into her other content makes this abundantly clear, but seeing as the internet has successfully stripped her of the character, to do so would simply be a waste of time at this point.
I know a lot more about Colleen Ballinger than I’d ever care to admit, and as much as I hate to say it, I used to find her incredibly funny. Sadly, like many other YouTubers, her humor doesn’t hit the same as an adult, and to be honest, a lot of it never really did.
