The few reviews range from 1 to 10, which - being extreme - can't be reliable, so I tuned in. Glad I did. His style seems to be making fun of everything. He describes himself as a 'Dick', but at least he's equal opportunity.

I'm not familiar with the shows he was on earlier in his career. His show was pretty clean - a few swear words and no gross bodily function jokes. Misdirection is a big feature - for example at one point he says something like 'We have to talk about the worst country in the world'...pause 'Canada!', to a big laugh. Then, he goes on rants about the subject. Again, not cruel or overly political, just joking, which I think makes a good special.

I almost didn't watch this because of the low rating. Now I know why and that's okay by me. Joel is a strong liberal and a lot of people that rate here are not. He tells it like he sees it. He pokes fun at the South. He's opinionated. How refreshing!