Patton Oswalt is a comic genius, no question. His comedy is a careful balancing act: self-deprecating and insightful; cynical, but hopeful; cerebral, yet simple. He can explode into a masterful tirade of frustration, and he can skillfully take down blowhards with his razor-sharp wit. He is arguably the only stand-up comedian that can switch seamlessly from riffing on the mundane life of D-list comic book villains to finding the humor in tragedy. Yet his best stand-up routine took place on the sitcom The King of Queens, in an episode where he literally does stand-up... by standing still, in a ridiculous prank carried out on a dare.
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