Search - Judy Tenuta :: Power of Judyism

For Flaming Fans and Devoted Lust-Logs ONLY

J. Collins | 07/24/2000

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Juuuudy! Juuuuuuuudy! Oh Giver-Goddess sublime, oh Healer of Hermaphrodites...isn't it time for some new material? Like we have TIME for a recorded re-tread of your first three albums...dream on, Klingon. You read real purty from your bible, "The Power of Judyism," and the Goddess' sound men practically go Postal to make sure you have appropriate effects. But our foreheads have been buffed to a blinding sheen already, and the fat jokes are about as fresh as Blowseanne's panty shields. Let's go back in time....OOHHHH, KYOKOOOO....remember when you were the only Virgin Flower on the block? (It could happen!) You converted us to Judyism by doling out your barbs and slams with religious fervor, and we ached to recieve the gift of your pre-chewed gum. Now your audience can shout out your pungent punchlines before you get a chance, as if they already possess you. (NO!) We may be little more than Hillfiger heifers and Gap-going gonads for wanting something new and trendy, but we love you as much as our Ernest Borgnine beauty treatments.We love you, Defiant Diva, and your musical interludes here are head and shoulders above the nose of that sycophant Streisand. But you run the risk of self-parody, sweet Geisha Girl, and even the most burly butt-pirate has heard this schtick more often than he's been stuck. To spread the word of Judyism we must bring you forward in time...the Darva Congers and larva-eaters of Survivor demand to be skewered on the spit of your sarcasm. There are boy bands to be butchered and Kathy Lee is still at large...we need the Goddess' guidance to put these pigs in their place. We await your response to these and other triumphs of tastelessness, oh Empress of Elvis Impersonators.-Mic"

A First. A comedy album with no laughs.

Michael Shayne | Boca Raton, FL United States | 03/08/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This was a first for me. I did not laugh or even crack a smile while listening to the thirteen tracks of this album. I heard another one hers (Butt Pirates...) which made me laugh, but this one had me wondering am I missing something here? Why didn't I find this funny? I found it a waste of time and a major disappointment from a comedian who I thought was funny, but now I am not so sure. I cannot recommend this CD at all."

Moderately amusing

D. J. Edmondson | 10/21/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Judy Tenuta's humor is like chocolate fudge. It's delightful in small quantities but nauseating if you binge on it. Ms. Tenuta is a one-act comedian whose one act cannot carry an entire book."