Pete Holmes on His New Stand-Up Special, the Death of Late-Night TV and Doing Respectful Trans Jokes: ‘It Can’t Just Be a Cheap Laugh’
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In the first two minutes of his new special “Silly Silly Fun Boy,” Pete Holmes quips about his “big, dumb Mormon face” (despite the fact that he is not Mormon) and admits to sticking Q-tips deep into his “ear G-spot” (despite the warnings on the package). Right off the bat the humor is, as the […]
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Mar 24, 2026 10:00am PT Pete Holmes on His New Stand-Up Special, the Death of Late-Night TV and Doing Respectful Trans Jokes: ‘It Can’t Just Be a Cheap Laugh’ By Ethan Shanfeld Plus Icon Ethan Shanfeld @ethanshanfeld Latest Zack Fox Signs With CAA 30 minutes ago ‘CIA’ Renewed for Season 2 at CBS 1 day ago What’s in the ‘Hannah Montana’ 20th Anniversary Special? Surprise Guests, a New Miley Cyrus Song and More 2 days ago See All In the first two minutes of his new special “Silly Silly Fun Boy,” Pete Holmes quips about his “big, dumb Mormon face” (despite the fact that he is not Mormon) and admits to sticking Q-tips deep into his “ear G-spot” (despite the warnings on the package). Right off the bat the humor is, as the title suggests, silly. But like with all of his sets, Holmes imbues wisdom in even the most juvenile of jokes. “It’s your resistance that creates the suffering,” he says later, sounding like a pull quote from a philosophy book. (It’s a punchline about pooping one’s pants while driving.) Related Stories ‘Hoppers’ Bounds to No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office
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