Denis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas

Reviewed by:
Gregg Braverman

Now that the yuletide season is upon us, comedy's angriest Irishman pieces together an ensemble of skits, cartoons, and Carmen Electra cleavage to roast the disastrously overweight toy maker himself, jolly ole Saint Nick. Receiving his diploma from the Colin Quinn School of Non-sequiturs, Denis races through monologues before segueing into unforgettable elitist ribbing by William Shatner and hysterical holiday thugging by Charlie Murphy. F#%$in' is not a family holiday special—Charlie Brown gets a lesson in Islamic fundamentalism and the closest thing to genuine Christmas spirit is when a toddler calls Santa a douche bag. In this time of giving, comedy comes at a price, but no worries, the charity Electra shills for, Tits4Tots, will have bountiful returns. Sure, the hour-long Christmas special already aired once on November 27, but only that manic intern who has been planning the office Secret Santa since Halloween was expecting holiday programming before December.