Reviewed By: Emanuel Caros

While not amongst the gods of alternative comedy like Patton Oswalt and Louis C.K., California stoner comedian Doug Benson has proven to be one of the most creative and truly funny stand-ups today.  Overflowing with material, Benson has released 3 albums, starred in a movie, and hosted a hit podcast all in the past 3 years.  With his latest album, Hypocritical Oaf, Doug brings a little different style than in his previous albums, likely induced by his expedited album release schedule.  While his first two, Professional Humoredian and Unbalanced Load, brilliantly meld weed jokes with almost Mitch Hedberg-like musings, Oaf seems a little watered down in comparison.  Having previously hit with jokes about McGriddles, he brings back the subject here; but what was once a funny bit turns into the joke equivalent of a direct-to-dvd film: same topic, but no plot or real punchlines.  About half-way through the disc, Benson takes to reading jokes he has posted on his twitter over the past few months.  While these 140-character jokes are definitely funny, for those who follow him on the site, they're old news.  Also, for someone who down-played Hot Tub Time Machine for taking the easy route with gross-out jokes, Doug surprisingly fills time with his fair share of dick and fart jokes; which are unfortunately more vulgar than funny. 

Still though, Hypocritical Oaf prominently displays the charm that has made Benson a lovable favorite to many.  He starts out with his trademark "Hey Everybody!" and endears by following a shot at his small member with a barrage of "jk's."  Finally, his improvisational chats with the crowd are nice to hear and sometimes sources for some off-the-cuff jokes.  

Doug Benson is definitely an extremely funny guy, but Hypocritical Oaf fails to meet expectations; seemingly succumbing to his quick turnaround time, as these jokes lack the quality of his previous material.  While the album is better than most of the comedy out there, recycling old jokes and reciting Twitter posts is no way to put together a record.  

5.5/10

P.S. While this album falls short, Doug's podcast Doug Loves Movies is constantly hilarious and absolutely worth subscribing to on itunes!