Panayotis Pascot Almost is the comedian's debut stand-up comedy special that premiered on November 3, 2022 on Netflix. The French TV favorite really does bring some of the best stories from his life as he takes us through his childhood years and challenges that couldn't have been funnier.
Directed by Adib Alkhalidey and Panayotis Pascot himself, the quirky and intimate session is definitely not something you want to miss. As the comedian talks about his upbringing and the struggles he's faced with love, this surprisingly universal and hilarious debut is really worth your time.
The hour-long show begins with Panayotis staring into space as many couples around him become the focus of the camera and the comedian begins his show with the words, "I don't know how to kiss girls."
Directors: Adib Alkhalidey, Panayotis Pascot
Writer: Panayotis Pascot
Star: Panayotis Pascot
And so began the story of the problems he faced trying to kiss a girl, as the audience could already sense that something good was coming. He soon compares the pressure of not having kissed a girl after 3 dates to failing a driving test and the fear men face when they fail parallel parking.
Panayotis soon connects his problems when it comes to girls with what he has faced during his childhood, having seen his parents as the only couple around him, he knew where his problems lay. As he continues to bring up more such stories and incidents while describing how he messed things up with the girl he liked, there is also a silver lining to all of this.
However, the story comes to a surprising end and not without a torrent of laughs, as the French comedian really knows how to keep his audience intrigued until the very end. I must say that I never thought he would enjoy a comedy where he would have to spend all his time reading the subtitles.
Let's face it, at the end of the day, we need to see the comedian's expressions as he sits back and relaxes with the jokes thrown at us. But reading subtitles for a stand-up comedy was a different experience and strangely enough I enjoyed it all. Maybe because Pascot did a good job with his jokes, and also because we can all relate to his childhood stories in one way or another.