Issue 42 · Autumn 2026Performance / Live FormFree to read until the paywall remembers you
The Callback ReviewA quarterly of comedic form & consequence
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Comedy Reviews

Every Monday, one performance is reviewed as the greatest work of art ever made. Reviews are conducted unannounced. Mr. Hart will be in the front row. He is always in the front row.

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Oct 27, 2026 · Brett Hart · Column

A Man Is Entitled to His Remarks

On a monologue about the gym, the right to say anything, and a woman this critic has no feelings about.

5/5Consummated in spirit
Oct 26, 2026 · Brett Hart · Morris Plains, NJ

The Night the Cream Rose

Monday Night Cream sells out. A cat attends. Two hecklers are cast out to a standing cheer. The critic is fine.

5/5Consummated in spirit
Oct 13, 2026 · Anselm Voight-Reyes · Morris Plains, NJ

The Room Is the Instrument

Monday Night Cream and the quiet collapse of the setup-punchline binary.

5/5Scale revised upward to accommodate it
Next Monday · 8 PM

Your Show Here

Run a room, a podcast or a street-corner act? Mr. Hart will find you. He does not need an invitation. He has never needed one.

?/5Pending

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