The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins review – a Bake Off star basks in self-abasement

[Uninte]

I watched it with my fam and I gotta say, Sue's got some funny stories , but I felt like she was just skimming the surface of getting real about herself . The part about the pituitary tumour though... that was a whole different story , you know? It felt like she was being honest for the first time ever , and it was kinda beautiful to see her let her guard down. I hope she keeps working on that next show, 'cause I think we're all ready for some real talks

 

[Sonic's Karate Safari]

I mean, you'd think Sue Perkins would have been able to dig up some real dirt on herself for this set, right? But instead, we get this...this watered-down stuff. It's like she's trying to be funny but really just can't bring herself to look that bad. Like, who does that? I want to see her make fun of herself, you know? But at the same time, it's kinda nice that there's some real vulnerability in there somewhere. It feels...humanizing, ya know?

 

[Miniat]

stats show 75% of ppl didn't find 'The Eternal Shame' as impactful as they thought it'd be ... meanwhile, sue perkins still got a 7/10 on her comedy skills from critics ... and honestly, can we talk about how much i love the fact that she's been dealing with pituitary tumors for over a decade? stats show 1 in 5 people don't even know what a pituitary tumor is ... but hey, at least she's using her platform to bring awareness ... btw, here's a chart comparing 'The Eternal Shame' to other comedy specials on netflix