Utterly Disappointed
by DisneyLife on 3/19/18Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land - Sugar LandRating: 4 out of 5The following review is my own opinion which I do not expect everyone to agree with but it one I feel that I need to share for those aren't sure if they want to spend money to see Eddie Brown.
I have watched Eddie Brown's videos on YouTube for the past year and have enjoyed them. As an educator, life can be very hard and there are things you wish you could say to those around you but you know you can't if you want to keep your classroom a happy environment and to keep your job.
This is why I appreciated Eddie's videos. He says those things that most teachers are feeling and he does it in an funny and relatable way.
When I showed up to his performance, I was expecting the same funny and relatable material. However, all I got was the complete opposite.
It took almost 40 minutes for the event to start because of the really bad parking set up. (Get to this venue 40 minutes early for parking). During that time to keep people entertained, Eddie had popular pop songs playing very loudly. People were up dancing with their alcohol (that the venue serves) and acting like they were at a frat party in college.
Once the event started, I found out in the first few minutes that Eddie has a very foul mouth, uttering the F bomb countless times during his show. He and other teachers who travel with him referred to students, admin, and parents in very vulgar ways and called them all sorts of names. He even started making sex jokes which was not appropriate and had nothing to do with teaching.
My conclusion, the entire event was a education field bashing session. It was all completely negative. When you are a teacher, you face so much negativity everyday. It is so easy to dislike your job. This is why it is so important you need so much positive reinforcement surrounding you. This show made me feel even worse about my job seeing for myself that a ton of teachers dislike their job and only gripe about it. I ended up leaving early once the sex jokes started because I was so revolted. I am no longer going to be watching his YouTube videos and I will NEVER go to one of his shows again. For me, it was a complete waste of my $80 and evening.
As I mentioned above, this is my own opinion. Do your own research and decide for yourself, but for me, the online Eddie Brown is far better in his quick 1 minute videos than in real life.