TV review: Pete Holmes' stand-up special celebrates Minneapolis

"Pete Holmes: I'm Not for Everyone" opens with an exterior shot of the Varsity Theater, an indication to locals that the comedian shot his latest stand-up special near the University of Minnesota.

But Holmes makes sure the rest of the world also knows where he taped his performance.

Best known for the HBO series "Crashing," he goes beyond the obligatory shoutouts to Minneapolis, throwing out so many accolades to his surroundings that you'd think he was campaigning for a key to the city.

"Thanks for Minneapolis for laughing at that in the correct way," he said after delivering a particularly tricky joke. Later, he shares a story about how a cashier at a Minnesota supermarket left him walking on air.

But don't just watch "Everyone" for the local references. Holmes is a talented wordsmith who tackles a wide range of comedy, bouncing from the scatological to the philosophical with the thinnest of transitions. Just when you're convinced he's an altar boy, he spews out something so naughty that you want to wash his mouth out with soap.

"Maybe I should call this special, 'Minnesota's Edgy: The Bad Boy's Back,'" he says near the end of this one-hour treat, now streaming on Netflix.

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