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Kyle Kinane has just wrapped up 15 minutes of Furious 7 plot recap, replete with a digression expressing skepticism about the characters’ ability to get aroused amid the movie’s nonstop intensity, when a brief lull sets in at Minneapolis’ Acme Comedy Club. The raucous laughter of the crowd’s reaction to the F7 bit has gradually subsided, giving Kinane a moment to take a beat before saying, “I’m just here to tell you one story.” At this point, 25 minutes have passed in Dirt Nap, his sixth hourlong stand-up special, which landed on YouTubeon April 2. In the final ten minutes, all the narrative threads converge, resulting in a climax packed with callbacks to jokes and themes from throughout the story, including a moment of self-revelation that compels the audience to break out into applause.
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