“It’s a perfect moment for Mary Beth Barone to stand out,” our critic writes on the comic's new Netflix stand-up special, “Galaxy Brain.” “Her spiky, dryly funny and slyly topical humor has long been interested in the obstacle course for women in stand-up.”

nyti.msCan Mary Beth Barone Revive Feminist Standup?A decade ago, Amy Schumer became the only woman to headline Madison Square Garden. With a new Netflix special, Barone is looking to break out in a very different atmosphere.