Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip
Demi Adejuyigbe turns songs, comic invention, and one nervously anticipated backflip into a playful showcase of self-aware performance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- playful
- casual comedy night
- group viewing
What critics said
The available audience rating is strongly favorable, though the limited voting volume provides only a tentative reception signal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The special repeatedly centers the promised backflip by an older, inactive performer who pauses to crack his knees.
The format explicitly combines original songs with comedy acts in a one-person performance.
The premise foregrounds Demi's inactivity, age-coded physical hesitation, and candidly self-mocking presentation.
Luke Winsor Christison voices Sean Evans and Barack Obama, while Mo Fry Pasic voices God.
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Movie Details
- Director
- Ben Mekler
- Release Date
- 2025-11-19
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (6)
Cast
- Demi Adejuyigbe
- Luke Winsor Christison
- Mo Fry Pasic
- Summer Benton
- Ana Coto
- Sawyer Fuller
- Kelsey Guy
- Jocelyn Coffman
- Geordie Kieffer
- Addie Weyrich
Common questions
- What is Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip about?
- Demi Adejuyigbe turns songs, comic invention, and one nervously anticipated backflip into a playful showcase of self-aware performance.
- What is Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip.
- What did critics think of Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip?
- The available audience rating is strongly favorable, though the limited voting volume provides only a tentative reception signal.
- Which films are like Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip?
- Films with a similar feel include Nanette, Bo Burnham: Inside, and John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City.
- How long is Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip?
- Demi Adejuyigbe: Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip runs 72 minutes.
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