Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Written by	Scott Aukerman Dave Ferguson Mike Hanford Tim Kalpakis Joe Saunders Akiva Schaffer
Directed by	Akiva Schaffer Scott Aukerman
Starring	Michael Bolton
Composer	Greg Chun
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producers	Scott Aukerman Michael Bolton Akiva Schaffer David Jargowsky Christina Kline Lisa Nishimura Robbie Praw
Producers	Russell Sanzgiri Jason Korstad Joe Saunders
Cinematography	Dan Adlerstein
Editor	Hank Friedmann
Running time	54 minutes
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special is a Netflix variety special starring Michael Bolton and created by The Lonely Island. It was released on Netflix on February 7, 2017. ^[1]

Plot

When Santa's elves make too many toys for Christmas, Michael Bolton must star in a Valentine's Day special to encourage couples to make love and conceive 75,000 babies. ^[2]

Cast

• Michael Bolton as himself
• Sarah Shahi as Carmela
• Adam Scott as himself
• Jimmy Graham as Santa Claus
• Grey Griffin as Announcer
• Brooke Shields as herself
• Janeane Garofalo as herself
• Louie Anderson as himself
• Sinbad as himself
• Andy Richter as himself
• Bob Saget as himself
• Sarah Silverman as Misty
• Randall Park as Blair
• Andy Samberg as Kenny G
• Kenny G as Janitor
• Fred Armisen as Peter Salanz
• Colton Dunn as Chocolatier Customer
• Jorma Taccone as Punk Rocker
• Michael Sheen as Carl Flossy
• Akiva Schaffer as Alan
• Chris Parnell as Dr. Vince Harbert
• Mircea Monroe as Virtual Woman
• Sal Stowers as Virtual Pharmacist
• Maya Rudolph as herself
• Tim Robinson as Chef Roy
• David Theune as Darryl
• Baron Vaughn as Ben
• Maya Erskine as Susan
• Mary Holland as Dianne
• Will Forte as Michael Fulton
• Eric André as Baby Archer
• Luka Jones as Wally
• Casey Wilson as herself
• Scott Aukerman as Security Guard #1
• Nicole Byer as Security Guard #2

Reception

Sophie Gilbert of The Atlantic called Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special "a sparkling and star-studded oddity that’s part-PBS telethon and part-depraved sex comedy... At its best, it’s a glorious, only partly ironic homage to the vocal power and unfettered sexual magnetism of one of the most indelible figures in balladry. At its worst, it’s baffling." ^[2] Esther Zuckerman of The A.V. Club called the special "a hilarious assault on the very idea of conventional, heteronormative sexiness. It’s ideal Valentine’s Day programming for people who hate the nonsensical commercialism of Valentine’s Day and for anyone who can’t resist unfettered silliness." ^[3]

References

1. Sean L., McCarthy (December 16, 2016). "Netflix's 2017 comedy slate will kick off with weekly stand-up specials, Valentine's Day variety special with Michael Bolton and friends". The Comic's Comic. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
2. Gilbert, Sophie (February 7, 2017). "Netflix and Chill With a Michael Bolton Valentine's Day Special". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
3. Zuckerman, Esther (February 7, 2017). "Silly demolishes sexy in Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

External links

• Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special at IMDb
• Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special at Rotten Tomatoes