25 years into his stand-up career, Holmes has settled into a new rhythm as a performer. He no longer wants to be a “rock polisher,” he says, grinding out three to four sets a night, as he did for many ...

In the first two minutes of his new special “Silly Silly Fun Boy,” Pete Holmes quips about his “big, dumb Mormon face” (despite the fact that he is not Mormon) and admits to sticking Q-tips deep into ...