Kevin Iso’s ‘One Star’ Web Series Bangs Like a Classic Mixtape

Remember when Lyft and Uber first took off? I know you remember the prices for a ride back then. We lived through it becoming a norm to call a total stranger to come, pick us up, and deliver us to a location. What I always remember is the interactions with the drivers. I’ll never forget asking a driver the most memorable story he had from driving Lyft. “A couple having sex in the back seat.” My friend asked, “how’d you know it was happening?” The driver (Ryan) said, “well, first I smelled it.” To this day I burst out laughing thinking about that. Nowadays, I feel like we don’t get interactions like that too often, especially since you can request a driver not be talkative. I always remember that as a fun interaction, and I don’t get that feeling going into rides anymore; however, Kevin Iso’s new web series, One Star, captures that feeling.  I first saw Kevin Iso a few years ago when I was tagging along with a friend to a comedy club. He was the comedian I gravitated to that night, and I had to tell him. He then told me about the web series he was working on at the time along with fellow comedian Dan Perlman called Flatbush Misdemeanors. The show was brilliant and then a few years later got picked up for 2 seasons by Showtime. A huge draw for that show is how down to earth, squirrely, awkward, and sincere the characters were. In One Star, Iso’s new project, I can see that same sense of honesty. Iso has a knack for capturing situations that you can either feel yourself in …