The host on Friday night was hilarious. She really got us warmed up. Her name was Noela something. One of the comedians that night said no matter how funny you are the audience still won't remember your name. Too true.
The feature act was Jamie Blanchard from Minneapolis. He had a calm demeanor. His performance was as streaky as Kammron Taylor's shooting. His jokes either hit or didn't. His jokes covered the usual spectrum; Small town drinkers, dating smart girls, bad with directions, road rage, etc. Maybe he wasn't my style.
The headliner was Don Reese. He is one of the funnier stand up comics I've heard. He looks like Uncle Fester on crack, so he says. He kept the audience entertained the entire time with very few pauses. A good chunk of his material was based on his appearance(doesn't pick on the audience). This made his jokes seem like real events that happened in life, which always makes things funnier. He's a tall, bald, heavy set man. He also incorporated a running gag with the word "Fantastic". He is a must see.
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It seems as though appearance in the stand up comedy world is almost as important as the content. I don't know if any of you saw last comic standing, but there was a guy on there who just looked so rediculous that the audience was loving him before he even spoke.
i agree with graingerworker. a little off the path here, but i saw an episode of one of those tlc makeover shows about a comedian whose jokes were mostly based off of his appearance. he was really self conscious about his nose and other features but had dealt with it by making jokes about it before other people could. they ended up giving him plastic surgery and fixing the things he was uncomfortable with and he seemed pretty happy about it. i wonder what his jokes about now or if he had to change careers...
I was just wondering if you put that warning on your blog, or if somebody from blogger flagged it? Is there anything offensive on your blog?
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