highlifer

Last summer I saw Patton Oswalt at the Atomic Books anniversary party
and he killed, with his jokes about steakhouses and comic nerds. Two
summers ago, I saw Brian Posehn in New York at one of David Cross and
Todd Barry's "Tinkle" shows, and he killed, with his jokes about heavy
metal and comic nerds. However, the Comedians of Comedy tour was a
soul-sucking experience even by the normally low standards I hold the
soul-sucking Recher to.The most disappointing part was that both
Oswalt and Posehn did THE SAME JOKES they did the last time I saw
them. It's been 26 months since I last saw Brian Posehn and he can't
write a new set of jokes?? I saw David Cross 3 times in about a year,
and bought a live cd of another show I didn't see and though some of
the jokes were the same, the entire experience was very different (and
I got turned on to this site. at
the Tinkle show, now THIS is funny.)But even so, I'd chalked it up to just not being in the mood
to be there, until I read a story in Time Out New York that talked
about how Oswalt had organized the tour to counteract the hacks that
you see in comedy clubs who talk about "airplane food" and "where the
missing socks go."Well, jokes about Reality TV are the new jokes about
airplane food, and every guy on the bill shot the fish in the reality
show barrel. I guess they were just trying to do the "tried and true"
stuff since it's going for a DVD and special, but the next time
someone wants me to be an extra on their DVD, I hope they pay ME the
$20.

posted by jamie @ 5:46 PM