Last night, the Writers Standup showcase at the Mt. Tabor was a strong showing from comedians who write for Conan and other talk shows. By far my favorite was Ian Edwards who just commanded the stage. It’s been an interesting sociological experience watching how some performers have the audience from the first second, and then watching comedians who are still working on that “it” factor. Ian Edwards had a great set, closely followed by Morgan Murphy, whose awkward bit is funny uncomfortable rolled into one six-foot-tall wild-haired performer. On a side note: I’m burning out fast on the manic Brody Stevens, who’s good but he seems to be onstage every hour.
Last night. Two venues: Bagdad and Mt. Tabor with Ian Edwards performing at the Closing Night Blowout (hosted by the omnipresent Brody Stevens) at the Bagdad. Schedule here.
Note to Brody Stevens: if the audience is not laughing, it means you’re not funny. Rather than spending your ENTIRE set yelling at the audience for not appreciating you, you should either a) be funnier, or b) deal with the fact that not everyone is laughing. It’s kind of your job, after all.
It was nice to discover Kyle Kinane. His set at the Hawthorne Theater last night was great, even with that annoying drunk heckler.
I know it really irked Kyle that he didn’t get to do his set as planned, but I was very entertained with how quickly Kyle could come up with really funny humor bits to destroy Mr. Drunk Heckler. This made me appreciate Kyle’s comedy even more. I wish I would have had my video camera going.