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Last night I hosted the finals of the DC Comedy Showcase at the Improv. It was a great show from top to bottom. XM recorded it too, so that's cool. I did a couple jokes that heavily rely on a visual. Not a smart move for radio. Nevertheless, I had a good set. Then all of the comics on the show did well. Jeremy Schachter, a NY guy, who is a friend of a friend, ripped it and won. He really had a nearly flawless set, other than a couple stumbles in the first minute. Then Frank "the Comedy Tank" Hong, came out, slowed the pace of the show down and killed with his smart, off the wall stuff. If you've never seen him, do so. It's an experience. He's one of my 10 favorites of every comic in the country. Then Jeff Maurer performed well, but didn't connect with the audience like he usually does. Not sure what happened there. He's new, so he'll figure it out. Then Danny "Somehow didn't place in the top 3" Rouhier came out and crushed. It really was a great set. The judges fucked up. Too bad they can't un-fuck up (Homage to Danny). This is getting too long, so I will say that Seaton Smith, Sean Gabbert and David Angelo, were all great. David is the first comic I've ever seen get a crowd going by slurping a drink. Truly inventive. What a class act. And he came from Chicago for the show.
Also, Larry Lancaster, who went at the end of the show, went over well. The thing about him that cracked me up was that his intro said that he was a stunt double for Lenny Kravitz. It was serious too. In what situation would Lenny Kravitz need a stunt double? He's a musician. It's not a dangerous profession. Does Lenny need doubles in his videos of slow ballads where he's laying in a bed with a feather boa around his neck? As far as I know, that's all of his videos other than "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" "Lenny has a fragile neck. Feathers can't be touching it. Stunt double!"
The highlight of the night was the Doug Powell set at the end of the show. If you weren't there, picture strippers and midgets feeding you ice cream that is laced with happy and walnuts. I will do everything in my power to post this video on my website. I know it would make more sense to post video of myself, but I don't care.
I'll have a couple more dates posted today, and hopefully new pictures today or tomorrow.
I'm going to Las Vegas tomorrow for 4 days. Good blogging to come. I am such a loser.
Last night I hosted the finals of the DC Comedy Showcase at the Improv. It was a great show from top to bottom. XM recorded it too, so that's cool. I did a couple jokes that heavily rely on a visual. Not a smart move for radio. Nevertheless, I had a good set. Then all of the comics on the show did well. Jeremy Schachter, a NY guy, who is a friend of a friend, ripped it and won. He really had a nearly flawless set, other than a couple stumbles in the first minute. Then Frank "the Comedy Tank" Hong, came out, slowed the pace of the show down and killed with his smart, off the wall stuff. If you've never seen him, do so. It's an experience. He's one of my 10 favorites of every comic in the country. Then Jeff Maurer performed well, but didn't connect with the audience like he usually does. Not sure what happened there. He's new, so he'll figure it out. Then Danny "Somehow didn't place in the top 3" Rouhier came out and crushed. It really was a great set. The judges fucked up. Too bad they can't un-fuck up (Homage to Danny). This is getting too long, so I will say that Seaton Smith, Sean Gabbert and David Angelo, were all great. David is the first comic I've ever seen get a crowd going by slurping a drink. Truly inventive. What a class act. And he came from Chicago for the show.
Also, Larry Lancaster, who went at the end of the show, went over well. The thing about him that cracked me up was that his intro said that he was a stunt double for Lenny Kravitz. It was serious too. In what situation would Lenny Kravitz need a stunt double? He's a musician. It's not a dangerous profession. Does Lenny need doubles in his videos of slow ballads where he's laying in a bed with a feather boa around his neck? As far as I know, that's all of his videos other than "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" "Lenny has a fragile neck. Feathers can't be touching it. Stunt double!"
The highlight of the night was the Doug Powell set at the end of the show. If you weren't there, picture strippers and midgets feeding you ice cream that is laced with happy and walnuts. I will do everything in my power to post this video on my website. I know it would make more sense to post video of myself, but I don't care.
I'll have a couple more dates posted today, and hopefully new pictures today or tomorrow.
I'm going to Las Vegas tomorrow for 4 days. Good blogging to come. I am such a loser.
posted by ryanconnercomedy at 11:40 AM
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