Comedy Show and Tell: the play-by-play

August 31, 2005

The first-ever Comedy Show & Tell this past Monday went fantastically, especially for being planned as an emergency measure to fill an empty spot at the bar. The idea has now graduated to full-time status and will take place every other Monday, alternating with the spelling bee.

Here is a picture of me this past Monday dressed like a seventies schoolteacher (vintage polyester!), in keeping with the show and tell theme:

Here’s how it went, as best I can remember:

  • My show and tell item was a copy of Marie Claire magazine, featuring an article entitled “These 25 Men Want to Marry You!” At least one doesn’t — I dated him, and happen to know that he’s busy using Nerve to set up threesomes (not with me). Go show and tell!
  • Comic Liz Miele (pictured at right) has “a great rack for a twelve-year old.” A very funny comic.
  • The cowboy did some show and tell of his broken collarbone and the fake cab information he received at the scene of the accident.
  • Dan Allen did a long show and tell of I don’t even remember what, but it was so long that by the time he started his set his time was nearly done, but he was very funny so I gave him another minute or two. He is also extremely tall.
  • Audience member Marc did some amazing show and tell — he brought a mounted and backlit taxidermied Chinese hairy fish. Really.
  • Shawn Hollenbach is a twin with a secret to tell. A fantastic set from this Mintyfresh producer.
  • Al Wagner showed his baby’s shrunken umbilical cord stump, in a jar, and did his set while we passed it around.
  • Megan showed us all a goofy sound-producing novelty item from her office, and Sarah showed us some rocks from the seashore, in true old-fashioned show and tell style.
  • Jesse Joyce commented that when most people say “gentleman,” they don’t really mean it. (”This gentleman is very upset that we have no vacancy, so he called me a vindictive whore, threatned to murder everyone in the building and then took a dump in the fountain.” Manager: “Which gentleman? The gentleman who is currently giving me the finger and pressing his cock against the glass doors?”)
  • Michelle Buteau (at right) showed up at the last minute and started shaking her booty at us early on into the set, which was a great start. Watch for her upcoming Premium Blend special on Comedy Central!

Whew! The next show will be Monday, September 12, 7:30, at Pete’s! Save the date, and bring something to show!

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