About last night….
Jan 28 2007
So, yesterday was a day that will live in infamy. I finally got to see my comedy idol Jim Norton preform at the Punch Line here in town. An amazing set to say the least. Even more so amazing is the with his brand of shock and awe comedy, he had the crowd eating out of his hand. Looking at some of the people in attendance you would think that they’d find him more offensive than funny were crying with laughter. Then there was me.
I felt like a 14 year old girl at an N’ Sync concert. I was so giddy that I was actually going to see him perform his bits live, that I was teased to no end by my friends about my anticipation of the show.
The other acts were funny to say the least. One of the comedians, Kris Tinkle, was a guy that we had seen about a month ago at the Marc Maron show. At that show he often seemed a bit unsure of his material and his ability to get the crowd laughing. Well this time he was anything but. His first joke brought out a roar from the crowd and that boost of confidence left him preforming like a 20 year veteran for the rest of his time.
The highlight though was obviously lil‘ Jimmy. Rehashing some old stories, telling some of his classic bits, as well as material I’d never heard before, made it one hell of an evening. Especially the classic Monster Rain bit (a story about his ‘experimentation’ with another friend of his when they were about 8 years old). Shocking, yes, but insanely funny…and insane.
The night was capped off by post-show photos with Norton and Club Soda Kenny (Norton’s ‘head of security’ who also had preformed that duty for Andrew Dice Clay back in the day), a couple of autographs, and my new shiny shirt seen here. What can I say, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to shout from the rooftops about what a phenomenal night I had. If I can offer you one bit of advice, it would be this: if Norton comes to your town, run, don’t walk, to the club and catch his act. You won’t regret it for a moment.
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