William James
So another week has passed and I have completed two more items on my list. Last weekend was Jenelle's 26th birthday, at which I completed #12 on my list: See a Comedy Show.
I believe Jenelle's birthday was a pretty big success. The people who attended were Elliot, Courtney, Adam, Meghan, Chelsea, Brad, Beth, Steven, Jen, Blayke, Nicole, Kayla, Billy, myself and of course the birthday girl! We started off the night by going to Original Joe's downtown where we all had some amazing drinks (such as bull dogs) accompanied by some delicious food! I was personally surprised by how good the butter chicken actually is at OJ's!
After our meal we all headed to Yuk Yuk's (downtown Vancouver), which was a short walk. As a whole the comedians were a pretty solid lot but as the night went on the talent seemed to get weaker, which tends to be the opposite of most shows I've seen in the past. I was surprised by how clever some of the host's jokes were, such as the comment about eating whole boxes of cookies and switching to fig newtons...humm sounds like something I'd do.
The first act was pretty good, he was full of awkward silences and had a very odd physical appearance, which was the blunt of most of his jokes. He was also introduced as being one of the writers of Corner Gas (a show I like).
The second act started out hilarious as his skit was in reference to his youthful look and the disadvantages that came with that. His rookie skills were evident as he was unable to switch topics...but none the less a good showing.
The head liner was a female comedian which is something you don't see every day! She was defiantly skillful and had enough material to fill up the act. It was evident that she had been working on her material for sometime and although she followed through with great punch lines, I had heard many similar jokes before.
I've done comedy shows many times before and I have always enjoyed it as it's almost always a good bang for your buck. Even if comedians aren't funny, the unpredictability of a crowd always makes for a entertaining situation. What was great about this time though was that it was for Jenelle's b-day and also because it was held in a different location than usual. I will be doing this again but my only hope is that the next time I go it will be a larger venue, with a more professional act.
P.S this was only the first half of the night! Stay tuned for the second half where I got to complete another list item!
Salute, Captain Koolaid!
I agree it's all about who you go to a show with! Can make mediocre things seem great. Good post!
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