Show 33: Multiple Mania

Photography by Aemiessence Fine Arts

Can can you you stand stand it it?

If you came to our last show you got more than you bargained for as every performer had their own set of multiple treats to offer. Elon James White hosted a spectacular lineup:
Luke Thayer
Esther Ku
Joshua Sankey
Hasan
Sean Crespo
with special guests Lucinda Wentworth-James, mystery novelist, reading the news and Abbi Crutchfield in a special, never-before-seen performance!

Abbi and Luke opened the show using multiple microphones (one invisible).


Elon James White showcased his multiple jackets: a reversible, black number with a silky, flashy interior. He flipped it out when the audience was warm enough to handle it.


Luke Thayer came back to the stage to give multiple MTV shout-outs on his T-shirt.


Esther Ku told multiple jokes about Korean Heritage and earned multiple kudos for her 80s fashion homage: gold spandex pants and cotton leggings. What is this, a catalog?


Joshua Sankey's multiple references to his photo-friendly face kept us rolling!


Lucinda Wentworth-James, mystery novelist, offered up a multitude of plots for murder to accompany each news story she read.


Hasan garnered multiple laughs from his stories, and became the third newcomer of the evening (hello! Multiple debuts in the house)!


Sean Crespo flexed multiple muscles during his performance, bewitching a front-row latecomer and tickling the rest of us.





Abbi revealed her multiple personalities while giving us a taste of her fake one woman show, "Black She-lebrity". Can you guess which famous comedian she is impersonating here?


Hasan is voted the Funniest Comedian of All Time! He was supposed to win multiple shower caps, but we stole two of them.


Bring your "air quotes'' friends to our next show on February 8th. You do have more than one, right?

Who's Performing on January 25, 2008?

Brrr. It's still chilly out!



Come get fired up to watch comedy...and warm yourself by the fire of comedians...who are so talented they’re on fire.

FIRE GOOD.

Hasan (Cool Jerks, Live Free and Laugh Hard)

Esther Ku (Animal Planet’s The "A" List)

Sean Crespo (Drink at Work)

Josh Sankey (featured in Kevin Smith’s latest film!)

Stand-up by Luke Thayer

Sketch and fake news by Abbi Crutchfield

and your host who holds his Brooklyn woman close, Elon James White (Shades of Black, Black Comedy Experiment Festival)!

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Show 32: New Beginnings

Photography by Aemiessence Fine Arts

It's a new year, Baby! Our first show celebrating 2008 brought performers who were new to the room and some old favorites. Dave Lester hosted this fresh-tastic lineup:

Abbi Crutchfield
Reese Waters
Becky Ciletti
Rob O'Reilly
with a sketch by The Straight Men
and special guest Otis Perlman the Dixiecrat and news by Ricky Labit.

Dave Lester kicked off the show by sharing some Brooklyn love.


Abbi Crutchfield wore a black and white shirt in solidarity with her ancestors (both sides).


Did someone beat Dave up in the green room and rob him of his gear? No! He CHOSE to return in socks and a bathrobe because that's how dedicated he is to the Living Room ambiance! Why didn't we think of that?


Reese Waters anticipated Black History Month by dismantling stereotypes while cracking up the crowd.


Luke Thayer brought his gut out as Ricky Labit, an American who recently made headlines for getting kicked out of an all-you-can-eat restaurant. He defended his position by darting in and out like a mongoose and showed us his fast, viper-like techniques. Then he rattled off some news stories. And made hissing sounds before he left.


The Straight Men delivered a splendid bebop performance that unraveled into a violent and angry exchange, and then blossomed into a moving family reunion. You WISH your dysfunction was so well choreographed.


Becky Ciletti brought more wit than a Whitman's Sampler box of chocolates.


Luke returned, this time as Otis Perlman, an old Dixiecrat who was torn between voting for Obama and following his gut to discriminate.


Rob O'Reilly graced the stage once more with his own stand-up set and wowed the gals with his tales of suave hipsterosity. The gals with glasses and kitten heels.


The Funniest Comedian of All Time was none other than Becky Ciletti! She'll never have to shout to get attention again now that she has this eye-catching, flashy, fake zebra handbag. This bag lady's got style!


Hey Stud, come back and take a gander at our next set of stars performing on January 25th!

Who's Performing on January 11, 2008?

It's our first show of the new year! WOOHOO! We're psyched...and stoked and...and SILKED


...to have the following at our show:

Becky Ciletti (Chicks and Giggles)

Ben Kissel (Comix)

Reese Waters (Carolines)

a sketch by The Straight Men (Friday Night Special)

Stand-up by Abbi Crutchfield

Sketch and fake news by Luke Thayer

and your host who never crashes weddings to make an impolite toast, Dave Lester (Five for Funny Tuesdays)!



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