#comedy attic

And so last Saturday.... late last Saturday... I did something I normally don’t do. I went out to see the late show. I don’t mean THE late show, or the LATE show. I mean the late show at The Comedy Attic! Why would I do something like this? Have I gone crazy? Has the loco caboose finally attached itself to the engine that is my weird brain? NO!

I went to the late show because Girlfriend is a HUGE fan of Michael Ian Black, the gentleman who graced our fair town with his presence. I’m not hugely familiar with most of his work, but I like what I’ve seen. His show is definitely worth seeing!

I’m not going to give anything away, but he masterfully worked his material and weaved some great stories throughout his set. Even though you knew at a certain level something was coming, it still came by surprise.

Those of us in the front row got a great treat, and Girlfriend was especially tickled the second time around.

During a joke, MIB graciously congratulated himself on such a fine joke and shook hands with those of us right in front. Girlfriend was tucked back just a bit behind me. Later, there was another joke with a punchline of “It’s jizz, right?!” or something like that. Cue the howls of laughter and another celebratory round of handshakes. This time was different, though! Not missing a beat, Girlfriend stuck her hand out just as he was getting to me and got a hand shake. I got a high five as he pointed at her and said ,”Yeah, YOU know!”

It’s a weird highlight, but it IS a highlight, and it’s mine! It also beats out some other recent interactions I’ve had recently, but I’m going to sit on that and focus on the GOOD stories!

Limestone Comedy Festival 2015: A comedy uprising through karaoke and craft beer

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In a country of lost souls, comedy comes hard. But in a religiously oppressive state where half its population want to segregate the gays like the Jim Crow era, it burns like fire. It’s like what the guy said at the beginning of SLC Punk. Something about how being in religiously uptight Utah made punk burn more intensely than other places. I think that’s what’s going on with…

Sean O'Connor is one of the comedians that the LA comedy scene gets spoiled with because he's so damn funny and happens to live here. Thus, we get to see him be so damn funny a lot, but, the rest of you will hear more from Sean, especially those in attendance at his upcoming album taping at The Comedy Attic in Bloomington, Indiana.

Tig Notaro, Pete Holmes, Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, John Roy, and many more very funny people are coming to Bloomington, IN for a comedy festival that looks great. A lot of great comedy has come to Bloomington, especially The Comedy Attic, to the point where a festival, The Limestone Comedy Festival, has to be thrown.