Homer Vs. Kidd

Last night we went to the Main Pub in Manchester to check out their comedy show. Big Dave was performing that night. In spite of that, we decided to go anyway.

Karen, enjoying herself. She wouldn’t let me heckle.

Dave, getting ready for his act.

Here’s a quick review of the 8 comics we saw that night (I may have that number wrong).

The Host: sucked. Story telling is just not funny, especially when the punchline is weak. Keep it snappy.

Comic 1: Some old guy. An auditor. He was just AWFUL. Like I just wanted to leave. He said maybe one funny thing, about how his fist isn’t big enough for his wife, or something, I think I missed the point of what he was talking about. Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but I really enjoyed that. The rest STUNK.

Comic 2: Big Dave. Killed.

No, this isn’t a clan rally, this is dave on stage. The flag in the background cinches it.

He could go a lot dirtier for my tastes. He needs to lose his notebook. Excellent stage presence. I think someday he is going to be VERY good at this. And when he does? I get half. I’d plug his website but I don’t want to go to prison.

Comic 3: Some skinny white guy. Very funny. Good performance.

Comic 4: Some fat obnoxious chick. She was pretty annoying, and rambled a lot. She had one or two good zingers, got flustered easy by hecklers. I didn’t like her that much, but there is definitely something there. Did the usual “yeah I’m a fat chick” jokes. Stupid.

Comic 5: Older white guy. This guy was TERRIBLE. Like I was in the front row, and I felt like I had to force a smile so that he wouldn’t target me. I kept thinking about how much more fun it would be to just sit in the bathroom until he finished. I wanted to bite his face.

Comic 6: Another skinny white guy. He totally killed. His material was quick, witty, and put together really well. He was the best one of the night (sorry Dave).

Comic 7: Lesbian chick. Yeah. I get it. You’re a lesbian. Great.
crickets crickets
You’re a comic, but you get pissed off with gay jokes. Wow.

So 4 really bad ones, maybe one average one, and 3 really good ones. The show definitely beat my expectations, and I look forward to going back in a few weeks.