I was not stoned for the High Times sponsored comedy night at the Hollywood Improv tonight. I repeat, not stoned. At first I was mostly just pissed off. After work I went to purchase a bed frame from a dude off of craigslist. Yes, I buy my furniture off craigslist, I found my house and roommate, and my first car here in LA off of craigslist. Craig— the patron saint of the broke. It was a queen bed frame, I was looking forward to sanding it and staining it, and it was only 50 bucks. But the dude had given me the WRONG address, and never called, until it was too late. I wound up with a few hours to kill until Caroline met me out. I decided the best place to go was the Beverly Center. The disgusting monument was built as a pantheon to time wastage. What I didn't expect was to actually PURCHASE stuff there. Dear God in Target, I spent way too much money lolly-gagging around the Beverly Center. I hate malls, I usually want to vomit as soon as I walk in but I'm a sucker for a salesgirl who remembers my name, and showers me with thin compliments when I come out of the dressing room. I WANT to spend money and they smell it. For me shopping at the mall is like menstruating in an ocean filled with sharks. Anyway, when the time comes (way too much money later), I head to the Hollywood Improv, but only after I find my Jeep. I can't remember where I parked it and have to go floor by floor till I see it. And I'm NOT stoned. Then, already sore from my consumer rape, I get to the comedy club, where I am again abused, taken advantage of and hurt. They make me wait. They say they don't have the table they promised they reserved for me. I'm in a bad mood by this point, though I do have some lovely tops in the car I just bought. But the Maker's Mark, neat, is working its nimble fluidity through my brain. Remember Chris Rock's bit about no sex in the Champagne Room, well there's no pot at the High Times Comedy Show. And before I know it, I'm LAUGHING. Hard. Host Ngalo Bealum (above) made me forget my worries, his warm up included suggestions for curing racism— "we all need to fuck til we're the same color... (beat) Hmmm... I may have to go twice," he said to cheers. "well, it WAS my idea..." Louis Katz, first up, told how some chick asked him to take his glasses off during sex, "I feel like I'm fucking my college professor she said. I told her when I take off my glasses I feel like I'm fucking an impressionist painting." But he won me over with his poll of ass men vs. breast me, an overwhelming number of the audience were ass men, measured on the Hootin' Holerin' Scale. The general consensus is you can do more with an ass, for instance, you can slap it around. Then Doug Benson took the mic, and discussed the success of Supersize Me, and said he was going to do a film called SuperHigh Me, which would inevitably feature McDonalds. The ever energetic Greg Proops (from Whose Line Is It Anyway) poked fun at fat Hawaiians and meth heads and threw a million other jokes rapid fire at the audience, that if you were stoned you'd have missed. Drew Carey followed, he was ok...then Drew's all star Improv troupe performed a dizzying array of improv games, it was like watching the Harlem Globetrotters playing charades. I laughed my ass off. I completely recommend it.
The latest information about the HIGH TIMES COMEDY NIGHT AT THE IMPROV can be found at http://hightimescomedy.blogspot.com.
Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBacks (0)
Trackbacks
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://mt.laweekly.com/mt-tb.cgi/36066
Slideshows
-
Cobrasnake: Let's Get Physical... Physical
Cobrasnake hits the town and discovers the party circuit is a lot of sweat, blood and... More>> -
Norwegian Black Metal: Images of Satan (NSFW)
Apparently, Mother Nature makes vicious Vikings out of little boys. Here are images from Peter... More>> -
The Sounds and Ima Robot at the Palladium
Sweden’s punk-pop band The Sounds delivered an electrifying set last night at the Palladium in... More>>
Recent Posts
- WORN OUT- Ancient Band Tees= OG Rocker Chic
- Star Trek Fashion Smackdown: Old vs. New, Plus New Movie Trailer
- How To Look Good In Pictures: Carson Kressley Teaches You
- Cat Cafe: Los Angeles Needs One, STAT
- Retainer Necklace vs. Gum Necklace
- Rock & Shop This Weekend
- WORN OUT: Paper Party Girls Get A Leg Up
- Machine Gallery Takes Over LACMA This Saturday...Will All Hell Break Loose?
- Furniture Your Imagination Vomited Up
- Last Supper Lunchbox for Dire Economic Times
Archives
Comments
There are 5 comments posted for this article.
InfoWeek's Fred Langa Addresses 'The Pros And Cons Of Firefox'
be Fred's stock in trade, good information mixed in with bad information. In the article below, I'll make some observations and responses to Fred's
Posted on June 7, 2006 8:06 PM by The article has
Brown Works Out for Hometown Raptors
of the best point guards in the June 28 draft), Pittsburgh guard Carl Krauser and Northwestern guard Mohamed Hachad, being
Posted on June 10, 2006 6:06 AM by University of
Diztinct, Inc. Client Grapevinehill Wins Best Looking Store Award from eBay
professional web sites and eBay Stores, outlines the details of the contest and the vision of the winning store design. (PRWEB Jun 15,
Posted on June 17, 2006 9:06 AM by design. (PRWEB
Most Oppose Gay Marriage; Fewer Back an Amendment
News Poll Finds Greater Intensity Among Same-Sex Marriage Opponents
Posted on June 17, 2006 9:06 PM by BC News Poll
Sonics Mull Trading First-Round Selection
Friday at Walt Disney World and the Sonics resigned themselves to the fact their potential
Posted on June 18, 2006 10:06 PM by to a conclusion