Local 506
12/23/2011
I love comedy shows. And even better than comedy shows are comedy shows in rock clubs. The tickets are usually much more affordable, no silly drink minimums and a very low-key atmosphere. As long as the jokes are funny, a faux brick wall and cocktail waitresses aren't really a necessary part of me laughing.
Sadly we don't get many good comedy shows around here, so I was stoked when I saw Kumail Nanjiani announced at the Local 506 just before Christmas. I thought it odd that a Pakistani born, LA based comedian would be performing in a rock club in a college town over Christmas break just before the holiday, until he started talking about his wife who was raised in Winston-Salem. I was a little worried attendance might be low, with all the kids back home, but the room was full and happy to be hearing the funny.
I'm not entirely sure how to review a live comedy show, but the end result was Kumail is funny as shit - we laughed our asses off. And I knew this going in, having seen him on a couple of specials (not to mention the terrible-but-awesome "Franklin & Bash", where he plays a neurotic assistant), but no matter how much you see of someone on TV, nothing beats laughing in person. Kumail's comedy is very story/anecdote based, seemingly taken from his actual life but probably/certainly embellished for maximum laffs. Hopefully he makes his way back here again - it would appear that forced holiday visits to the in-laws pays off for comedy fans in these parts.
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