I recently got introduced to the concept of comedy clubs in NY and yesterday had my first visit to a live show. Thanks to the recorded versions I had seen, I knew a lot of their lingo which otherwise I wouldn’t have known. I think the reason why comedy clubs are a hit in NY is because its full of immigrants. I mean all: Comedy clubs’ audience, Comics and NY. So the jokes have a vast scope. From:-
- Presidential elections in US. Strange how everyone mentions Hillary and Obama. McCain hardly gets any space!
- Racism. Does Aishwarya Rai also get qualified as brown!?
- Cultural differences. Amounting from a lot of factors like ones I read in Nita’s blog.
- Call centers in India. Kudos to Tech Support and call centers working pain stakingly, day and night!
….to a lot more.
We visited Laugh Lounge on Essex Street for a monthly special South Asian show. Show was called “Crazi Desi Show” as the comedians were all from Asia except Grant Cooper. I liked Grant and his energy. He was sharp, observant and had variety. Reho(Hope I am getting his name right), the Japanese person, had a nice style and mostly joked about himself. I liked Vidur Kapoor too. His jokes covered more scope. The host of the show though good in covering wide topics needs to still grow and increase content in his speech. Well I am not sure if I am qualified enough to give suggestions but being audience/customer I guess our opinion matters. The liberal use of some words seemed awkward to me first but I guess the positive thing about this is that the funny way and frequency at which they are used, their intensity and value gets reduced each time. See Comedy does help.
If I could be granted the wish to make 3 set of people sit down and watch a comedy show my preference would be:
- Firstly, all those troubled, sick and pitiable souls who are out on streets and in shops with zero patience and talking manners. Its amazing how sarcastic people are becoming nowadays. I see this in sellers strangely. While I would expect a seller to be polite and nice to customers and prospective customers, they are the ones who are worst. So why should I pay money to someone and take his bad behavior too. Its not just in India, I see it here in NY too. And its not just me who has noticed it. I just found another article referring to the same issue. I would love to see all those souls getting a taste of their own and being ripped off by comedians 😉
- Second, Robbin Williams: so that he can teach the comedians how to get better at it.
- Lastly, Me and my husband to see all that 🙂
April 25, 2008 at 8:42 pm
sounds like great fun! 😀
April 26, 2008 at 10:48 am
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April 26, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Cool Stuff!
Standup comic is great…but not for the faint of heart! Too many crude words and loads of racial jokes. But i guess the good comics make sure they make fun of all ethnic groups so that no single group feels offended.
June 29, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I wonder on what grounds might Aishwarya Rai _not_ be brown…
In my experience, American stand-up comedy is quite tame compared to the irreverence that is acceptable in Britain. Their tool kit also includes scatology, satire (particularly political) and irony. Do look up Billy Connolly on YouTube as an example. Robin Williams looks like he is reading from the Bible, in comparison 🙂
July 8, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Robin Williams will be the right choice. He is a comical genius.
July 18, 2008 at 9:32 pm
[…] July 18, 2008 Rude retailers Posted by amlistening under Comedy, Current affairs, Humor | Tags: courtesy, desi, India, manners, retailers, rude, shopkeepers, US | Shopkeepers in India and US seem to have one thing in common. Most of them are unfortunate to have lost their courtesy and manners expected towards customers. I read an interesting piece today that reminded me of my experiences. […]
November 2, 2008 at 8:46 am
hello,
i just read ur article that my friend found by chance. i appreciate the kind words about my work.
i think u were dead on with ur review.
please consider coming back to the club on the weekend when i’m hosting and u can really get to see how it done on a higher.
with regards,
GRANT COOPER
funnymf@gmail.com
November 3, 2008 at 12:55 am
Hi Grant,
Wow…a celebrity on my BLOG! 😀
Its nice to have you leave a comment. I look forward to visiting your show again with my husband some time soon. We are standup comedy fans. Jo Koy, Russel Peters…being few others we have heard.
Best of luck!
January 9, 2013 at 7:42 am
Hello .. this is Grant Cooper ..
THANK You for your kind words! ..
HAPPY 2013!
look me up on facebook at funnymf@gmail.com
April 15, 2009 at 6:08 pm
If you want to hear a reader’s feedback 🙂 , I rate this post for 4/5. Detailed info, but I have to go to that damn yahoo to find the missed parts. Thanks, anyway!
April 22, 2009 at 6:50 am
Hey, cool tips. I’ll buy a bottle of beer to that person from that chat who told me to go to your site 🙂