date night

[strangeanimal]

... Rox and I had a date night last night. we went into Boston, and everywhere we went was in the Faneuil Hall area, so we didn't even have to wander around that much.

we had some good food, got ice cream (because it's the summer, so ice cream is a must). then we went to the Comedy Connection to see Lewis Black from The Daily Show. funny, funny man. angry, but funny. one of my .

1. Dave Chappelle - anyone who calls his tour "Blackzilla" has to have something going for him. if you think his movies are funny, his stand-up and sketches are funnier.
2. Eddie Izzard - would be the biggest thing going, if his material wasn't too intelligent for most of the people out there. fine with me... I'd rather see smart, hilarious Eddie any day. (and in October, we get to see him!)
3. Richard Jeni - the quintessential Noo Yawk comic. saw him in a one-man show at Just For Laughs that was just hilarious.
4. Lewis Black - he's angry. he's also hilarious. he'd be great in elected office, except his ideas make way too much sense.
5. Jon Stewart - saw him live last winter. The Daily Show, half the time, is a better news show than the real news. and I was a journalism major.


afterwards, we listened to buskers outside for a bit. then, we went home, watched some TV, and ate popsicles. all in all, a good date night.

Comments

[rymo.livejournal.com]

Lewis Black plays the comedy stage at Summerfest (ten day festival by the lakefront in Milwaukee) pretty much every year, so I try and make a point of seeing him work himself into a frothing lather in the sweltering June/July heat.

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[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

yeah, he was dressed for the heat and drinking lotsa spring water last night as well... Boston was pretty warm!

[deathbytamarind.livejournal.com]

Denis Leary. Henry Rollins. Don't forget them.

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[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

Leary would probably be my #6... he's good for laughs as well. Henry Rollins, I can't really say I've listened to much, though I know people who just love him.