Went to see my cousin Ross do his stand-up at a comedy club last night. Usually, we get seats very close-up, because his mom thinks wer'e better for him when we're sitting close and he sees and hears us laughing (I think that's the logic) but last night we were a big party (9 people) so we had to sit further back if we wanted our whole party to stay together.
What's in part fascinating is that from further back, because of other people's heads in the way, you start watching the live feeds (like at a real concert or event!) a little on the simultaneous TV sets around the large-ish room for all the comedians/. the Tv's are just there, you can't help it sometimes. So it felt more like a REAL event. Fun to really see the whole room laughing for him, which you don;t see when you're up close,a s his Mom always had liked us to be in the past!
But what's weird is how many people leave after THEIR friend is on, meaning teh peopel toward teh end of the ste get short shrift. I'd almost decide of I wound up in the last five or six to say no thanks, i won't go on, I'm starting off with a disadvantage of half the room being mpty.
I love Cousin Ross' new comedy-act tag line: (not in his real life, but he uses it for his act)
"Why do girls hate me, it's got to be the god damn economy!"
