Living the dream
When I was in college, a couple of my friends (who shall go unnamed) seemed to think they had the stuff for stand-up comedy.
Take a little of this, mix it with that...you might get a real comedian
And you know what? Some of them might have been right. We had a series of roasts that have now passed into alumni lore. It sounds awfully presumptious--what college senior thinks he deserves his own roast?--but it was universally hailed and one presenter (now making six digits on Wall $treet) called it "the single greatest thing I have ever accomplished."
But that was the end of our brief stand-up careers. Captured not by video, great memories destined to be clouded by age and alcohol.
This is a really long-winded introduction, though, to say that improbable as becoming a professional comedian might seem, there's one guy out there on the verge. I'd like to introduce you to him.
Always entertaining, even when he's half-asleep
Meet Jon Eick. Once you wake him up, he's a very funny man who's quickly developing a DC following. And...you can see him perform two sets in the next few weeks. The first is a practically free (only a one drink minimum) show that he's headlining this Sunday from 8 to 10 p.m. at Shula's Steakhouse in the Wyndham hotel, on New Hampshire Avenue by M Street. The second is at the DC Improv's Open Comedy Showcase, 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. 18 (tickets available through the link); the winner gets to perform a guest set next time Jay Mohr comes to town. It's like Last Comic Standing, only you might actually know some of the people he's making jokes about (here's the truth: if the joke starts "So I got this friend [who did some dumb thing]" it's Leland).
Elaine, take it from me--I can recognize good comedy (or the lack of it, in my case). And Eick's got the gift. If you want a case of the chuckles...and a reason to laugh away your disgust for DC...here's your chance.
Take a little of this, mix it with that...you might get a real comedian
And you know what? Some of them might have been right. We had a series of roasts that have now passed into alumni lore. It sounds awfully presumptious--what college senior thinks he deserves his own roast?--but it was universally hailed and one presenter (now making six digits on Wall $treet) called it "the single greatest thing I have ever accomplished."
But that was the end of our brief stand-up careers. Captured not by video, great memories destined to be clouded by age and alcohol.
This is a really long-winded introduction, though, to say that improbable as becoming a professional comedian might seem, there's one guy out there on the verge. I'd like to introduce you to him.
Always entertaining, even when he's half-asleep
Meet Jon Eick. Once you wake him up, he's a very funny man who's quickly developing a DC following. And...you can see him perform two sets in the next few weeks. The first is a practically free (only a one drink minimum) show that he's headlining this Sunday from 8 to 10 p.m. at Shula's Steakhouse in the Wyndham hotel, on New Hampshire Avenue by M Street. The second is at the DC Improv's Open Comedy Showcase, 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. 18 (tickets available through the link); the winner gets to perform a guest set next time Jay Mohr comes to town. It's like Last Comic Standing, only you might actually know some of the people he's making jokes about (here's the truth: if the joke starts "So I got this friend [who did some dumb thing]" it's Leland).
Elaine, take it from me--I can recognize good comedy (or the lack of it, in my case). And Eick's got the gift. If you want a case of the chuckles...and a reason to laugh away your disgust for DC...here's your chance.
posted by DD at 6:37 AM
1 Comments:
OMG! I can't believe this is on this blog. I saw this guy perform at a club in Virginia he was easily the funniest comedian there. He was hilarious!
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