We’re celebrating live comedy, Live Comedy L.A., and yes…my 30th birthday this Saturday at Red Rock with a show that will blow you away. The line-up is awesome. If you want to laugh, please come down and enjoy the celebration with me. The show is FREE. Yeah…FREE COMEDY. I swear to you…this line-up rivals any of the line-ups you will see at a major club this weekend. Hope to see you there.
Lauri Roggankamp is quickly becoming one of my favorite comedians to see in Los Angeles and she simply crushed Ballgame’s Laugh Lounge at Red Rock on Tuesday night. She has two qualities that I think are going to take her a long way in comedy - she has developed her own unique voice and she knows no boundaries (not too mention a little thing called great material). I love her…I really do.
There were four, totally obnoxious drunk chicks in the front row that most of the comedians were having a difficult time handling…Lauri was such a pro in how she dealt with them…she called them out like the whores that they were. STELLAR!!! If you read this blog…trust me…go see Lauri. Her jokes about Mexicans on the room, her body, and eating will put you the floor.
Lachlan Patterson is also fantastic. He’s quick and his rhythm is spot on. I’d love to see long set from him. I’ve seen three short sets…I feel like I could watch him do his thing for a while and not get bored at all.
Brand Vestal, Jonny Loquasto, Jamie Kaler, and host Rebecca Michael (filling in admirably for Matty Ballgame Balaker) all did a nice job. And I’d like to give special notice to Adam Hammer. Adam did a bunch of dirty material that I think he was just trying out…and that takes a lot of guts. It was a little forced…but you have to do it. Nice work.
We hit up IO West tonight to check out Rebecca Michael’s Master’s of Comedy Show. IO is hallowed ground for improv comedy but they opened it up tonight for some very good, very inexpensive stand-up comedy. It was my very first time at IO West and I really dug it. Full bar out front to grab a drink. Very courteous staff (read…they let me put out Live Comedy L.A. flyers). Cool theater inside…not cramped. Even a nice screen to show videos if necessary. Good stuff. And the crowd was solid for a first time show…I was very happy. Here was the line-up:
Ro Delle Grazie
Mal Hall
Jennifer Murphy
Stuart Paap
Clinton Pickens
Lauri Roggenkamp
Brian Scolaro
All the comedians were excellent. Ro Delle Grazie held things down as the host while Rebecca was up in S.F. Ro makes me laugh with that NY accent. She did a baby joke to close her set…and just her saying “crwwwaaal”…made the joke. Jennifer Murphy just finished the L.A. Marathon…God bless her…and still brought so laughs for the crowd. Clinton Pickens was solid and Stuart Paap laid down some funny material also. Brian Scolaro is incredible…he does a caveman joke that is killer…and a 5 minute bit on noises that had me laughing outloud. Plus…the “Sneezing Joke”. He probably gets tired of me telling him how good it is…but is folks…it’s really that good.
But the stand out of the night for me was Lauri Roggenkamp. Her timing was incredible…her poise was perfect…and she had everyone in the audience cracking up. Just a great performance from someone I have never seen before. I love that! Definitely going to be keeping an eye out for Lauri.
I’ll definitely be at this show again. Add it to your options for Sunday night comedy in Los Angeles…along with No Name Comics at Room 5.