Friday, January 14, 2011

Comedy Review Jan13,2011: Tony Deyo/Joe Lindley

On a night where I thought not many people would come out to Absolute Comedy Club due to the weather (bitterly cold) and a Sens game on television, I was pleasantly surprised with the turnout. It had to be pretty much sold out. This isn’t amateur night folks!

When I walked into the room it was pretty empty but as the time grew closer for the show to begin people started walking in hoards and filled the room quickly. The room was very loud and everyone seemed to be having a great time even though the show hadn’t even begun. The room was split in age, literally. I could see a split in the middle of the room. To the right of me, were the Carleton U crew, they could be from Ottawa University also but to me the Club is nearest to Carleton therefore there from Carleton University. As the night went on and different styles of comedy came and went, I noticed that the younger people in the crowd phased out easily. If they don’t get the jokes they just phase out.

It was a completely a different story for the older crowd to the left of me however. These people got it from the beginning and enjoyed the whole show no matter what style of comedy it was. Except for the one old guy with his arms crossed falling asleep. There’s always one of those. One thing in particular that I found interesting was the people sitting in the front row. These people seem more nervous that the comic on stage was going to speak to them and ask them questions. They never really fully let themselves go and enjoy the show.

As soon as the clubs first act, Jason Harper(mc for the evening) came on stage you knew it would be a good night. The crowd was attentive and ready to get laughing right away at his at very personal comedic style. He won everyone over right away by interacting with the crowd. However, I did notice that whenever he would go “darker” which wasn’t much of his set, the crowd and especially the younger crowd would just shut down. Conservatives!

When it was time for the first act to come out, the audience was primed and ready to go. Kevin Phillips walked onto the stage and I didn’t know what to expect. The change in tempo and comedic style is what happened. The change in comics threw everyone for a loop. You could tell that the audience had to get used to his style. Once they did they loved him.

The show keeps rolling……

When Kevin finished up his set the crowd was still really into it and the mood of the room was even better than it was when it first started. On came Tim Deyo.

Tim Deyo is as Top Notch as it gets, unbelievably clean and very funny. He had the crowd right from the beginning and for twenty minutes he kept it up nonstop. No lags, just funny. The audience loved him.

On walked Joe Lindley, the feature act of the evening. At first it seemed like the crowd was getting ready to leave. They seemed a little tired. His first jokes went unnoticed but again, the audience had to get into him. He had more of a one liners comedic style approach. Once the audience knew what he was about I had never heard so much laughing and clapping at one time. He was solid as solid gets. He had the audience in the palm of his hand.( 2a plus 2b = abba), however at times he just took it too far and consistent to how the crowd was all night they just stayed quiet and conservative when he did so.

“I dated an Eskimo for 6 months, found out she wasn’t in fact a eskimo she was just retarded.”.

But all in all they loved it. Isn’t that nice about comedy, one minute they think you’re the worst human on earth and the next there asking you for an autograph. Before his time ended , he interacted with the crowd which was great. They really enjoyed that. I’m always amazed how good comics can just improvise on the spot. Genius.

All in all, a fantastic lineup with a very satisfied crowd at Absolute Comedy Club

Skip Philipps
(Contributing Blogger)

This show can be seen at Absolute Comedy until Jan.16,2011
412 Preston st. Ottawa, ON.
for reservations call: 613-233-8000

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