(Only the Zanies locations seem to get comparable talent, excepting theater shows.) Neither his name or work were familiar to me, but though I’d only been to the Improv once-to see McHale with workmates six years ago-the comfortable club seems to draw pretty good comedians. Just the other day I was talking to a friend about how brilliant one must be-genius even-to be a truly first-rate stand-up comedian.Īnd while the legends are one thing, just to be a headliner at clubs around the country would earmark you as pretty damn good.Īll of which brings me to having seen a comic named Clayton English Sunday night at the Improv comedy club within Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. In part, this can be explained logistically, as though I don’t mind attending shows alone, I’m less inclined to attend a cabaret-style comedy club without a friend or date alongside (as opposed to a theater).Īnd between some of the big names above (and other favorites) having passed away, and others either not touring much or being too pricey for sets that may soon show up on TV, my active support of the stand-up art form is considerably less than my appreciation of it. I’ve also seen a guy I liked at Zanies-Michael Palascak-once or twice, and in Las Vegas in 2014 caught Ben Morrison, who was pretty good.īut the point is that I haven’t seen as many stand-up comedians of late as I should. Granted, prior to that, I had seen several of the greats: Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin, Jackie Mason, Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Bill Maher, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Short, some-as with Wright-repeatedly. Tickets are $20.J(also performed may not be obvious to readers of this blog, but comedy-and specifically stand-up comedy-is one of my favorite art forms.Įach year, I tell myself that I should get to more comedy shows, but besides Second City, I largely haven’t.Ī quick search of Seth Saith reminds that since 2010-when I started to review nearly everything I attend-I had written about Steven Wright in 2016, Joel McHale in 2013 and seemingly no other stand-up reviews. on Saturday, August 16 at Zanies (2025 8th Ave. With that in mind, let's take a look at this performance: How, you ask?Īccess Atlanta reports the show filmed three "endings" for the episode, with a different contestant being declared the winner each time - in order to prevent audience members, crew or contestants from leaking the information. But the contestants were reportedly kept in the dark about the results until this week. Unlike "Idol," the finale episode wasn't live - it had been previously taped. Georgia native "Rod Man" was declared the winner on Thursday night's episode. The long-running reality show is a sort of "American Idol" for standup comedians, and Patterson made it to the final round of the season with two other contestants.
The Los Angeles-based comedian is playing four shows at Zanies on Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16, just one day after his appearance on the season finale of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He wasn't the "Last Comic Standing," but Lachlan Patterson will be back on his feet in Nashville this weekend.
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