Jay Mohr at Wiseguys

     So I just got back from seeing Jay Mohr at Wiseguys.  You might recognize him from Suicide Kings with Christopher Walken and Dennis Leary, his year on SNL with Adam Sandler, Chris Farley and Phil Hartman or as Tom Cruises Sports Client Stealing Ex-Co-Worker from Jerry Maguire.
   Jay was Hilarious!  He said how he was really digging our Audience and how he was telling us stories that he didn't tell at any of the other 4 shows he did this weekend.  He did quite a bit of back and forth with the Audience on his own accord and with  a couple of people who tried to Heckle Him.  He talked about why he loves coming to SLC to perform.  He talked about why he loves dogs but hates cats.   He bashed on Charlie Sheen and how at $1.7 Million an episode he shouldn't have any problems at work and how his so called Goddessess aren't really Goddesses at all.  He finished off his show with a few impressions that were both funny and spot on.   He asked an audience member that if they woke up in a mental institute and had 8 hours to talk his way out of it could he.  They both agreed that he probably could.  Jay said that Norm MacDonald couldn't and then did a perfect Norm  trying to to talk his way out.  He then said that Christopher Walken couldn't and then did a perfect Chris trying to talk his way out.  Next he said that Adam Sandler couldn't either and did a perfect Adam trying to talk his way out.  Finally he said that Tracey Morgan couldn't and did a perfect Tracey.  The whole bit was Hilarious.
     The last story he told us was about a night he went out with Tracey Morgan who btw is not only crazy but is exactly like the characters he plays on TV.   Tracey gave him a joint and Jay immediately threw up after taking a puff.  He asked Tracey what was in it and Tracey asked him if he had ever smoked PCP and Jay was like NO!  They then went to an all black club and Jay was the only white person there.  At the end of the night, the waiter came over and gave the check to Jay.  Tracey was like that is so Raceist, took off his shirt and said to give him the check because  he was the King N....and punched the waiter square in the nose.  Jay immediatly ran out thinking that since he was smoking PCP that he might have said the N word.  A couple of bouncers came over and started beating on Tracey.  Next thing he knows Tracey is being tossed in the alley with his shirt being tossed on his head after him.  Tracey then gets up and tells Jay, Now that's the way to get out of paying a check.  Jay didn't do a meet and greet after his show but he did shake my hand on his way off the stage so I can officially say that I've met Jay Mohr, which in itself is pretty Awesome!
  

Doug Benson at Wiseguys

  
     So I had been waiting all year for Doug Benson to come through Wiseguys.  A few months ago he showed up on the Wiseguys website for May 4th.  Until TJ Miller and Garfunkel and Oates showed up on the website Doug had been the first person I had planned on seeing, so I had been waiting a few months for tonight to come.  Doug Benson is a known pothead and was constantly seen on VH1 for shows like I Love the 80's and Best Week Ever.  He also filmed a Documentary called Super High Me where he stayed sober for 30 days and then smoked weed for 30 days to see if there really was a difference between when he was High and for when he wasn't.  There really wasn't a difference.
    So while I was waiting for the show to start I sent a tweet saying that I was at Wiseguys waiting for Doug Benson to perform and that it should be funny.  I said that it was going to be a real treat and that I've been waiting months to see him.  When he started his act he called out 3 people who tweeted to see where they were at including me.  He asked where david0071978 was at.  I raised my hand and said here.  He said that that must of included what year I was born and my secret agent status that or I started using my social security number but ran out of digits.  He read my tweet out loud saying tweet instead of treat and then clarified to the audience that I had said treat but that he had said tweet and that he hoped I was gonna have fun listening to him read tweets for an hour.  Everybody laughed, it was really cool. 
    He went on and pulled out a piece of paper and said that he had to write down everything that he wanted to talk about because, and then stopped and said you know why.  Everyone laughed again.  He talked about it being weird flying because he'll have TSA agents recognize him,  he had one yell that he liked his documentary Super High Me and then mentioned how he had to sush him because he wasn't sure that he didn't have any weed in his luggage because there could just be leftovers or how he'll be moving furniture looking for his lighter even though he'd have the lighter in his hand while he moved furniture.  He also talked about going to Canada in a Limo with Tommy Chong and how they knew that with them being with Tommy that they would be searched crossing the border and that they didn't have time to smoke it so they ate it instead and when they got to the border, though and behold the limo was searched.  You coud tell that he had been smoking weed earlier while he performed.  Like most of the headliners who come through he hung out in the lobby, signed things and took pictures with his fans, So I got to meet him officially, got my photo takin with him and had him sign my Wiseguys T-shirt that I had Kate and Riki from Garfunkel and Oates sign on Saturday.  As ysual the night was a blast and Doug was as funny Live as I had hoped.

Wiseguys (TJ Miller on Friday, Garfunkel and Oates on Saturday)

    So this has been a great weekend!  Last Night I went to Wiseguys at Trolley Square in SLC to see TJ Miller and Tonight I went to Wiseguys in West Valley City to see Garfunkel and Oates.  I had been watching the Wiseguys website all year hoping that several people would show up that I was dying to see perform.  TJ and Garfunkel and Oates were in my top 5 of Comedians that I wanted to see.  In Fact, the fact that they all came to Utah the same weekend to perform was Awesome.  In fact they all know each other back in LA and actually do stuff together.
   Friday was the day that I saw TJ Miller perform.  You may have seen him as the Camera Man in Cloverfield, the TSA Agent in She's Out Of My League, or as a Park Ranger in Yogi Bear.  Not only did he Joke about a lot of things like how he often catches himself doing Creepy Things, he did a bunch of characters that he created like The Construction Worker who is very masculin but when he belches he does it in the most feminine way.  Most of his characters were pretty funny.  He was a total hoot.  It was Awesome meeting him after the show.  I told him that he was very funny and that I appreciated him sending me a message on Twitter earlier in the week.  He asked me what my Handle was and then said he remembered me.  He asked me if I enjoyed the show and said he'd see me later.  It was very Cool.

     Last Night was the day that I saw Garfunkel and Oates perform. Their real names are Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome.   You might recognize Kate as Ted's girlfriend on Scrubs or in When in Rome as the main characters friend.  Riki might be recognized as one of the Killer Psychos in Last House On The Left or one of her many T.V. appearances on shows like The Big Bang Theory, Nip/Tuck, or House.  They are both very popular and they have a comedy show that they perform in L.A. on a regular basis that Sells Out consistantly.  Kate and Riki are both very funny but instead of jokes they perform Comedic Songs that they've written.  You might have seen their videos on Funnyordie.com or Youtube like This Party Just Took a Turn for the Douche or Hand Jobs, Bland Jobs, I Don't Understand Jobs.  If you haven't seen them already you need to check out their videos because they're awesome.  They perfomed about 10 songs over an Hour Span with some comedic banter inbetween.  They were very Funny and Very Sweet Too.  Afterwards they posed for pictures and I got to meet them.   I told them that they were Amazing.  They told me thanks and asked me if I had a good time.   I also bought a Wiseguys T-shirt that they were cool enough to sign as well.