Be Funny or Die
Is the mere accusation of rape a pronouncement of guilt? Doesn’t the character of the accuser factor into a valid attempt to prove or disprove guilt just as the character of the defendant does? These questions became a nice heated debate during the Happy Hour pre-show hookup for fans of comedian Chris Valenti last night at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. As for the outcome of the debate? It was like talking about abortion, no one changed from there original stance, but at least we had a night of comedy to look forward to, right?
Right. The host, Bethany, after announcing that there were height requirements to ride her, made it a point to flaunt what shorter men weren’t gonna get amidst a fairly polished MC set throughout the night. She rarely missed on any jokes and the couple of times the jokes fell a bit flat, she recovered quickly and adeptly. Of the standout standups that I wasn’t there to specifically see, was Vargas and a dude whose name I can’t remember that was a Persian transplant raised in London. Vargas put together a piece on the sperm’s journey to fertilizing the egg that was so funny, it was all I could do to not fall out of my seat.
Chris Valenti, my reason for being there. This was the first time I’ve seen his act without his guitar and dude did not disappoint. Fresh off a breakup, he educated the crowd on the pains of being a comedian and a guitar player in the dating scene while in his thirties. If you have any questions about how a man copes with his pubes, and the challenges they impose, then you MUST see Valenti live. In the meantime, you can get the 411 on him at www.chrisvalentimusic.com.
