ABOUT LAST NIGHT You know that when somebody prefaces something with, “I don’t mean to sound conceited, but”:... that you’re about to hear something really self-important… So I hesitate to say that my little comedy routine for Richard Shampain’s 60th went well; but I did see a gay man in full bullfighter regalia do a spit-take of no less than 6 feet, which pleased me no end. Admittedly I did have the incredible good fortune to follow a second-rate Cher impersonator whose fishnets bulging in the crotch area were an obvious giveaway (not that I was looking) so by the time I came on, the crowd was pretty eager for new entertainment. Especially after a “Sonny” impersonator (who looked more like Captain Kangaroo) had joined “Cher” for a rendition of “I Got You Babe”. By the close of this number, most of the guests would rather have skied into a tree than listened to another song, but aparently Richard had hired them for a minimum of an hour. Luckily though, there was no Chaz/Chastity Bono impersonator after that (though I thought I had seen one earlier at the bar) so I got to go on up just before any of the guests actually drifted off, or swallowed cyanide. Anyway, at that juncture, a Jewish comedienne (or someone like me impersonating a Jewish comedienne) was a welcome respite and the audience was an easy mark. Also, while Im thinking of it: Note to Self: DO NOT take husband’s advice in editing jokes from now on and trust my instincts... My husband had said earlier that he thought my using the word “penis” in my routine was too “over-the-top” and possibly even offensive; yet it turned out to be my best joke of the evening! My added admission to the audience that I had always secretly wanted to say the word “penis” out loud, into a microphone, at a public gathering, (due to the sheer audacity of just doing it) drew big laughs! When I further added that it had actually been on my bucket list and therefore could now be crossed off, they seemed genuinely thrilled for me! So I repeated the word “penis” a couple of times for good measure. (use of the word measure was no pun intended) ** The fact that no less than 15 people came up to me afterwards saying simply, “Penis” or Hey, Naomi, that was great! And PENIS right back at ya! to me, added to my delight and was also ironically # 2 on my bucket list so I was able to cross that off, too! All in all, it was a great nite! N. Next post: How my little buddy Karen Greenberg did on her own comedy debut and why Helga the Nazi party-planner almost wrestled her and her video to the ground. (Just kidding about Helga) (Her name was Heidi. Or Helene.) (And I’d had a lot of wine by then) (She was probably adorable and sweet but I had been drinking German wine) (Come to think of it: Even the MC was starting to look like Colonel Klink) *You know when somebody uses the phrase no pun intended they are usually well aware of the pun they just used.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:53:43 +0000
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