Comedy at the Bagdad!

Last night, I had a lovely chat with Paul Jay and Dan Dominguez, and I told them that I would expose my massive 15-person readership to their gig tonight at the Bagdad Theatre. These guys have been ruling El Lay and touring the states with their comedy, and you can see them for the low, low price of $5 American, the price of a Venti Latte or a gallon of gasoline! This show is being put up by Andy Wood's amazing Bridgetown Comedy brand: "Every Show Has A Quality". The very funny and very large Oregon native Matt Braunger is also performing- he has recently had word that he will joining the cast of Mad TV next season, which I responded to in the following order:

1. Mad TV is still on the air?
2. Awesome! I'm so happy for Matt Braunger, it couldn't happen to a funnier or nicer gent.
3. Crap! Am I gonna have to watch Mad TV now?



It was a fantastic show, of course! And I got to chat with Dan Dominguez, who is not only terribly funny but also knows my brother in San Diego. Earlier in the evening, I had dinner with some nice ladies who are friends with my sister in New York. Now, this would all seem like amazing coincidence if my family weren't a multi-limbed tree of Irish Mormonism.

Bridgetown Comedy Festival!

I know, I know- you and me and everyone we know can't wait for the first-ever Bridgetown Comedy Festival, from March 6-8! There is a HUGE roster of West Coast fancy-ass comedians, headlined by the king of the D&D midgets and star of the Oscar-winning food-cooking rat movie, Patton Oswalt- and I believe that there's some time in there for yours truly. Starting March 10th, I will start referring to the weekend as "that time I did a show with Patton Oswalt", which will technically be true.

Update: for anyone who's a fan of the comedy of Virginia Jones specifically, I am scheduled to do time at the following times, dates, and locations:

Thursday, March 6th: Mount Tabor Legacy Lounge, 8:00 PM
Friday, March 7th: Mount Tabor "Big Room", 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 8th: Bar of the Gods, 8:00 PM

UPDATE: Auggie Smith, Andy Wood, and Richard Bain were interviewed for the Willamette Week and they printed it and everything! Suckers.

POSTSCRIPT: It was fantastic. I got to see, meet, and point at so many funny, funny people. I was particularly knocked out by Kyle Kinane and Tig Notaro, whom I met in Andy's basement last year, and James Adomian, Jason Nash, and the lithe and lovely David Cope. Thanks to all who attended, particularly my Gothic Posse.

The hilarious Mr. Oswalt cuddles a puppy onstage. Don't tell Grumpus.

James Adomian's amazing George W. Bush was the surprise hit of the festival.

I like this picture of myself, because I can see me making a weird face, and also see that same face captured on video.

The only other record of me in the festival was a throwaway line about wrist-slitting, recorded in the Mercury blog.