Tosh Comedy Tour 2012

Post advisory: By reading the following you agree to laugh at: abortion, pedophilia, gender stereotypes, 911, NDE’s, ethnicities, and if there’s time: rape. No need to thank me, though. I’m just quoting a caveat comedian Daniel Tosh relayed in his opening monologue for his 2012 comedy tour that Jim and I attended last night.

These are front row, too!

Along with at least 4562 fellow Santa Barbarans—the 1 percenter’s, as Daniel dubbed the members of our fair though elite community—that headed over to the Flintstone-themed arena that is the Santa Barbara Bowl. To be fair, the rocky amphitheater has undergone some sprucing up since last I’d been, its seats re-cushioned and its security staff austerely attired in dusty blue jerseys and khakis; looking more country club attendant than concert staff, frankly, but hey. This is Santa Barbara, and we march to our own drummer.

The rabble…

And in a fashionably late manner, as well. As the 8 o’clock start time drew near & passed, a surge of late-coming college kids merged with us thirty, forty and fifty-somethings, exchanging catcalls and bounced beach-balls, and grabbing a seat under the stars. The crowd’s gestalt was exuberant, the balmy twilight pleasant, and no one seemed to mind waiting until a more comedic version of star popped out of the amphitheater’s eaves around 8:15.

Opening act: Dwayne Perkins was worth the trifling delay. A regular on Comedy Central & Conan O’Brien, the engaging African-American relied on some standard racial taboos to illicit laughter from the audience, but his material was David Greer lighthearted—rather than Chris Rock angry—and fresh for all the saturation of that comedic angle. Don’t take my word for it. Check out this YouTube video below. Continue reading →…