klaus_kinski
07-21-2005, 09:23 AM
Apprehensively, I decided to check out Todd Barry at Caroline's last night. Todd is easily one of my favorite comedians, so the apprehension didn't have anything to do with him. Rather, it had to do with the venue: Caroline's. Caroline's is exactly how you'd picture a shitty popular comedy club. It is in the heart of Times Square and is a mecca for hayseeds who want to see comedians that they know from the TV ("Hey, Pauly Shore is gonna be here next week! Dang, we're leavin' on Mundee!"). In addition to that, there is a PRICEY 2 drink minimum. You can choose from a vast list of drinks but, like a typical SHITTY club, they have drinks named after comedians. I wasn't sure if I wanted to order the Colin Quinn, The Janeane Garafalo or the Dave Chapelle so I got a Sam Adams. Also, the walls of the place are covered with B&W photos of comedians who have performed there. One bumpkin from the south kept going "Oh, look! Jim Shoop has performed here! Jim Shoop has performed here!" as she was looking at a photo of GREG PROOPS.
Lots of times, like last night, people go there for no other reason than the fact that visiting Caroline's is on their 'Things to Do In New York City' itinerary regardless of who the fuck the headliner is. So last night the people who were there to see the show were all tourists who had no fucking idea who Todd Barry was. 10 minutes into his nearly 60 minute set, he had those hicks in his pocket. HE KILLED. He was so goddamned perfect it was ridiculous. I was right in the front, literally touching the stage, and there was a couple in the table next to me who kept talking and making out. Eventually he just stopped and said "Are you guys going to shut the fuck up? Why don't you move" and the girl flipped him off and was like 'We're not going anywhere.' He continued his set and 5 minutes later, the same thing happened. This time her really laid into them. It was HILARIOUS. Then the bouncer who is at leat 7 foot 3 came up to their table and kicked them out. When they left Todd said "The fact that that guy was nearly 8 feet tall made that really satisfying". The place went nuts. Shit, he was so goddamned on. Anyhow, this is turning a rambling, 18-year-old girl myspace blog so I will stop writing.
Oh, real quick anecdote. Todd started talking about geologists and asked if anyone there was a geologist and someone actually said yes. He goes, "Really? Name a rock." and she yelled out "Quartz!". To my complete and total surprise, the girl I was with yelled back "Quartz is a mineral!". Which is true. And Todd agreed. Anyhow, the girl I was with isn't normally THAT outgoing and she didn't really know Toddy Barry at all. The fact that she did that was a major turn on.
PEACE
Lots of times, like last night, people go there for no other reason than the fact that visiting Caroline's is on their 'Things to Do In New York City' itinerary regardless of who the fuck the headliner is. So last night the people who were there to see the show were all tourists who had no fucking idea who Todd Barry was. 10 minutes into his nearly 60 minute set, he had those hicks in his pocket. HE KILLED. He was so goddamned perfect it was ridiculous. I was right in the front, literally touching the stage, and there was a couple in the table next to me who kept talking and making out. Eventually he just stopped and said "Are you guys going to shut the fuck up? Why don't you move" and the girl flipped him off and was like 'We're not going anywhere.' He continued his set and 5 minutes later, the same thing happened. This time her really laid into them. It was HILARIOUS. Then the bouncer who is at leat 7 foot 3 came up to their table and kicked them out. When they left Todd said "The fact that that guy was nearly 8 feet tall made that really satisfying". The place went nuts. Shit, he was so goddamned on. Anyhow, this is turning a rambling, 18-year-old girl myspace blog so I will stop writing.
Oh, real quick anecdote. Todd started talking about geologists and asked if anyone there was a geologist and someone actually said yes. He goes, "Really? Name a rock." and she yelled out "Quartz!". To my complete and total surprise, the girl I was with yelled back "Quartz is a mineral!". Which is true. And Todd agreed. Anyhow, the girl I was with isn't normally THAT outgoing and she didn't really know Toddy Barry at all. The fact that she did that was a major turn on.
PEACE