Totally J/K with Joe and Noah 12.2.08

This past Wednesday I decided to finally check out Totally J/K with Joe and Noah at Soundfix Lounge, even though I've been planning on going for quite some time now.  And I'm super glad that I went because it was a great night filled with laughter.  Joe Mande and Noah Garfinkle host this alt comedy show every Wednesday at 9:30 PM and I really recommend everyone going to it.  They started the show with "Totally J/K's List of Nothing" (a list of their ideas that turned into nothing) and besides the theme song for this list being fantastic, the list itself juxtaposes everyday words and ideas together hilariously.  The lineup was fantastic.  The guests included Sean Patton, Patrick Borelli, Kristen Schaal, Kurt Braunohler and Donald Glover.

First up was Sean Patton.  I must have been in another world or really high (or both?) when I saw Sean Patton at the VH to the One Comedy show because I didn't remember watching his performance really, but I'm almost glad I didn't because it made this performance all the funnier.  Also as I was watching I remembered other material he had said last week that he didn't use.  So I apologize for not remembering him before, but at least this time I won't forget. Following Patton, was Patrick Borelli.  Borelli didn't really perform an act, so much as advertise for his new book, Holy Headshot.  Which was almost better than an actual act.  The 

book, Holy Headshot, is a coffee table type book that includes bizarre, ridiculous and totally legit real head shots and resumes.  Even if you're not going to actually purchase the book, I would recommend going to the website for it because it's quite entertaining and funny. 

Next was Kurt and Kristen.  Comedy duos, in general, rank extremely high on my list of favorite things ever, but Kurt and Kristen really took the cake.  Schaal was one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Totally J/K tonight.  She is also on the hit HBO series, Flight of the Concords, which I don't really watch.  "So why did you want to see her then?", you might ask.  Well, the reason I wanted to see her so badly though is because of a web series that she and Braunohler do called Penelope Princess of Pets.  Everyone should watch it; it's hilarious.  Anyways, their performance at Totally J/K was so wonderful.  I think it's something about their voices that makes them so addicting to watch (not like crack addicting, more like sushi addicting)to me.

At this point I really thought very little could top what I had already seen, yet I managed to somehow be wrong once again.  Donald Glover hit the stage and laughter was the constant the entire rest of the show.  Glover writes for the Emmy Award winning program, "30 Rock"on NBC.  That Emmy is clearly well-deserved because Glover was hilarious.  His jokes focused mostly on stereotypes of different cultures, and were completely fresh and non-offensive, which I think is hard to do because in that realm you are really walking on thin ice.  

All in all, Totally J/K with Joe and Noah is something you should Totally G/S (Go See, and yes I knew that was lame before I typed it, but I rebel against my better judgement on the daily).  Here are some reasons you should go a) it's every Wednesday and when do you regularly have Wednesday plans.. b) it costs $0, so even if you lost your home/job/pet/virginity due to the recession, you can still afford it and c) there is also another free show immediately before it so that's like two for the price of free.  Every Wednesday, 9:30 PM at Soundfix Lounge Williamsburg, Brooklyn.