David Cross
"Shut Up, You Fucking Baby!"
(Sub Pop)

Many of you know him as the Artist and Repertoire madman Mr. Show. Well, he's also a stand up comedian, and this record is a live performance of him doing his thing. The story behind the listen goes as follows: The great and powerful Kimber passes the record to me, and says "…hey, while you're driving to Vegas this weekend, why don't you review this too…" I, of course, agree, seeing as there is no other alternative, and set out on my long perilous journey to reach Sin City. Just outside of Wickenburg, I pop it in, and by the time I am in Wickenburg, 45 minutes later, I am laughing so hard, I'm crying, weeping for my mentality and my safety. As I haphazardly pull into the less than famed Subway/Chevron, I stumble out of the truck, just in time for relief, and succeed at locating the restroom facilities. It went on like that for the remainder of the 5 hour drive.
Cross had his audience in hysterics most of the night, and I was particularly fond of the, winged, cell phone bit. It's sardonic at the least and borderline depressing at times, only because of the subjects he draws his humor from (i.e. 9/11 and dumb rednecks), but he makes up for any down moments by releasing his comedic kung-fu all over that microphone. Any of you who are fans of Mr. Show, must check it out immediately.

-Jeff