Uptown Showdown

I’ll start off by saying, I think the topic the comedians had to debate did not give them a fair chance to exhibit their ability to make others laugh and did not give us a chance to fairly assess their abilities.

The Christmas side was funny and kept it light (that is, until the end). Their performers seemed relaxed and their jokes were easy to laugh at and they kept it light. The Chanukah side was funnier but I felt that they were much more hostile and I felt intimidated by them. They did deserve to win the debate though, as they were funnier and made more points, whereas the Christmas side of the debate repeated their points over and over again.

All in all, it was an enjoyable night. I think the topic itself was a difficult one for anyone to really be all that funny with, but the comedians did a good job nonetheless.