Uptown Showdown

I had an excellent time at the uptown showdown. I thought all the comedians (except for maybe one) were super funny, the topic of debate- Hanukkah vs. Christmas, and the fact itself that the comedy show was presented in the form of a debate, was cute and kind of silly, and I found myself laughing almost the entire evening.

One of my favorite parts was hearing Seth Herzog’s rendition of the Hanukkah story. Some parts were a bit dry, but i loved hearing a story that I grew up hearing for so many years. Especially because it was pretty much the way i remembered being told, except with a lot more jokes involved.

I also really liked the use of audio visuals for the use in the “debate”. I can’t say I’ve ever seen a powerpoint presentation used in such a comedic fashion.

Also, I thought that MichaelShowalter’s debate- “Which holiday is less worse” was pretty clever. And his style and delivery are kind of interesting, but really good, in my opinion.

And I forgot to mention the host, who also had some pretty good material.

So in conclusion, I had a really great time (apart for some of the q & a section, which got kind of awkward), Jackie Hoffman was kinda scary (but I totally sang along with her Hanukkah songs in my head), and in the end I didn’t mind having to go all the way to 95th street.

Also, I’d like to formally apologize to Ronny, in front of everyone in the class and all of the internet for my eggnog comment. That was stupid of me. I don’t even know what eggnog smells like. So I’m sorry.