David Cross at the DC Improv

As Steve has already mentioned, we saw David Cross at the DC Improv on Sunday night. Amanda and I had excellent seats: we were literally pressed up against the stage (our legs were a bit stiff by the end of the show). I can report for certain that David Cross really is as bald as he looks on TV.

If you've heard his CD, Shut Up, You Fucking Baby!, you have a pretty good idea of what he talked about. He was recording a new CD, though, so everything he covered was new material. At one point, he mentioned that it was a strange twist of fate that the noise cows make was "Moo." Wouldn't it be weird, he asked, if the sound they made was "Help?" "Of course, I'd still eat 'em," he said, "because they're fucking delicious."

One of my favorite bits was where he quoted from the bible. Specifically, Ezekiel 4:12 and 4:15. He then invited anyone, but particularly President Bush, to literally eat his shit.

The only disappointing aspect of the night was the amount of time he was on stage: only about an hour. I understand that the venue has another show and all, but US$20 for one hour of stand-up seems a bit excessive.

January 20, 2004 - 10:34 AM