Metal rules with Brian, aka the voice of Jim from Mission Hill.
One of today’s funniest stand-up comedians came to Austin this weekend and I caught him for his late Friday performance. Brian opened up with a clarification on why he’s a nerd, not a geek and then jumped on why his relationship with iTunes has taken a hostile turn (I know Somara enjoyed it when I told her). There numerous other great gags about his bachelor party, protecting his house, meeting Dennis Rodman at a club, why people are afraid of his his appearance, smoking pot, Heavy Metal music, Star Wars, spam, Wikipedia and obviously, numerous dirty jokes about sex which was intertwined many of the earlier topics. Not one bit was recycled from his previous album Live in: Nerd Rage which was awesome. Personally, I don’t mind if comedians re-use stuff they’re famous for or it’s on the current record they’re touring over but when it’s all new to me, I got a heck of a bargain at Austin’s comedy club, especially when I get seats right up front for a couple extra bucks.
After the show, I got to speak to Brian as the picture shows. He personalized my CD too and appreciated me wearing my favorite Metallica shirt, hence the autograph…
There was a small price to pay for wearing the shirt. The opening comedian, Jacob Sirof busted my chops when he caught me looking at my iPhone to see if a friend had sent a message to give an update. He was quick to capitalize on the situation but he definitely won the audience over with this (paraphrased): “Ahh, Metallica huh? Metal up your ass? Well if your friend doesn’t show, you’ll definitely be going solo tonight.”