Friday, February 25, 2011

Absolute Comedy Recap/Review: February 24, 2011

It seems that every soccer mom, grandparent and principle showed up at Absolute Comedy this Thursday evening. Lucky for this audience, the host and MC for the evening was Denis Grignon, a seasoned pro in the comedy world. His impressively clean material worked very well with this audience. He warmed them up with some mingling and well polished jokes.


Josh Williams then hit the stage

Williams is a regular in the Ottawa comedy scene, especially at Absolute Comedy where he is a fixture. Some of his jokes are on the risque side, and a few fell flat but Williams acknowledged it in such a funny way that he won everyone back. His self-deprecating humor and charming personality was a big hit appreciated by the audience.

Next up was Becky Bays

Bays is a newcomer from Toronto. Her adorable sauciness is a greatly appreciated new take on stand-up comedy. Her one liner about liking older men was the highlight of the entire show. Hopefully she will be doing more shows in Ottawa soon. JH5 will keep you posted!

And Finally Ted Bisaillion

By the time the headliner Bisaillion arrived to the stage, the audience had become very interactive. They were yelling things out and commenting on his performance like they were on their couch watching him on television. Ted got many laughs but the audience would not give them out easily. He worked for every laugh, and it really paid off. Bisaillion took the often told airline jokes and brought them to a new level of funny. At one point, after mildly offending a woman in the front row, he offered to donate his check to her charity. Throughout the remainder of the show Bilaillion joked about giving money away to everyone offended by anything the comics had said.

All the comics did very well, but had to work a bit harder to get the laughs. They succeeded as it was a very enjoyable show; even the lady in the front row seemed happy at the end of the night.

For reservations to Absolute Comedy, contact (613) 233-8000

Sophie Buddle
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