And We Laughed

Last night I took my mom to see comedian, Joel McHale, for her birthday. My mom and I regularly watch Joel McHale host The Soup on the E! channel. McHale basically shows clips from TV and makes fun of them in a very sarcastic and blunt way. The clips themselves are usually funny, but Joel’s take on them make it laugh out loud funny. The Soup is one of my few “must watch” shows every week.
Here’s a clip from The Soup, the funniest show evah!:


When we arrived to the theater for the performance, my mom and I had a drink, then I led her to our seats. Unbeknownst to her, I had purchased second row seats for us. She couldn’t believe our awesome seats, it turned out we had no one in front of us either!
The warm up comedian, or “fluffer” as he called himself, was Chris Hardwick.

I had never heard of him, but he had us giggling like school girls. Chris started the show making topical, sarcastic jokes about the general vicinity and Wisconsin (which we live near). It’s refreshing to hear jokes tailor made for the audience, and obviously new material. About midway through his act, Chris also mentioned he was the voice of one of the cows in the Nickelodeon cartoon, “Back to the Barnyard.” My kids watch that show so I yelled out, “Which cow?” Hey, I knew my children would want to know! He proceeded to heckle me which was fun, even as my face turned red. Second row seats have its advantages.
Next Joel McHale walked on the stage to loud applause by his adoring fans. After watching him every week, my mom and I enjoyed having Joel right in front of us making us chuckle. McHale joked about many of the fellow shows on E! and pop culture that he repeatedly makes fun of on The Soup. Much of his act was talking about his parents, his young sons, and other family topics, things the audience can relate to. My mom’s eyes were red from tearing up and laughing so much. He also heckled two ladies in the audience throughout the show that made us laugh even harder. I imagine they took it well, because you had to have a sense of humor to be there in the first place! He is just so freaking funny! I love sarcastic, inapproprate humor...I get to hear it every day from my husband, too!

After his performance, a long line formed to meet him and buy Soup T-shirts. I convinced my mom to get in the long line, even though we were one of the last ones. It seemed there were about 150 people in line, so we gave up after a while knowing we’d be there for an hour or two. I thought it was gracious of Joel though to sign autographs and take pictures with his many fans after the show. We left the theater with big grins. If you enjoy biting wit, check out the Soup on E! on Friday nights or even check out that guy Joel if he performs near you.