For a different kind of gimik (not that we actually replaced an evening of climbing), my friends and I decided to scoot over to Greenbelt 2 to check out the "observational" comedy scene. Yes, lesson #1 for the night: may ganon palang terminology! They call it observational comedy in contrast with "those you see in Quezon Avenue," i.e., Clownz, Zirkoh where the comedians sometimes interact/put the audience in the spotlight.
Personally I was up for this because I've heard a lot (of good things) about Tim Tayag. Tim was one of the performers of the night – an event called Laugh Man Standing organized by Jack TV and eCircle Entertainment – as part of the group called the Comedy Cartel. I first heard about Tim at around the same time when Rex Navarette hit it big in Manila, but never got around on seeing his act. Meanwhile, I do catch him on his travel show in Living Asia Channel (On-Foot) and, whenever I fly Cebu Pacific, automatically flip to his column on the airline’s Smile magazine.
So I’d like to think I entered Spicy Fingers (the venue) with relatively high expectations (um, but this may be especially true for our companion Mr. Yap). But what I wasn’t aware of is how the show would actually transpire. All the while I thought we’d be watching around 3 comedians only, when the line up was actually made up of around 10! It turned out that this event featured not just Tim but, like I said, different members of the Comedy Cartel + finalists of Jack TV’s Laffapalooza (think Last Comic Standing with Jay Mohr).
I don’t think I’d be able to review each comedian, nor would I want to spoil their acts by describing their most memorable (both positive and neagative, haha!) spiels, but just a rundown of my top picks for the night:
- Tim Tayag
- Mike Unson
- Alex Calleja
- Marlon Olivan
- Mike Unson
- Alex Calleja
- Marlon Olivan
And it made me wonder…what made them stand above the rest? It seems their unifying elements would be their relevant themes – it certainly helped that they all talked about matters which I could identify with. Then there was the great story. Their jokes were not just randomly being thrown at you – they were tied together which made for a great buildup and kaboom! one punchline after the other. Being well-versed in English and Filipino was definitely a hit with me. It helps in relating with them and their anecdotes, because you know they are Filipino, just like you and me.
Sheeesh. I can be such a nerd. Nanonood nga ng pampatawa, ina-analyze naman sa huli!!!
So nevermind! Disregard the post-event analysis if you think it’s going above the line. I just want to say…I recommend that you try to catch the Comedy Cartel one of these days, and when you do, watch out for these men!!!
And may I just note...TIM TAYAG, I am now officially a fan :D------------------
*For upcoming shows/schedules of the Comedy Cartel, check out the eCircle Entertainment website
**Images from Comedy Cartel feature at Click the City and On Foot Online
Ah...I could use a laugh....thanks for the post Ina....will try to catch this. -- Gigit
ReplyDeleteSpicy fingers is a cool venue. That's where we got wasted while waiting for Kuya to finish his stag party. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteahhh so nakanood ka na?? (may naalala ka kaya? parang nabanggit mo na WASTED kayo...hahaha) gusto kong itry ulit, to check out the variety of materials :D punta tayo minsan! :)
ReplyDeletesama akoo! (yeheszz, sem break na hehe)
ReplyDeletei think i remember watching a rex navarrete show with you where tim tayag was the front and he had this joke about the difficulties with having sex in a bed under the picture of the sto nino. hehe
AY oo nga!!!!! Grabe naalala mo pa! So I HAVE watched Tim....in that front act :)
ReplyDeleteI'm up for this, but when I get back from China :) 2nd to 3rd week November.