The Amazing Jonathan


No Idea / Thursday, April 14th, 2005

I never talked about seeing the Amazing Jonathan almost 2 weeks ago for my belated birthday. I’ve been real lagged on my review posts I guess. Anyway, Jonathan is hilarious, but we already knew that. He did almost everything he did in his Comedy Central show, however this show was about an hour longer so it was much more involved with a lot of hilarious new stuff. And unlike a comedian, he doesn’t just do comedy. He threw some sketches in there as well as his “magic”. That’s why he’s so great. Because he’s completely original. He had a lot of great new stuff that cracked me so constantly up. Our seats were great. Kristin got us VIP seating which put us in the front and ahead of all the lines, but we were late to the show so we were out of the area where he would make fun of you in. I did not want to be the person he brought up on stage. But oh man, would I love to be a Vegas comic. You probably make a load of money, well more than enough to live comfortably on, and you’re only at work like 3 hours a day/6 days a week. My only complaint was it was at the Riviera. I had never been in an old casino on the new strip (the ones past Treasure Island). Now I know why. It took practically 20 minutes to find the parking garage. Yes, I said the parking garage, not parking. Once I found the garage, I had to drive to the very top because it was such a small garage since it was built 50 years ago. Walking inside the casino was like walking into a time machine. I felt like it was 1970 in there. I don’t like 1970. I like 2005. But the show was great once we got to it, and that’s all that matters. I just will never go back to the Riviera unless I ever see the Amazing Jonathan again. Which I probably will. He’s a funny guy.

What I’m listening to: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Suck My Kiss