Daniel Tosh - 8/17/11

Mrs. P., Dick Tracy, Mrs. Tracy, and I went to see Daniel Tosh last night at the Sacramento Memorial. The venue holds 4000-5000 people, so there is always concern about how well a comedy show can translate in a venue that size. I am happy to report, that the was hilarious and to be honest, a bit of a breath of fresh air from Tosh.0. Daniel's ability to be flippant, sarcastic, and say things that some feel bad even thinking made the show quite enjoyable. There is really no need to recap the entire show, but here are some topics Tosh covered during the evening:

- Rape
- Abortion
- Why LeBron James isn't as big of an asshole as everyone thinks he his
- "Fuck the Kings- I hope they move to Vegas"- Hilarious!
- People who cannot get pregnant should listen to the universe and not spend thousands of dollars having a science-induced pregnancy
- He spoke a bit about the show and how he is aware that it is ridiculous that he is famous and successful
- He told a guy in the crowd who was yelling like a d-bag, to jump off the balcony. Then Tosh wondered aloud if he'd be liable if the guy actually jumped.
- How he is disappointed when people say the world will end and then it doesn't
- Why it should be ok to fight a woman if she's in your own weight class 

And many more topics, of course. I don't need to recount joke for joke what Daniel said because a) I don't remember all the jokes and b) they won't be as funny written by me in electronic font.

What I will say is that it is nice to watch someone stand in front of thousands of people, fully entertain the crowd, and say some of the most fucked up shit that many people just think, but would never say. It must be a very liberating experience to come to terms with how awful the world is, then explain this to people in a sarcastic way, and have them lap it up by laughing and paying a $40-$50 entrance fee just to hear it. Amazing stuff.

The last thing I'll touch on is Tosh mentioning this little nugget:

"Here's a great way to gauge if we could ever hang out. If you have ever said, 'There is nothing funny about [blank]' then there is no chance we could ever be friends."

Interesting, right? I'm going to go ahead and agree with him. There is humor in EVERYTHING. I'm not saying to make abortion jokes while you take a one-night-stand to the clinic to get her vacuumed out, but there is humor embedded in every tragedy. Comedy is how we can cope with all the fucked up things in this world. Whether it is my brother getting a DUI, family issues, or just the Miami University Football program (HILARIOUS!!!) there are laughs to be had in any situation. If we can't laugh at ourselves, especially, then what hope do we have to overcome any issues that this fucked up world can toss at us?

In the end, I had a lot of fun seeing Daniel Tosh on stage and I hope he continues on with tour and his TV show. Titties!