Valparaiso, IN — A new themed comedy show called Mustard Baby Spit Take, in which no more than three actual jokes are told in the span of two hours, premiered last weekend in the upstairs bar of Ronnie’s Downtown Lounge.
“We are so excited to finally to see this idea come together,” said host Lily Buckingham, who was wearing clown makeup for some reason. “Basically, comedians have to choose which artisan mustard they are going to gargle with beer before running a lap around the building and, in the unlikely event they have any time left, tell a quick joke. Oh, and everyone’s dressed like babies! I had so much fun, and me having fun is what comedy is all about.”
With many comedians acknowledging that writing and crafting original material is difficult and time consuming, themed shows like this one have taken the pressure off of performers with wacky semantics and nonsense distraction.
“Normally, I am all nervous to try out new jokes,” claimed Mark Nellie, who performed on the inaugural show. “But with themed shows, I just do something stupid, like gargle mustard, or pretend I’m on a spaceship, and the audience just trusts that whatever we’re doing is funny. I didn’t tell one joke at Mustard Baby Spit Take, but I still had the best set of my life!”
Patrons at Ronnie’s who were accidentally present for the show had mixed feelings about the emerging comedic format.
“What I saw was not exactly what I’d call comedy,” remarked Kathleen Ponzetti, who was having dinner with her family while the show was going on. “It was more of a frantic, interpretive children’s theatre, performed by moderately drunk adults with little to no actual written material prepared. Like slapstick, but sad. They seemed to be having fun, but I can’t imagine there’s actually a market for shows like this.”
Comedians who want to check out the next themed show near them are encouraged to stay home and work on developing actual comedic material instead.
By Tyler Dark.
The Bringer 