Soft-spoken Joe Pera is from Buffalo. He’s going on an extended tour soon, and the first of his two hometown shows is sold out. Joe will be in Boston on December 2nd.
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Isn’t That Special, and That Other Special Too
On February 16 I received a message from the non-controversial Joe Pera, promoting his upcoming tour.
Besides being Black History Month, is February also Comedian Month? Because yesterday this message popped up from the controversial Louis C.K. Hmm… “popped up” may not be the right expression to associate with Louis.
Hello. You are in the Boston area. Yes you are. Don’t lie. Anyway I’m writing you all of a sudden because I made an infomercial. It’s really fucking stupid and silly but I think it’s fun to watch and I believe it will make you laugh. It’s going to air in Boston TONIGHT in one hour! (Haha sorry) at 2:05 AM on WFXT which is an independent station and then again at 2:35. It’s channel 25 and 34 digital, whatever that means, I’m sure you can find it on cable somewhere.
Anyway it’ll be on a few times during the week in different spots but this is the first airing so I thought you might like to tune in if you are awake at that hour or set your DVR for 2:05-2:35 AM.
That’s all. Have a good weekend!
Louis CK
Also I am not in Ukraine. My flight was canceled because no one can fly there now.
Was Louis really supposed to be in the Ukraine right now? Yeah, he was.
Louis called WFXT an independent station, but it isn’t, it’s a Fox affiliate. A late night infomercial on broadcast TV? Seems an unlikely place to find a new audience, so I was curious and recorded it. The commercial is also airing in L.A., Philadelphia, and Dallas. As expected it’s a parody of infomercials while also serving as a sales pitch. Here’s the first minute of the thing.
At the end of the video is one of the milder surreal cuts. Some of the others are more typical of Sarah Silverman’s dark sense of humor.
So I’m not surprised that Louis’ old friend in comedy, Sarah Silverman, would make an appearance. Wait. That’s not Silverman, it’s Sarah PALIN!
But wait, for only $5 more you also get last year’s comedy special!
Louis C.K. and Al Franken paid a heavy price for their offenses when #MeToo hit with fevered momentum. Some of the more radical elements within the movement seemed to conflate the abuses of Louis and Al with the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein. While Evangelical Christians, in a rare showing of forgiveness, didn’t condemn Trump for his obvious offenses.
A Plethora of Pera
A Pair of Pera
Comedian, performance artist, or whatever he is, Joe Pera seems to never break character.
Teenage Pastland
I got “Who’s Next” for Christmas fifty — 50! — years ago.
More recently, Joe Pera had the same reaction to the album’s first song that I did, half a century ago.
And yes, there was a Sally who took my hand as we listened to the record together. Sally had brilliant red hair when I knew her, like Jenna Thiam a couple of posts ago.
The buzz on cheering up!
On this nice, warm day, outside the open porch window I hear some wasps beginning their annual ritual of building a new nest. Before I finish the ritual with a can of killer spray, I’ll get in the mood by watching a new comedian’s killer routine.
Joe Pera – 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' Standup Set from Joe Pera on Vimeo.