on stage
THREE-WAY FUN THE #1 COMEDY SHOW
by kevin plautz photos courtesy of rikke photography
Tired of going to the same old place and doing the same old
thing? If so, here’s a new, hilari- ous, monthly event you have to really see to appreciate! The #1 Comedy Show is now entering its second year at #1 Fifth Ave. and
the event has customers falling out of their seats with laughter.
The Rage Monthly sat down with the event’s three hosts, Brandon
Potter, Jamie Gamblin and Russell Brock, to get the inside scoop.
BRANDON
How did comedy make its way to #1 Fifth Ave.? Brandon: A little over a year ago,
I was looking for a place in Hillcrest to start a comedy show and #1 Fifth Ave. was the first place that came to mind. A month and a half later, we were up on stage bitching about Grindr flakes and headaches from cheap poppers. Did you realize how popular this event was going to become? Brandon:I can’t believe it!
We have brought comedy to Hillcrest monthly now and I couldn’t be more proud! There were so many people who told me we couldn’t do it, like my parents, but we showed those assholes. We love pushing the 1st Amendment to its limits. Can you tell me about working with the other two? Brandon: It’s insufferable at times,
but luckily we get free drink tickets. Russell Brock is the equivalent of yelling “FIRE,” in a crowded movie theater and Jamie Gamblin is constantly trying to get me to be smarter with my jokes. But at the end of the day, anal fisting is all about trust. How long does it take you to prepare before a performance? Brandon: I am constantly writing
notes down 24/7 because doing a show like this on a regular monthly basis, I don’t want to always be telling the same jokes. If anything ever makes me chuckle, I try to jot it down on my phone and I’m always mulling things over again and again. I sleep with a note pad and pen next to me in case I wake up in the middle of the night with a funny, new, dick joke.
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