This past Friday I had the great pleasure of seeing Roy Wood Jr on his current tour, which ended a night or two afterward. Let’s discuss.

I have been a fan of Wood Jr's for quite some time now. The first place I saw him was "The Daily Show", and I was hooked. I like the way he delivered his segments on "The Daily Show". He had a calm energy, but he could get frenetic from time to time. That stuff always makes me laugh. When you can go from one level to the next effortlessly, I'm going to be all in for that person. From there on, Wood Jr has popped up in things I watch on tv. He was in an episode of "Only Murders in the Building". He had a very big role in "Confess, Fletch". He was a guest on an episode of "CBB". He was on "The Last OG". He even popped up in one episode of "Better Call Saul". It feels like he only does stuff that I enjoy. So, the opportunity to see him on tour was all I needed to see his standup. The fact that it was on the tailend of his tour made me even happier. This meant, to me, that his hour was going to be as tight as it could.

It was a tremendous hour. He had a few local openers, who were pretty funny. I always enjoy local humor that speaks to the crowd. I'm into that. But we were all waiting for Roy Wood Jr. He came on stage and proceeded to crush for the next hour. He would jump from bit to bit with the ease of a pro. He had that same calm/frenetic energy on stage. If anything, he was even more animated doing his show. He made tons of gestures and seemed to walk back and forth on stage the entire time. At one point some random fan started to walk up to the stage, claiming he knew someone from Wood Jr's family. Sure enough he did. But, Wood Jr used this to his favor, taking the crowd on a hilarious ride with this fan and how they knew one another. I like how he explained that he had to get closer to the city to get the fans he wants for his show. The stuff about The Funny Bone was dynamite. When he got into talking about police in a small town, that was some good stuff. He could've made it political and went down a rabbit hole, but he didn't. That was cool, although I would have enjoyed him dragging the police force. His bit about protests was hilarious.

But it was all in his last two long form jokes. He told two great, hilarious and interesting stories to close out his show. The first was about making friends with some old school porn stars and them inviting him to a sex party. From the initial meeting, to the blossoming friendship, to the crowd showing our age, to the brochure and all that followed, it was amazing. When he acted like the private chef I could not stop laughing. When he eventually explained himself and why he did what he did, I was fully on board with this entire crazy story. But, the closer of the night was tremendous. You could tell why this was his closer. He went into this story, which I could have listened to for hours, you realized early on that it was all about soulmates and his feelings on soulmates. It was truly amazing. It was poignant and hilarious. It was beautifully heartbreaking. He jumped from bit to bit within the story and closed it out with an all time banger of a button on a joke.

This show was awesome. I was so happy with the hour and I could have listened to him talk for another hour with ease. Roy Wood Jr is a pro, and this show lets you know that tenfold. Go see him if you get a chance. It is more than worth your time. I am so glad I did and I enjoyed his show so much. It was a great, great time. 

Ty

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