Before going out of town last week I went to see Connor O'Malley at Helium here in Saint Louis. Let’s discuss.

I like Connor O'Malley. I was first introduced to him via the tv show "Detroiters". He was only in one episode, but for me it was a very memorable scene. He and Tim Robinson just yell at each other for a few minutes. From that moment on I was a fan. I then saw other stuff he was involved with. He was in the entirety of "Joe Pera Talks With You", and he was great. He would pop up on a few series on Netflix. He has a great, and very odd Instagram presence. He is second to none on "I Think You Should Leave". All of his appearances on these shows kept me in hysterics. But I had never really dug too deep into his standup or his YouTube page. I'd see snippets on Instagram and other websites, but I never sat down and watched him do his own thing. I went into the show still pretty blind too. I wanted to be surprised by what I saw.

And boy was it one of the best comedy shows I have ever been witness to in my life. This was truly a one of a kind standup show. Connor O'Malley isn't a joke a minute guy. He isn't really even a storyteller comic. He is more absurd. He goes on tangents and rants that seemingly come from nowhere. He would, at times, be very quiet and then he'd get very loud. All of the time though, I found myself cracking up. He did a bit about going to a skatepark, which was gold. He had people come onstage to do a performance, which he wrote, that crushed. He wore a ridiculous t-shirt that made me laugh and laugh and laugh. He used his ability to mess with the internet to fit his comedy stylings to a T. But where he really excelled, where he won me over right away, was his navigation through the quiet parts of his set. When it would get silent he would make a noise to put us back in the moment. He could make a face that got us all involved and laughing. He would scoff at one of the few crowd members that were speaking when they shouldn't have been speaking. He owned the moment where most comics just try to get to the next premise. He was in his element in these times. I found that rather impressive. I was curious as to how much I'd be laughing during the whole show. I didn't know if it would be a slow burn or if it would be laughing at the mundane. I found myself, and the whole crowd for that matter, laughing during the whole hour long set. I had an idea that this was going to be a good show, but I was blown away by how much I enjoyed myself, and I don't think I should be so surprised. I told my wife when I got home it was one of the best and most unique standup shows I've ever been to. I told my family on vacation all about the show. I found myself having the time of my life watching Connor O'Malley do his style of standup as a headliner.

I highly recommend going to see him if he is coming to your town. It is well worth your time. Now I am going to check out his YouTube stuff to see how funny that is. I can't wait. 

Ty

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