I had the highest of hopes when I hit up the Pageant Sunday night for the Redd Foxx homage comedy set/variety show hosted by Darius Bradford. Between you and me, I kind of expected the crowd to be on the light side. However, I thought I would be cackling all up and through that show as we paid tribute to a comedy legend by way of the new school talent following in Foxx’s footsteps. Not so much. I don’t know if the skeet crowd had him shook, but Darius wasn’t his hilarious self. Luckily for the other comics that I came to support and show love, because they had me on the verge of a boo-fest. Do you hear me? That Larry Greene gave me the absolute blues. I know he’s fresh in the game, so I’ll give him some advice. Comedy is serious business that takes years and years of work to master the craft of it. And it’s an instant fail when you don’t get the details of your punchline correct. Nobody is going to laugh about thinking somebody’s uncle was a Delta because he was dressed in pink and green on Easter – and not just because it’s not funny. If you decide to tell that joke next Easter, be sure to keep in mind that AKAs are the ones that wear the pink and green…though I don’t think it will help elicit any more laughter. Darius has had quite the run over the past couple of years – I must say that Sunday was the first time in quite a stretch that I wasn’t in stitches. I’m just going to charge it to the game of everyone having an off night, and be ready to cackle the next time I see him.
