“font-family: Verdana;”>I had to run in and out all night long, but thanks to one show being extremely abbreviated and the other long awaited and winded I managed to swing both of the hot tickets among the urban folks on Friday night. I’m happy to announce they ran neck and neck on attendance – even though I was nervous when I looked around the Scottrade at 8 p.m. I should have known that at 8:22 p.m. that there would be a mass entrance to pack the place out. Melanie Camarcho was up first. I’ve seen Super Bowl commercials longer than her set – but I laughed the entire 58 seconds. I know y’all want me to get to the main attraction, but I decided to make y’all suffer like I did when I sat through 39 minutes of clips before Martin finally graced the stage. Everyone has been askin’ the same question since the show was announced. “Will Martin Lawrence rip it for his comedy comeback?” Well, I’ll just say that I would have been weak with laughter…had it been 2008! At least now I know where he’s been the past few years –in a doggone time capsule. He must have been sealed in just before President Obama kicked off his campaign. Marty Mar, before you hit your next city, be mindful of a few things. First, we’ve had a brother in the White House for three years. Flavor Flav has been off of the air and slanging chicken for two years and as far as
“mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;”>O.J. Simpson what, never mind. I was expectin’ him to bust out with a “Girl, you so crazy.” I know he was resistin’ the urge. After he offered up stale “current event” humor, he got really raunchy with it. Martin was apparently following the “if all else fails, talk about doin’ it – and be as downright nasty as possible” last ditch effort strategy that’s a standard among black comedians. I wasn’t expecting much, yet somehow I was expecting more.