I howled for dear life for the third year in a row (I think it’s year three) when I hit up the Chaifetz Arena for the St. Louis stop of the Festival of Laughs Tour. There was the same host (Rickey Smiley) and headliner (Mike Epps) and I can’t say that I was the least bit mad about it. Last year Mike was off, but he got his mojo back for the 2017. And y’all insist on learning the hard way that Rickey Smiley does not like his picture taken. I thought calling a man “ladylike” for wanting to capture the moment was more than a bit much, but he clearly hates photos when they aren’t on his terms – and that’s just that. He regrouped fabulously, and kept the cackles coming. I’m so glad Bruce Bruce cut those plaits off. And that Felipe Esparza fellow was pretty funny too. I’m so glad Mike got through that personal drama of his divorce and all of that – and he didn’t miss a beat working it into his act….which was guaranteed new material.
