Speaking of favorites in comedy, I got a double dose because one of mine was at the Funny Bone this weekend. I know 90 percent of y’all have never heard of Roy Wood Jr. Well, he’s been a featured commentator on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” so perhaps 80 percent. He did not disappoint in the least either. The host called him “one of the biggest names in comedy.” Wood said, “Well, why am I playing across the sidewalk from a Panera?” I died. And what gave him even more street cred as a comedian was that he played to a crowd that was clearly about 60 percent conservative and had them rolling. His bit about the bandwagon racists Trump has brought won them over. He likened them to those people who root for the winning team after their championship victory – and how infuriating it must be for the OG racists. “I see you walking around with these [expletive] Make America Great Hats and holding Tiki torches and [expletive],” Wood said doing a spot on ‘good ol’ boy’ impersonation. “But where were y’all when we were blocking the schools back in ’62?” The opening act was not quite as fortunate. He was funny, but for the life of me I can’t remember his name. And the audience couldn’t wait to forget.
