I don’t know what happened between Saturday and Sunday, but there was no Donnell Rawlings to be found. The show was so funny that it didn’t even matter. Going to that show reminded me of just how doggone funny folks from the STL really are. Jessie Taylor was killin’ it and Carmen Barton came up on stage off the cuff and slayed the stage while doing her best K. Michelle impersonation from the neck down in a black and white cat suit. She had me at “I’m not gonna be up here long. I just came to show some love to Jessie right quick – plus my kids are outside in the car.” After seeing those two, I can’t wait for the next wave of our comedy talent to follow the footsteps of so many others into the mainstream (like Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, the Torry brothers and Cedric The Entertainer to name a few). But back to the show…Chicago comedian Jeff B (who was quietly giving me a Bernie Mac tribute voice) had me hollering when he said he got a call from HBO about a special. Just when he got the folks to believing he was going to have his own special, he said they told him he could upgrade to a premium package for a small fee. The highlight of my night was Talent. Remember him? He was the “it’s just comedy” guy we used to see on “Def Comedy Jam” and “Comic View.” I feel cheated that he never graduated to full-fledged stardom after seeing him Sunday. He was hee-larious! Whe he was talking about the fear that pumps through you when encountering a “loose dog” I was dying. Anyway, I had a good little time at the IP54 in the name of funny. And thanks for shoutin’ out the paper Jessie!