Saturday, January 17, 2009

Chas. Comedy Fest: Hot Sauce

Posted by John Stoehr on Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:47 PM

Normally, Hot Sauce, a trio featuring Robot Chicken's Ben Schwartz, isn't really surprised by a person from audience who's invited on stage to share some personal history. This time, the improv and sketch artists were surprised in ways they likely could not have imagined. No matter what they say about New Yorkers, that they are jaded about everything and that for them there's nothing new under the sun, it seems the South remains the land of the strange, the bizarre, and the unexpected.

The man's name was Brandon and his mother was a very "friendly" sort, he said, so much so that he was one of some 21 siblings, many of whom he never knew existed until early adulthood. Same with his father. The old man got in touch when he saw his kid's picture in the paper saying that he won a scholarship. His grandmother raised Brandon for a little while. She was the secretary for the high school nurse, even though she was a terrible typist. His big brother liked to play games like shooting Brandon in the back with a pellet gun and then telling mom Brandon was misbehaving.

Or something like that. I don't remember all of it. I do remember that Hot Sauce looked worried that they were being upstaged by this redneck from Dillon, S.C. Brandon's story was supposed to be the inspiration for a set of improv moments, so that Hot Sauce could get the audience rolling, and otherwise be the center of attention, but Brandon's story, and the severe looks of incredulity on the faces of Schwartz and his cohort, were the real moments of hilarity. "Brandon is killing 'em tonight," they said. "Normally, we get a guy who tells us he stole five bucks. But this guy's telling us he stole five bucks from an ax murderer."

Information: See Hot Sauce tonight at 9:30 p.m. at Charleston Ballet Theatre, $12.50

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Why do you hate these guys so much, writer? I saw the show last night and I thought it was hilarious, and that the performers where in control the whole time, and where gracious to Brandon. The rest of the audience seemed to think the show was really funny as well. This is the second negative article I have read from this writer about this group. I think he should either he should stop coming to their shows, or take a class in writing, because these reviews are unninformative, innaccurate, and poorly poorly written. Charleston is such a great city, and their comedy fans deserve better then to get their theatrical critiques from hack writer like this guy. I gave a better review when I turned to my girlfriend during the show and said "these guys are funny" then I bet this piece of shit "writer" has ever given inhis life. I feel really bad for this guy, and even worse for his family because they have to pretend his writing is good.

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Posted by Steven Gardner on January 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM

Why do you hate these guys so much, writer? I saw the show last night and I thought it was hilarious, and that the performers where in control the whole time, and where gracious to Brandon. The rest of the audience seemed to think the show was really funny as well. This is the second negative article I have read from this writer about this group. I think he should either he should stop coming to their shows, or take a class in writing, because these reviews are unninformative, innaccurate, and poorly poorly written. Charleston is such a great city, and their comedy fans deserve better then to get their theatrical critiques from hack writer like this guy. I gave a better review when I turned to my girlfriend during the show and said "these guys are funny" then I bet this piece of shit "writer" has ever given inhis life. I feel really bad for this guy, and even worse for his family because they have to pretend his writing is good.

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Posted by Steven Gardner on January 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM

Come to the show tonight and see what happens

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Posted by Hot Sauce on January 17, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Come to the show tonight and see what happens

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Posted by Hot Sauce on January 17, 2009 at 2:59 PM
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