frater222 wrote:
hahah
Quote:
Holden: "He [Ari Shaffir] is a...as far as I know, correct me if I'm wrong, Ari, a former rabbi, um...He is a -"
Shaffir: "No, no, I'm not. I'm not a former rabbi. [uncomfortable laughter]"
Holden: "You're not?"
Shaffir: "No." [laughing]
Holden: "OK, never mind. Never mind."
Shaffir: [sounds like] "I'm not that sort of Jew."
Holden: "OK, well, he is a, um -"
Shaffir: "But I like it though, so I'll run with it."
Holden: "Why don't you?"
frater, your almost disinterested tone is perfect for your material.
It's an easy, relaxed, dry delivery, and the contrast with your material
creates a unique "voice".
Your tone is maintained so well, that I can't tell if the excerpted
exchange above was an oversight on your part played off well, or
deliberate.
Either way, I laughed at it.
Don't want to make comparisons, but it's more Steven Wright and less
Chris Rock. It's more Jack Benny and less Grouch Marx(?)...
Anyway, looking forward to hearing more of your material.
Bart