Robin Williams - Working on New Material - May 15th 2008 - Showbox

Yes.. I'm posting about going to a comedy show here.

yes... contrary to what you find in a simple Google search on this show, I thought it was fucking hilarious.

Robin Williams isn't much different now than he was 'back in the day'. His high-contrast humor lends itself to poking fun at himself and others in their darkness: making fun of his alcoholism, divorces, and our incredibly screwed up politics in the US.

He was spot on and incredibly sharp with responses to the crowd, delivery of jokes, and his AADD demeanor. I paid good money to see Robin Williams, and Robin Williams is what I saw!

The Showbox was configured for seating. There were a bunch of cocktail tables (bar height) with stool seats for everyone in the bar area, with normal tables and chairs in the pit/main floor. The Showbox cleans up nicely for events like this. Given that the tickets were expensive and that the money went towards charity, I am glad that there was effort into presenting a very club/lounge-like environment for the show.

During the show there was a belligerent drunk chick sitting towards the back that kept yelling in response to some of the off-color remarks Robin Williams made about politics and the Seattle area. It was great when he ripped into her and turned her into an example of 'what not to be' at a comedy show, as well as turned the audience against her. After the third outburst from her (that ended up being pretty vulgar), she was kicked out of the show.

I liked the grey line humor and was not made uncomfortable at all by the personal life introspection. It was refreshing to hear the cynical and dark commentary on our social structure, politics, and general observations of life. It is very much the humor of my growing up and I appreciate it to no end when it is as smartly written and presented-- but let's not forget that Robin Williams also carries a bottom line message of overall positivity in that we all need to get along together.. and that, too, was refreshing to hear.