Headlining the evening was Peter Radomski, one of Montreal's pre-eminent comedic talents who, on top of being voted Montreal's Best Standup by the Montreal Mirror, sealed his step into the limelight with his debut at this year's Just For Laughs fest. Working through a well-polished repertoire of jokes about men's postwar shaving habits, the tragedy of the Swastika's misuse in the twentieth century and the renewed appeal of the so-called "Oldy Tymey Rapiste", Radomski managed to make his slew of off-colour observations not only funny, but also remarkably charming.
Despite his (probably diligently-crafted) petty and unlikeable demeanour (he comes across as a mix between a more dour Patton Oswalt and Steve Buscemi's character in Ghost Word, Radomski graciously endeared himself to the audience with his distinctive brand of comedic irreverence.
Abetting the evening's hilarities were neo-Pachuco rockers Los Incandescentes, 3 Minots' house band, who entertained the audience with a mix of classic rock covers and original tunes before and after the show. Looking like the missing members of Fu Manchu, Los Incandescentes moved throuh a solid catalogue of tunes by Black Sabbath, the Beatles, the Doors and Dick Dale (donning authentic Mexican wrestling masks during their rendition of the latter's "Misirlou").
A weekly Sunday-night fixture as of Sept. 9th, Comedy on St-Laurent looks to provide more than the regular cavalcade of local comics. "You'll never see the same two performers week-to-week," says Schultz. He is also currently pursuing more extra-comedic talent, such as a beat-boxer to warm the crowd up.
With the assurance of such diverse entertainment, cheap drink specials and special rates for large groups (as it stands, the per person cover charge is a measly five bucks), Schultz's Comedy on St. Laurent promises to bring something fresh, lively and, perhaps best of all, funny to the often-tired parade of chic dance clubs, overly-familiar beer halls and topless dance establishments which constitute the bulk of Montreal's nightlife.
Comedy on St-Laurent goes down every Sunday night at 9 p.m. at 3 Minots, 3812 St-Laurent, just above Pins.
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David Schultz
posted 9/05/07 @ 8:42 AM EST
Thanks for the great article! I just wanted to add some contact info for people looking into the group rates:
comedystlaurent@yahoo.com
There's a Facebook group too, which I put as my website for this comment, if you'd like an invite with the lineup each week. (Continued…)
DeAnne
posted 9/05/07 @ 12:47 PM EST
Hey guys,
Just wanted to add that Comedy on St. Laurent is not the only comedy show in the Plateau.
Comedy OFF The Main (previously Comedy On The Main) is about to celebrate it's 2nd year anniversary on September 26, with two specials shows at 8 p. (Continued…)
Derick Lengwenus
posted 9/06/07 @ 9:36 PM EST
I'm really proud to see the new wave of Montreal comics taking the initiative and starting all these rooms. I couldn't agree more with the opening points in this article. (Continued…)
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