Getting my comedy on.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Or, rather, aiding in the comedic gettings-on of a relative.

Wait…that just didn’t sound right. Oh well, whatever.

To clarify things for all you perverts out there (yeah, you, Zoggie ;)), I am going to be aiding my uncle’s comedy troup, The Absolute Pitts, in a New Year’s show at Pittsburgh’s very own “First Night” celebration, downtown.

This’ll be the third time I’ve helped them out since their formation last year, and I act as the sole stage manager/dresser/crew/whatever the Hell needs to be done backstage guy. It’s been an interesting experience.

My uncle, along with the other four members of the troup, are all lawyers (insert lawyer-humor here), and only moonlight as the Pitts on a few occasions. The troup does sketch comedy, with about 8 skits per show, and it’s a satirical view of Pittsburgh. Alas, to non-Pittsburghers, the humor of a the Rick Sebak documentary skit will be lost almost entirely, as will the “Steel Phantom of the Opera” skit.

Still, the show’s hilarious, and much fun to work on. I have no idea why I’m posting this here, but hey, I figured it’s Mundane and Pointless enough, so I might as well share it. Also, I’m just really excited about being able to work with the Pitts once again. Tootles!

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Whoo! That Pittsburgh humor’ll slay 'em every time!

“What’s the difference between a lawyer and a steel worker?”

:slight_smile:

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Now now, Ogre, I never said that they used the usual Pittsburgh humor. Nay, that tends to be about as funny as scratching nails on a chalkboard.

Rather, the group uses satire to mock our fair 'burgh, which, sadly, gives them much more ammo.

And I dunno, what is the difference?

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Just kidding, Jester. I hope you enjoy yourself.

As for the difference, I dunno. I just made that up. There’s something there with “steel” and “steal,” but I can’t seem to make the connection. :slight_smile:

5

The steel worker experiences the heat, fire, and molten liquid while still alive.
[insert rimshot]

Thank you, I’ll be here all week. :smiley:

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Hey! We got folks from Canonsburg in here?

(muffled applause)

Well, in that case I’ll talk slow!

(rim shot)

7

Cool beans, Jester! Where are they performing?