Tony Rock in da house

On Friday night, Garrett, Bonnie, Joelle and I went to the Comic Strip in West Edmonton Mall. My friend Lindsay got us free tickets, so we met her and her husband there and enjoyed an evening full of laughter. Normally, tickets to this comedy club are 25-30$, so the only time we've been there before was when we received free tickets a previous time.

The headliner for the show was Tony Rock - also known as Chris Rock's brother. Apparently, there are 8 brothers and 1 sister in the Rock family, and Tony is Chris' younger brother. He looks quite like Chris Rock, but has definately achieved success through his own skills as a comedian, rather than through his relationship with his brother. He put on a great act, although he did have some references to American politics and racial relations that I couldn't quite relate to. Other than that, though, he was entertaining without being overly crude or swearing too profusely. The MC of the show was very talented too, although he did rely on swearing and making fun of the crowd to get a laugh out of us. The opening act was pretty weak and I felt bad for the comedian - apparently it was his second standup show, so he was pretty nervous. It makes you realize how hard it must actually be to make a crowd of people laugh. The second act was good, although I don't have any comments in particular, so it must not have been that memorable. Overall, the show was fun and we had a good time at the club working out our laughing muscles.