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Hearing a man talk about his penis under normal circumstances might be a little creepy. But when Bob Saget — who raised our generation from the television screen as Danny Tanner on “Full House” — does it, it’s an uproariously good time.
Saget came out swinging with the foul-mouthed, quick-tongued humor he is known for. When unbound from his family-friendly shackles, Saget comes alive as a fast-paced dirty comic.
He joked that his act was geared more toward meth users than marijuana users. His stream-of-consciousness approach was comedy for the YouTube age: He’s shocking, offensive and on to the next joke before you know what hit you. He rambled on, tangent after tangent, but always tying things together, even referencing jokes from much earlier in the act.
Even in the expanse of the Colin Center for the Arts, Saget kept an intimate vibe. The audience loved him, and he shared the love. He also made sure to dish out the insults to any heckler, and there were plenty.
One audience member named Barber dug himself a hole after booing Jews — Saget is Jewish. Saget ripped Barber apart throughout the night. He explicitly described sexual relations with animals that he believed Barber was surely a fan of, insulted his manhood and talked about him masturbating.
A fair share of Saget’s jokes were about his time on “Full House.” He poked fun at co-stars Dave Coulier and John Stamos every chance he got and told a great behind-the-scenes story about a horse’s penis and why he never gets pepper on his salad at restaurants — the cast referred to the horse’s penis as a pepper mill because of its resemblance.
Self-deprecation was a common theme of Saget’s comedy. He blasted the popular Internet video of a man with Tourette’s syndrome yelling “Bob Saget,” joking he didn’t care if he was dead. Saget’s name was yelled out repeatedly in jest by both him and the audience.
His set lasted more than an hour, and his guitar was brought out about halfway through it.
“This is something you won’t be doing tonight,” Saget said to Barber as he sensually plugged his patch cord into the guitar.
Saget’s vocal talent certainly faltered in comparison to Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, who graced the same stage earlier this semester, but his comedic songwriting was brilliant. He sang of relationships with ladies in nursing homes and his dog licking his balls over some catchy progressions and melodies. Intermittently, Saget would break into falsetto to cover some approximation of the theme from “Titanic,” but the annoyance was funny.
Even his five-second-long sloppy covers were hilarious, claiming the band Hoobastank was named after a German fart.
The comedian gave praise to warm up act Joe Wong, and rightly so. Wong’s awkwardness, appearance and thick Asian accent made him fun to laugh at, but the audience quickly found they were laughing with him.
Wong is scheduled to speak at the White House and rehearsed his speech for President Barack Obama. Unfortunately, some of his political humor was lost on the University of Maine populace, but he was able to bring the audience back with jokes about being Darth Vader in bed.
Wong even joked about his time at a student newspaper, saying it was the last refuge for puns.
The audience was eager and attentive, perhaps overbearing at times with the whooping, but it was all in good fun. It was clear even to audience members in the furthest rows that Saget enjoyed himself on stage. When he bid the crowd goodnight, he gave a sincere, fatherly farewell that not even all the dirty jokes in the world could hide.
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“Wong’s…thick Asian accent and appearance made him fun to laugh at”
Disgusting. So sad to see that diversity is still being mocked by the nation’s supposed best and brightest, but what can one expect from a place that embraces the concept of a melting pot. Melting clearly better describes the ongoing state of the education system.
At least he speaks more than one language, which is more than one can say for the majority of attendees. Shame.
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kenneth's Dad Reply:
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Kenny,
Wong made fun of his Asian heritage half of the time he was up on stage. You must be a smart boy Kenny lol get a life brotha, do yourself a favor and pull the peppermill out of your a** and have a beer
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Kegan, you’re slowly taking over the front page. You’re a monster!
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