Dave Chappelle

So last night (Saturday) my girlfriend and I went out for dinner at Gonzalez Y Gonzalez and enjoyed their great Margaritas and Guacamole. We ate and drank for about 3 hours and left when they began to blast the Dance music, preparing for another Saturday night of Bridge and Tunnel bar hoppers. So we left and decided to wander into the West Village, hoping to stop by our favorite wine bar, Shade, on West 3rd street and Sullivan street. Alas, Shade was filled to the brim with patrons and we were forced to march on. When we go out, we aren't into being at the bars and clubs where you bump into a million people trying buy drinks at the same time. In NYC you can, contrary to what people think, find a place to go out drink on a traditional night (Friday, Saturday) and not have to deal with crowds. So we moved on and suddenly passed by the Comedy Cellar on McDougal street where we went for my birthday and thought it would be a great idea to see some comedy. We needed a laugh. The next show at 11pm was sold out there, we then decided to go home. We were tired of walking around and the margaritas were settling nicely in our stomachs, so home seemed logical. As we were standing on the corner, looking for a cab, a guy standing there is yelling "Comedy, who likes comedy?". We do, I was thinking, so I told Christina lets see what hes talking about. He tells us about a comedy club up the street, Comedy Village. We go, get our tickets and wait for the 10:30 pm show. The lineup of comics were mostly unknowns, but we love comedy and were in for the long haul. The first comic that came out was beyond horrible and unfunny. His name is Dante Nero. He was so bad, he had no jokes, he was so racist that it was uncomfortable to be there. He just looked around the audience and made racist comments about what he thought people's nationalities were. I have been to a lot of comedy shows and I understand that race and gender are good tools for jokes, but you should have other material to use instead of just insulting the audience. There are people who are ignorant and enjoy that type of comedy, there were some of those people there last night. Anyway, he finally got the red light and left the stage. Next up was a comic who was so funny, he was creative and literally made us laugh through out his entire set. His name was Jason Good. Jason really had some great material. He obviously has things to talk about that are funny, other then race. We really enjoyed watching Jason, he is great comic. We were on the verge of leaving the club during the first comic, Dante's, set but Jason kept us there and set us up for whoever the next comic would be. Earlier, when we were outside the club, there were about 7 comics on the list for the evening. So we hoped the next 4 or 5 were as funny as Jason Good. Our MC for the night came out after Jason was finished and introduced the next comic. "Ladies and Gentleman, please give a warm welcome to our next comic....Dave Chappelle!!" . We looked at each other and didn't believe what we had heard. Out walked Dave with big headphones on, smoking a cigarette and a huge smile on his face. Christina and I are big Chappelle fans, from his old stand-up specials all the way to his amazing sketch comedy show on Comedy Central. The Dave Chappelle Show was one the funniest shows on TV. And Dave did not disappoint last night. He was on with all his jokes and we laughed for two hours straight. He interacted with all of us, Christina was busting his chops, I was talking to him about Plinko from The Price Is Right. He was great and the best part about it was that we had no idea he was coming out and we only paid $15 for it. That's whats great about NYC and Comedy clubs. You never who you'll see on any given night because NYC's stage is the place to be if you are a comic and the audiences here are the toughest. Thanks Dave Chappelle, you knocked them dead last night and turned our night into a memorable one.