Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Comedy Night at the Pub... started strong finished strong

The evening began with a local treat... a first time standup comic from Copperopolis - Julia Fretwell. Fretwell was a breath of fresh air her comedy light, smooth and delivered well. Fretwell has been a Copper resident for 3 years a transplant from the valley where she participated in the Toastmasters - an international organization spotlighting the art of public speaking. Through this participation Fretwell found that she was marked down if her presentation didn't include some sort of humor. Pulling from her life experiences Fretwell was quickly able to add humor to most any presentation, using this skill she transferred it to stand-up comedy, and transferred it well. Her humor covered a variety of issues pertaining to driving laws, marriage, dating, and the proper delivery of a compliment.


Following Fretwell was Northern California native Lorenzo 'The Hitman' Thornton. The Hitman took the stage with a strong presence but his forward drive and smooth delivery was quickly doused as hecklers and those enjoying being part of his act seemed to throw him off course.

Following The Hitman was headliner Phil Johnson. Johnson rocked the crowd. Though the audience was slim he played to the house as if it was packed and continued his show with intense energy to the very last joke. His jokes spared no one and spun so quickly at times he would wait for the audience to catch up. For instance he made a case that Pooh was really a gangster sporting his red shirt and Eeyore may have actually had a bit of a drug problem. Then he spun into a story of shopping trip at an upscale mall with his girlfriend and a 'dude' asked directions to the medical marijuana dispensary, Johnson sent him to Pot...tery Barn and then advised him he should also hit Crack and Barrel for the good stuff. When he asked his girlfriend why these kind of people always find him she informed him 'its because you look like a derelict.' Now thats love. Combining his musical talent on the acoustic guitar Johnson performed his own musical creations that did more than tickle the funny bone. For more information about Phil Johnson visit http://blog.roadsideattraction.com/about