The "Dude, you're getting a fire" jokes were too much to bear.
This is the car that staff is charged with saving first in the event of a fire, jokes vice president Scott George.
The nine dancers in black pants and tops by Elizabeth Kurtzman play structural games with recapitulated motifs, but they also play a real game: three dancers spread out to bar the way to others, who run toward them or, in a sure-fire joke, run around the side of the trio.
Abuse is a very serious problem in our society, and filtering it through a goofy, rapid-fire joke fest seemed wrongheaded and often squirm-inducing.
Grillo's act consisted of rapid-fire jokes strung together with a line that later became his trademark: "It's crazy!
Improv comedy often gets the benefit of an overly sympathetic audience, which tends to be impressed with rapid-fire jokes invented on the spot.
It's a highly calibrated performance, communicating depth and feeling with the most imperceptible shifts in facial expressions before rattling off quick-fire jokes.
He handcuffs himself with the setting: five folks sitting around a table, with no opportunities for the physical comedy that can help rapid-fire jokes land.
The show blends vulnerable realism with rapid-fire jokes between Rae's character, Issa, and her best friend, Molly (Yvonne Orji).
He added a series of rapid-fire jokes about how bad off NBC is including: "It's so bad, 'The Biggest Loser' isn't just a TV show anymore; it's our new motto".
AT 61 years old, Yoshihiro Kariya displays the energy and flamboyance of someone half his age, delivering rapid-fire jokes as he paces the stage in a red tailcoat, his hair pulled back in a ponytail.
