Despite my apparent feud with Patton Oswalt, he remains The Sound of Young America’s #1 comedy pal, and we’re proud to have him as such. He’s one of the funniest comedians working today, if not the funniest. Amazing cascades of hilarious verbiage follow him wherever he goes… I’m thinking of, say, his description of Cirque du Soleil, which involves “a hedgehog with a boner on a tricycle.” That’s the kind of diction that comes from years of craft and dedication, and also being a genius. Anytime he’s on the show, he demonstrates that he has both. Anyway, he performed at the 826 Valencia benefit this weekend (which, by the way, was wonderful… see Ian Brill’s writeup), and slew an audience of (literally) thousands.
Anyway, Patton’s on tour all the time, so if he comes to your town, catch him. He’s coming to San Francisco in May, and hopefully he’ll revisit our modest airwaves.
All of that said… tommorow the DVD of his comedy special, “No Reason to Complain,” is released. It’s classic material, and it’s 30% off at Amazon, where you can order it RIGHT NOW.
A different interview with Patton on The Sound with Jesse & Brian “Back in Business” Lane (MP3 Link)