Artie Lange never showed up
by Bill1984 on 2/27/17Herbst Theatre - San FranciscoRating: 1 out of 5I paid $45 mostly to see Artie Lange to do stand up. He never showed up. Instead Judd Apatow was on for 1.5 hrs. Disappointing.

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Pete Holmes is the creator and star of HBO's Crashing (produced by Judd Apatow) and TBS' The Pete Holmes Show (produced by Conan O'Brien). He's also the star of CBS' How We Roll as well as two HBO stand-up comedy specials. Pete's also the voice of the e*trade baby and was a guest writer/star on multiple episodes of The Simpsons. He's also proud to be the dumbest Batman on YouTube (Badman), the host of the wildly popular You Made It Weird podcast and the author of Comedy Sex God. He wrote this bio in third person. He napped shortly thereafter.
I paid $45 mostly to see Artie Lange to do stand up. He never showed up. Instead Judd Apatow was on for 1.5 hrs. Disappointing.
I love Judd Apatow's work, so when I learned he was starting to do stand-up again, I vowed to see a show, if possible. I bought tickets even though I wasn't familiar Pete Holmes and Artie Lange. So impressed by Pete Holmes! Judd was awesome. Artie Lange couldn't make it. And great to experience the biting comedy of Beth Stelling, comedian and writer for the Crashing TV series.
This was a great show in a fabulous setting. All the comics were great, but Judd Apatow had to do 2 sets because Artie Lange didn't show up. Judd Apatow was the best of all three and it's no surprise he is so popular. Great show I would recommend it to everyone.
Artie Lange canceled at the last second. No refunds offered. He was arguably the biggest draw of the three. Judd Apatow spent his set name dropping and telling us how much money he makes. Pete Holmes did his best to bring the laughs but it was too late.
This was my first time seeing Pete Holmes live and I was not disappointed!
The best of the best comedians just being themselves and supporting a great cause
This was the third year in a row that I've seen Pete at the Paradise. The second year he did a lot of the same material as the first, but this year he switched in a lot of different material. Great show, looking forward to going again next year!
I'd heard of Pete Holmes and seen him on TV, but had no idea the impact this guy has on a crowd. As a standup comic, Pete is original, really one of a kind, and a burst of positive energy. His smile and laugh are as contagious as the material I found myself repeating after the show... I see A LOT of standup, and rarely to people leap to their feet the way they (we) did at the end of his show.
Pete Holmes was amazing! He was incredible funny. After the amazing show he took the time to meet and greet his fans. He's the best there is!
There's no other comedian like Pete. He is silly and kindhearted and full of insight and of course very very funny.
Pete is an amazing comedian, and an amazing person. After a killer show he stayed and gave every single one of his fans a hug. A man with tattoos completely fan-girled over him, and another woman cried when she hugged him. How many comedians can you say that about?!
Pete Holmes was hilarious from the very beginning to the end. So happy that I finally saw him live.
Pete's comedy set was even better than the opening monologues from the show, although those were slightly different - a bit more philosophical. His humor appeals to a wider audience that most comics because he mostly addresses the human condition, not just the woes and joys of his age/ gender/ class, etc. Plus, he does voices!
Pete is one of the most entertaining comics working today! And this show only helped prove it.
We learned a lot about life this night...can't tell you what or we'd spoil it for you...I'll just say I learned a whole new way of responding to people in London fashion that is working very well. The opening act, MC, had some pretty good material but her delivery was horrible. I kept resaying it in my head to see how it would be funny if said differently - or maybe with some expression...which maybe was her thing not to have any emotion when she spoke, but it missed. 2nd guy was funny and good...still a little quiet...but good material and delivery. Then Pete Holmes came out like a storm and my boyfriend looked at me and said "Wow! He's a pro, you can tell." And he was...not a moment of silence, continual laughter and great witt. I'd go see him again and definately suggest it to others...Well, and we did once we left. :)
He was absolutely hilarious. Laughed the whole time. Interacted with the audience. By far one of the best comedians I have seen.
Great show. Great drinks. Everything is wonderful when you can go somewhere and laugh for over an hour straight. I would definitely go to another event at Cobbs and will make sure to try to see Pete when he is back in town. THAT is how much fun this show was. I would watch them all do the same material again today.
It was a great evening, reasonably priced, good cocktails, very good performers. My only disappointment was midnight when it seemed that the comics did not know what to do. Apart from the balloon drop and lackluster countdown, there should have been some (recorded DJ) music, singing or something (Auld Lang Syne?) for at least 20-30 mins after midnight. It really seemed like the message was - Okay - show's over, it's midnight - now leave.
Great show! Acts 4 & 5 should have been the warm up acts. The show felt like there was no producer, no good music between sets, nothing to pump up the crowd. The actual countdown fell flat because there was no music. All the comics took to the stage and didnt say anything just stood around looking confused on what to do. No Auld Lang Syne song. The balloon drop was cool, but they should have had music and the group of comics should have figured out some sort of collective bit to do together - like something physical. Like cream pies in the faces or impersonating Chinese acrobats or something. The MC was funny, but used some old material - like the bit about condoms. I will go next year if they have it, but I will hope they get a producer. Lastly, they seemed to have a shifting line up, Natasha Legerro dropped out at the last minute to stay in NY I think, which was a bummer. The good: good show, good performers, fun, laughed my arse off. The bad: not well produced, comics dropping out
The host was pretty good, and Doug Benson had us laughing. Imaginary Radio was somewhat acceptable. The rest of the acts however, were just foul language, sexual gestures, cheap attempts at shock value, and cheap talk. Everyone in my party left the event feeling very disappointed at how many times we rolled/covered our eyes versus how many times we laughed. And we all LOVE comedy shows. Maybe if wine wasn't $12 a "cup" we would have been drunk enough to find something else funny.