Erik Myers: The comedian, not from Lord of the Rings

Most comedy shows require every member of the audience to purchase a minimum of two drinks. This is obviously done for the financial profit of the venue. Often times, however, an intoxicated audience is just as valuable to the comedian on stage. We all know what I'm talking about. There are just some comedians who are funnier to us when our inhibitions are lowered. Erik Myers is not one of those comedians. Erik could be working his material to you in your bathroom as your brushing your teeth on a Saturday morning after a long night of drinking because your dog just died, and in a matter of minutes he could have Crest coming out your nose. I had the pleasure of hearing Erik at the Hyatt in Bethesda, MD. The crowd was composed of about forty-five people all of which were eligible for AARP. You could tell this was the latest they had stayed up since VE day. Erik took the stage having followed a D- student of Matt Kazam (That is not slam on Matt by the way), and an emcee from Denver who traveled way too far to suck as much as he did. Erik took the stage and saved the show. Not many comedians can come in at that point and kill, but he did. His fast delivery and high energy performance complimented his side splitting one liners. I felt like I was holding on for dear life through the whole set. Of course he wasn't going to let go either. It's hard for him to lose your attention. I never even noticed how annoying his shrill, high pitched voice was. I hope to catch a longer set next time to see how well he can sustain. I give this performance three out of four stars.