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Have you ever laughed so hard it hurt? Sure you have. Have you ever laughed so hard you thought you were going to pee on yourself? Not lately? Then you need to check out The Fifth Annual End of the World Tour 2-CD set from Christopher Titus. Jesus, this guy is funny.
If you’re a really sharp cookie, you may remember Titus from his self-titled sitcom on the Fox Network a few years ago. If not, then you need to get caught up. Quick. Christopher Titus should be this generation’s Richard Pryor. Or at least our repayment for all those years Bill Maher tried to pass himself off as funny.
His comedy comes from the head of a guy who survived a screwed-up family. His mother is certifiably insane, and she shot her last husband. His dad was married six times and had four heart attacks. Both thought that alcohol was a food group. From this, Titus finds humor without preaching to you. His topics range from his dad to the space shuttle to an English Batman to his dad’s funeral wishes to spouse-icide to his wife giving birth to their first child to Tupac and back to his dad again. I could fill a page with all the great lines on this CD.
His style of comedy is easy on the ears, as he only occasionally drops the F-bomb, but man, is it smart. These jokes are not for people who never watch the news. Titus can blend his distaste for George W. with heartwarming jokes about how great it is to entertain the troops. And in the next breath he explains how the Catholic church can rid itself of child molesting priests—pedophile crucifixions. That’s right, he does nearly eleven minutes on nailing priests to a cross at church on Sunday, and you’ll laugh until you can’t breathe.
Brash, harsh, over the top, relevant, and painful are all words that describe this comedy set. But it’s also honest. This is everything that good comedy really should be. Titus never sounds bitter or burned-out, which sets him apart from all the other comedians working the circuit today. If you want to laugh, buy this CD set. If you don’t want to laugh, then give it as a gift to all of your cool friends.
