Last weekend's New Orleans Comedy and Arts Festival was a hoot. Cool shows/crowds and lots of comic bonding.
I landed from NYC and went to my hotel where they gave me room 9-11.
Boy, they sure do know how to make a New Yorker feel welcome. When the girl at reception gave me the key, I said, "Too soon...too soon."
The highlight of the weekend: Saturday's crawfish boil at the river.
Here's Nola native Cassidy Henehan putting the moves on a statue.
Ross Hyzer and Danny Solomon filmed a documentary of it all.
The last night featured a fake moustache fiesta. Below, Timmy Williams and Mark Normand match 'staches.
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