2/16/09

The most underrated comedian in NYC is Jesse Popp

Tompkins. Mulaney. Popp. Tonight at UCB for free. Huzzah.

Good to see Jesse Popp up there with those names too. He's the most underrated comic in the city. He's constantly churning out new material and it's always hilarious. Masterful writer, great Norm-esque sarcastic delivery, and a swell guy to boot.



He's the guy who every comic I know is like, "Damn, he's so good. Why isn't he getting more stuff?" Sometime you'll hear people playing a guessing game about him: "How much awesome material does Popp have in the bank? 2 hours? 3? More?" I actually smiled when I saw he was added to tonight's lineup 'cuz he really deserves to be on the best shows with other great comics.

Check out the clips at his MySpace page. Also, you can see him every Sunday at Beauty Bar at 9pm at the show he cohosts with the also very funny Vince Averill. Popp also had a fun We're All Friends Here interview which you can listen to here.

3 comments:

Chesley Calloway said...

I'm a huge Popp fan... his bit about getting sick and having to go to the doctor which ends with Donkey Bites: maybe one of my favorite bits of all time.

Anonymous said...

nice post. the guy is good. really good. what else can you say. nice too...i guess is what else.

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Jesse Popp is a comedy hero of mine. He is way past due for this kind of recognition.

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