Bic Runga And Weird Al in the same room...
Franklin Ave blog reviews Flight of the Conchords LA show.... snip...
"First up, New Zealand-based singer Bic Runga performed a handful of acoustic songs with her guitar; comedian Aziz Ansari ("Human Giant") hit the stage. Ansari's irony-laced humor fit well as an opening act for the ironic Conchords. Ansari mixes guerilla humor with more mainstream takes on every day life. One of his more benign takes is on the gluttonous experience of Coldstone Creamery.
Ansari recounted the time he stuck a dollar in the tip jar at the Creamery -- and the workers behind the counter began dancing and singing -- but replacing the lyrics to popular tunes with Coldstone Creamery-related lyrics.
"They were like fifth-rate Weird Al impersonators," he screamed.
The crowd went nuts. Ansari continued to tell his joke, but the crowd wouldn't stop screaming. Ansari finally stopped, mid-sentence.
"What, is Weird Al here?" he joked.
The crowd screamed harder, and the house lights went up. Weird Al stood up and waved. Ansari was dumbfounded.
"I figured, either the joke was that good, or Weird Al was here," he said. "And I knew the joke wasn't that good!" Link.
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