Comments on: Guest Critic Tara Ariano on Brian Regan: “That Guy Wakes UP Laughing!”***

By: kteemac

kteemac — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:41:26 +0000

Brian Regan is a genius, and he’s been a favorite of my husband’s and mine for years. He has a bit that kind of tangentially brings up cannonball wounds and it completely kills me. (There’s a sentence I never thought I’d write.)

By: Sharon Magner

Sharon Magner — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:05:46 +0000

My husband and I have seen Brian Regan numerous times, and he never fails to kill. We saw him a few weeks ago in Asbury Park, and he started the show off with, “Thanks so much for coming out in the middle of an economic meltdown!”
I too was impressed with the number of kids there.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:49:18 +0000

Ah, the classic “You too!” bit. I remember seeing him do that on some Comedy Central stand-up show like, 15 years ago or so, and it still makes me laugh.

By: Mark Blankenship

Mark Blankenship — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:13:45 +0000

That was Brian Regan?!? I remember seeing that bit on “Half Hour Comedy Hour” and thinking it was hilarious.

He also used it in a Coke commercial that played before the previews at Regal Cinemas. The usher said, “Enjoy your movie,” and Regan said, “You too!”

Good times.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:30:01 +0000

Some friends and I saw Regan when we were in college (translation: A really long time ago) and we laughed for an hour and a half. There are still bits from that act that we quote. He had a bit about how you sometimes reflexively answer “You too!” even when it doesn’t apply–like when your cabbie to the airport says “Have a nice trip!” “You too!” Whenever my college roommate and I wish each other happy birthday, the response is always “You too!”

By: I Get Around — Tara Ariano

I Get Around — Tara Ariano — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:33:25 +0000

[...] delightful Mark Blankenship asked me to write a guest post on his blog, The Critical Condition. And here it is! It’s a review of the Brian Regan show Dave and I attended on Sunday. (It’s also [...]