Having a laugh

Most people think Summer starts in June. Students generally consider the millisecond after the last bell rings on the last day of school as the true beginning of Summer. But for those of us who’ve been locked up in our homes all Winter and Spring, due to this wonky weather, Summer starts as soon as it gets warm-ish.

My idea of fun is going to the movies. My idea of Summer fun is…going to the movies. It is truly a year-round activity. However, I always feel kind of lazy and ignorant whenever a friend or a tourist mentions a part of New York I’ve never been to. Twenty four years people and all I’ve done is eat at the same places and go to the same theaters. Granted, I didn’t start heading into the city without parental supervision until 7 years ago, but that’s still 7 summers I could’ve been trying something new at least every weekend. The only way I do is if my friends drag me somewhere that I inevitably enjoy, causing me to kick myself yet again for not having tried it sooner.

…which brings me to my first summer activity slash new experience: going to a comedy club. I figured this would be a nice mix of what I love—laughing at the movies—and what makes me a little uncomfortable—watching someone who might humiliate themself. It was awesome! It was so awesome I went again two weeks later. If it didn’t cost $20+, I’d go every week.

I’ve actually been to a comedy show before. NYU had a free taping of two HBO comedy half-hours with Caroline Rhea (the kooky aunt on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch") and Omid Djalili (the ridiculous prison warden in The Mummy), and I enjoyed myself. But I’m pretty sure I only enjoyed myself, because it was free. It turns out if you pick comics that you love, like I did with Anjelah Johnson (the younger sister in Our Family Wedding and the hilarious "MADtv" character Bonquiqui) and Donald Glover (Abed's better half on "Community"), it’ll be ten times more fun, especially since it’s not censored and there are no commercial breaks.

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