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Eugene Mirman - En Garde, Society (Sub Pop)
Eugene Mirman
http://www.eugenemirman.com/ styles: stand-up comedy, surrealism others: David Cross, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Denis Leary En Garde, Society Sub Pop, 2006 rating: 4/5 reviewer: filmore mescalito holmes “France is gay.” – Eugene Mirman, from “Leaning In Chelsea, Born Gay, Gay Brother, Sneezing” Eugene’s topics usually tennis between heavily political and extremely personal, dripping with arrogance in victory over basic human stupidity and a penchant for disgustingly graphic surrealist inner/outer monologue and rapier wit. No, he’s not Bill Hicks, George Carlin, or even David Cross calibre… but he’s close. Moreover, these 35 odd minutes of stand-up are not really enough to go by. The home video DVD is pretty short too. I can tell, though, that this is a comedian of which I will buy every new CD. He was a henchman from Under Siege 2; there ain’t much about the guy that isn’t funny. In Bill Hicks or Eddie Izzard style, Eugene rehashes bits of bits from his previous release as he thinks through his set of the day aloud. Like all comedy albums, he delves into studio recorded album cappers but contrasting Hicks/Izzard, Eugene occasionally dips into prewritten asides and thematic props during live performance. Basically, he’s got his own style that works well contrasted along side the pure rage of labelmate David Cross. He takes on the similar topics of consumerist society and general ignorance but with all the vigour and subtlety of Stephen Colbert, while his bluntly honest style and lack of inner monologue pushes the surreality of his non sequitur sets beyond any other comedian going today. I truly hope Sub Pop continues to sign comedy acts like Eugene and David because no one is making them like this any more. 
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