I said I'd give a full report on Lewis Black's show last night…and now as I sit there, I realize that a pretty-full report would just consist of saying he was very good and very angry. I'm always impressed when I see him live because he always has fresh material, not only stuff he hasn't already said on TV but some that's specific to the venue and what's in the news that day. There are some comics I've seen live — Dennis Miller was the worst offender — who come out on stage and recite their last HBO special. I watch Black every time he's on anything and I'd never before heard one line he did last night.
Topics covered? Politics, of course. Health care. The missing Malaysian jet. The cold weather. The economy. There was a long discussion about getting a colonoscopy. I've heard a lot of comics weigh in on that subject but Black was the first one to make it truly funny. None of it would read like anything if I quoted lines here. You're going to have to go see the guy live to enjoy what I enjoyed last night. End of full report.