My TiVo's forever doing me favors. Why, just the other day — completely on its own and without me doing any kind of programming — it recorded A Big Steaming Pile of Me, which is an HBO standup special that Richard Jeni did last January.
How I missed it in the first place, I have no idea…because Jeni has long been one of my favorite comedians, especially after the remark I quoted in this item. The guy's very funny and very clever and unlike many good comics working these days, his material is in no way derivative of eight dozen other guys mining the same areas. I'm not sure why his name isn't mentioned more often when people tick off the names of the hottest comedians out there.
That special is so good, I just ordered the DVD from Amazon…which you can do by clicking here. I've also begun checking this page on Mr. Jeni's website to see when he's going to be performing within an easy commute of my area. (I just missed a couple nights he did at a club to which I could have walked. We won't be making that mistake again.)
And if you're too cautious/cheap to spring for the DVD, HBO2 is running the special at least once more — August 21, at a time when most of us are asleep. I'll remind you as we get closer to the date just in case your TiVo doesn't do you any favors.
