THE "LAUGH OR DIE" TOUR 2003

SEPTEMBER 3: The Comedy Works, Denver, Colorado.
AUGUST 31: Loonees, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
AUGUST 26: Coin-Operated Laundromat, Denver, Colorado
AUGUST 25: Penny Lane, Boulder, Colorado.
AUGUST 8-10: The Comedy Cellar, Long Island, New York.
AUGUST 6-8: The Gotham Comedy Club, New York, New York.

THE SET LIST

09/13/2003

This is the set list that I prepared for my show at The Comedy Cellar in New York. I did deviate from the list slightly.

1. Fat girls are better in bed

2. Domestic abuse is over-reported

3. My mom is a lesbian

4. Beastiality ruined my relationship

5. The name “Dick”

6. Porn disclaimers

7. It’s not ESP if you predict your own suicide

8. Fat girls give really good head

A RECENT REVIEW

09/01/2003, Loonees Comedy Club.

By James Bodonyi (special to Anarchy Magazine)

Eli Cook’s performance on a warm, humid, Colorado night was a fear-inspiring diatribe of sarcastic wit that blew the minds of the hundred some-odd people in the audience. Known for his cynical look at the dregs and imperfections of the world, Cook came out shooting from the lip.

Wearing an obviously stolen Hewlett Packard “Imagine” work shirt, Cook quickly launched into his profanity-laced, acidic routine about traveling with Muslims on airplanes. The routine, while superficially funny, seemed to carry some personal weight, as if Cook had truly experienced a terrifying flight next to a Muslim man in his own life.

For most of his set, Cook played the audience like a fiddle, making askew, but razor-sharp points while cloaking his morbid observations in robes of comedy. By the end of the show, Cook had the audience right were he wanted them, confused, laughing idiotically and thirsty for more sado-masochistic comedy.

Stupefied, feeling the stinging truth of Cook’s comments, the audience could do nothing but erupt laughing or die crying. They chose the former. As Cook announced “God loves you all,” and sauntered off the stage, the energy was almost tangible, and it was quite obvious to anyone in the club that a future angel of comedy was getting his wings.

Eli Cook


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elinolancook@yahoo.com	THE "LAUGH OR DIE" TOUR 2003 SEPTEMBER 3: The Comedy Works, Denver, Colorado. AUGUST 31: Loonees, Colorado Springs, Colorado. AUGUST 26: Coin-Operated Laundromat, Denver, Colorado AUGUST 25: Penny Lane, Boulder, Colorado. AUGUST 8-10: The Comedy Cellar, Long Island, New York. AUGUST 6-8: The Gotham Comedy Club, New York, New York.
	THE SET LIST 09/13/2003 This is the set list that I prepared for my show at The Comedy Cellar in New York. I did deviate from the list slightly. 1. Fat girls are better in bed 2. Domestic abuse is over-reported 3. My mom is a lesbian 4. Beastiality ruined my relationship 5. The name “Dick” 6. Porn disclaimers 7. It’s not ESP if you predict your own suicide 8. Fat girls give really good head
	A RECENT REVIEW 09/01/2003, Loonees Comedy Club. By James Bodonyi (special to Anarchy Magazine) Eli Cook’s performance on a warm, humid, Colorado night was a fear-inspiring diatribe of sarcastic wit that blew the minds of the hundred some-odd people in the audience. Known for his cynical look at the dregs and imperfections of the world, Cook came out shooting from the lip. Wearing an obviously stolen Hewlett Packard “Imagine” work shirt, Cook quickly launched into his profanity-laced, acidic routine about traveling with Muslims on airplanes. The routine, while superficially funny, seemed to carry some personal weight, as if Cook had truly experienced a terrifying flight next to a Muslim man in his own life. For most of his set, Cook played the audience like a fiddle, making askew, but razor-sharp points while cloaking his morbid observations in robes of comedy. By the end of the show, Cook had the audience right were he wanted them, confused, laughing idiotically and thirsty for more sado-masochistic comedy. Stupefied, feeling the stinging truth of Cook’s comments, the audience could do nothing but erupt laughing or die crying. They chose the former. As Cook announced “God loves you all,” and sauntered off the stage, the energy was almost tangible, and it was quite obvious to anyone in the club that a future angel of comedy was getting his wings.