Edge Comedy Club featured a great comedian, Prescott Tolk. He has appeared on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend in 2006; you can watch a clip on www.pacificcomedy.com. He hosts a weekly comedy show called “The Rock” at Schuba’s (corner of Belmont and Southport) every Sunday, and also performs all over Chicago.
The first act was Dave Waite. He used a “creepy guy” bit to get some laughs and he even tried to creep out a girl in the audience by hitting on her. He did well to entertain at first, but lost his edge when confronted with a rather obnoxious heckler in the third row. Perhaps after a few more shows he will be able to maintain his game despite distractions.
The next to perform was up and coming comedian Mark Buenning. He did get some laughs, and showed good as a new comedian.
Then came headliner Prescott Tolk. He did very well with his own jokes, and managed to improvise a few directed at members of the audience. The audience really ate him up and even the obnoxious heckler had a few laughs. Tolk definitely knew what the crowd wanted and was able to deliver. Very, very funny!
If you want to see some great comedy acts, visit www.theedgecomedyclub.com for upcoming shows times and dates. Edge Comedy Club has new acts every Friday and Saturday at 10:30 p.m. If you are looking for a place to show off your skills, they offer open mike days on Wednesday and comedy competitions on Thursdays at 8:30pm. Student rates are available!
If you would like to see Prescott Tolk in another show, visit his Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/thatdudeprescott for tour dates, or add him if you just want more friends.