
On Saturday, February 4, 1,300 liberals and laughers packed Town Hall on Times Square. The audience roared and political spirits soared as seven performers entertained and electrified the crowd, and launched a new era of political comedy.
Jim David (Comedy Central), Julie Goldman (VH1), Rick Overton (Dennis Miller Live) and Dean Obeidallah (Air America) were joined by newcomers Baratunde Thurston, Katie Halper and Jamie Jackson in an evening of laughter from the left. This was no simple night of Bush-bashing (the Bush-bashing was actually quite sophisticated) -- rather a showcase of smart, savvy and satiric insights into America. From the suspicious looks Dean gets for his last name, to Julie's mom kvetching about her daughter's gay marriage, the comics left the audience with a side-splitting, paradigm-shattering experience.