Corey Adam – No Joke (CD) Online

Corey Adam, a standard bearer in the Twin Cities comic scene for the last 8 years or so, told local alt magazine City Pages, “There s a stigma in the comedy community associated with crowd work, like it s a way to mask your deficiencies as a comic.” Luckily, “No Joke,” originally a Kickstarter-funded dream, puts the lie to that nonsense. An entire record devoted to audience interactions, snippets recorded over the years with ad-libs, asides, invitations to moustache wrestle, “Dirty Dancing” and Monkees references, and one-liners that make it feel like less like stand up and more like a diss-rap battle, “No Joke” showcases a comic on his toes. Craft all the long-form jokes with surprise call-backs, insightful moments, and skillful wordplay you want, but when a comic faces an audience, it can all fall apart. Instead, Corey Adam takes control—it’s a master-lesson in stage presence, now available from the comfort of your own home.