Thoughts on Show #2
Jimmy’s obviously still a bit nervous, but the improvement from the first show to the second was exactly what I expected, and I imagine that evolution will continue.
The monologue tonight was stronger than Jimmy’s debut. He seemed to make a few more off-the-cuff follow-up remarks to his own jokes, which I loved.
I thought the “Facebook status” audience bit was a big improvement over the first night’s “licking” one. But the monologue’s my real obsession, and I was impressed by this one. Jimmy touched on the economy and the weather in one smart joke (“The Dow reached 30 below”) that the audience didn’t love, but I did.
There’s a definite issue where as a light-night comedy show you don’t want to discuss “bad news” that could bring people down, so I was happy that Jimmy’s willing to address obvious downers like the economy with humor.
Joke suggestions for tonight coming later today.