Ryan started the FI-YAH!

So last nite Robin Brown and myself had the pleasure of seeing Mr. BJ Novak do a little stand-up at the Hollywood improv. Bj is a writer/actor for the best television show about an office, The Office. My newfound free time has made me an office addict. And omg, did you see the finale? Consider my jaw dropped. This is not bj doing stand up, this is bj graduationg from harvard.

It was my first time at the Improv, and I was unsure of what to expect. One thing I can be sure of is that they are surely an establishment that would have served alcohol to my underage self. I left the drinking to Robin. There is an atrocious two drink minimum. Our total was 27 bucks for drinks we didn't really want from a very smelly man. Blah.

I greatly enjoyed the bouncer at the door. There was a show going on when we got there, so we had to wait til it let out before they could let anyone else in for the second show. This meant that we got to stand at the front of the line and watch as people appraoched the bouncer to see if they were on 'the list'. Once these people were confirmed that they were on this list, they proceeded to stand around in front of the rope. My favorite bouncer then would tell them that they needed to get in line. They would respond with 'no, we're VIP'. Upon this the bouncer would start saying crazy stuff that while all mumbled and garbely gooked together, would basically come out to 'Everyone is VIP tonite! Get in line!' It wouldn't have been so great, except that it was repeated over and over again.

The night we went to was aimed at the post-college crowd and was produced by Aaron Karo. He's one of the original columnist for CollegeHumor.com, and use to have an advice column in Seventeen magazine...which is really, really creepy. Almost every comedian made a joke about sexual positions, one nite stands, and myspace. There was some girl that played songs and was not funny at all. Girls just aren't funny. And she made jokes about the gynecologist, which is gross. Jeffrey Ross also did a set, and while he was good, I'm pretty sure he forgot where he was about halfway through his set. He just started rambling about how he had lots of gay sex, with no punchline. It was awkward.

BJ's set was subtle and smart. You had to pay pretty close attention, and then a few minutes later you would get it and it would be totally rewarding. All of it was stuff that you could totally see in a confessional on the office.

This could very well be the best food ever created. New from KFC, its death in a bowl. It starts with a layer of mashed potatoes, followed by a layer of sweet corn. On top of that is a smattering of KFC's signature fried chicken pieces. The whole thing is then covered with gravy and a three cheese blend. De-fucking-licious.