{"id":9985,"date":"2011-12-08T01:21:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T05:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=9985"},"modified":"2011-12-08T01:33:37","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T05:33:37","slug":"lewis-black-comedy-cruise-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2011\/12\/08\/lewis-black-comedy-cruise-humor\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruising For Laughs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I learned some valuable lessons during the second annual Lewis Black Comedy Cruise<\/a>:<\/p>\n

1: When stand-up comics like Lewis Black<\/a>, Kathleen Madigan,<\/a> John Bowman<\/a>, Vic Henley<\/a>, Mike Wilmot<\/a>, Greg Proops<\/a>, Jeff Stilson<\/a>, and Tim Wilson<\/a> are having great difficulty standing up, they aren’t necessarily drunk. It could also be THE HURRICANE.<\/p>\n

2. My husband’s delusions of grandeur are no longer confined to his thinking he’s both a lawyer and an MD. He now thinks he’s a comedian. <\/p>\n

Yes, hubby Mark Kane actually did a three-minute routine on “amateur comic night” — his virgin performance — and he did amazingly well.<\/p>\n

And no, I didn’t perform any of my limericks. Why not? Because I can’t even remember what I wrote 30 seconds ago.<\/p>\n

3) When you rumba really fast, and with lots of enthusiasm, it passes for dancing … at least on a ship-load of Lewis Black groupies.<\/p>\n

Okay, right now you’re probably saying to yourself, “What’s with all this prose? I want me some limericks!”<\/p>\n

Well don’t worry. I’ve written a half-dozen limericks about the cruise and some of the comedians who made it so much fun: <\/p>\n

Cruising For Laughs
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

We went cruising with Lew, Vic, Kathleen,
\nJohn and Wilmot, whose act sure ain’t clean.
\nAlso Tim, Jeff and Greg,
\nAnd some hurricane — Meg???
\nComics bravely tried not to careen. <\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Limerick Ode To Vic Henley
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

The stand-up comedian Vic
\nHas a wit that’s incredibly quick.
\nHe hails from the south,
\nBut his city-smart-mouth
\nConjures up multi-cultural schtick.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Limerick Ode To Mike Wilmot
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

The off-color comic named Mike
\nTells some jokes that the squeamish might spike.
\nBut his musical tales
\nProvoked huge laughter gales.
\nSo Mike’s funny, but leave home your tyke.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Mad Kane At Sea
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

I’m afraid that I’m feeling at sea:
\nI went cruising — a comedy spree
\nWith Lew Black and his crew,
\nWho were funny on cue.
\nHow I miss all that laughter and glee!<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Limerick Ode To Greg Proops
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

The brilliant Greg Proops hurts my brain.
\nHis routines nearly drive me insane:
\nHis mind is so fast,
\nAnd his humor’s a blast,
\nYielding laughter that leaves me in pain.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Pining For Lew
\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n

I’m afraid I don’t know what to do,
\nCuz I’m pining away for dear Lew.
\nTo wait a full year
\nFor more Lewis cruise cheer?
\nSuch pain can’t be borne by this Jew.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

(You can read my limericks about the 2010 cruise here and my <\/a>Kathleen Madigan limerick here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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