Brian Posehn may have a familiar face to some people. He has featured on shows like The Mr. Show with Bob & David (which he also wrote for) he had a recurring role on Just Shoot Me, he was the voice of Jim on Mission Hill and has even been on an episode of Seinfeld. When it comes to Posehn's stand-up he keeps the jokes coming but his routine is aimed at a specific audience. Brian Posehn loves to smoke pot and chances are if you're a stoner, you'll find some of this stuff pretty hilarious. Posehn is not afraid to openly mock himself either. He knows he's a huge nerd and a huge metal fan. He also knows he tends to write some of his worst jokes when he's high and even offers up a joke on how he's trying to quit smoking up so he can write better jokes. He even mocks himself for having no segues between jokes and will simply launch into another subject to the surprise and delight of the crowd (i.e. talking about puppies then instantly talking about how religion is weird). Coming back to his obsession with metal, the album even features a couple of metal tracks ("Metal By Numbers", which is an original and "Try Again, Again" which is a spoof on "Enter Sandman") with Posehn on vocals. Posehn often comes off as sounding like a Muppet past its prime. The songs are performed by drummer John Tempesta (Exodus, Testament, White Zombie), Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning, Anthrax) on bass and finally Jonathan Donais (Shadows Fall) and Ian Scott (Anthrax, Stormtroopers Of Death) on guitars. This stand-up album provides a few chuckles but most of the time it's simple fart and wiener jokes which Posehn is known for. Does it come as any kind of surprise that he would title his next album, released this year (2010), Fart And Wiener Jokes? Very original.
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