At this point, I'm convinced that Aaron Westberry is less a standard comedian and more an avant-garde performance artist whose genius will only be properly appreciated in a few decades. After writing about his bit in which he told the same joke repeatedly for the duration of a five-minute set, I delved deeper into his oeuvre — and surprise, surprise, it's full of similar absurd performances twisting the established format of standup comedy in any number of creative ways.
It's one way to stand out, I suppose. Personally, I love it. Take, for instance, his most recent outing, which was specifically a riff on prop comedy. The twist here? Despite his large, cumbersome prop prominently displayed on stage, he doesn't address it at any point, opting to tell lame jokes about nothing in particular instead.
God, I love anti-comedy. It's subtle and almost painful, but that's why it works!
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