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Cracking jokes about being overweight and making referencesto Star Wars is only a bit of what the man has to offer. Oswalt is shamelesswhen it comes to tirelessly putting down restaurants like Black Angus,Yoshinoya Beef Bowl and Kentucky Fried Chicken. He touched on his early careeropening for a comedy magician who “hate fucked the audience for ten minutes”after being stiffed out of five dollars. And, of course, he took a little timeto talk politics, focusing on the country’s favorite rogue, Sarah Palin, andthe gay marriage controversy.%uFFFD%uFFFD %uFFFD%uFFFD%uFFFD%uFFFD%uFFFD%uFFFD%uFFFD%uFFFD
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However, the old jokes about smoking pot in Amsterdam,missing ‘80s metal, and hating “tambourine banging” hippies have been replacedby bits about being a new dad and the glory of sweatpants and flip-flops. Butdon’t think Oswalt has softened. Even though not too long ago he said a baby isreally only “a shirtless, bald human being with a bag of its own crap tiedaround its waist,” Oswalt didn’t disappoint. He kept it real nice and adultwith jokes about saving money on drugs by hallucinating from lack of sleep, andtouring a house with his wife shortly after an orgy took place.
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In typical Milwaukee style, people started shouting out whatjokes they wanted to hear towards the end of the show. Oswalt hid his annoyanceby playing along and joking about being too old to remember. He even got a roundof applause when he told a particularly loud fan, “You can’t yell out the punchline!”%uFFFD
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Along with touring, Oswalt has been busy since his comedyalbum My Weakness is Strong came outand his indie flick Big Fanpremiered. The movie, which made its way to Milwaukee’s film festival back infall, is on the circuit of film festivals, and was even named an “OfficialSelection” at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The dark comedy shows theturmoil of Paul Aufiero, a religiously devoted New York Giants fan whosefootball bubble bursts after a sighting of the Giants linebacker QuantrellBishop (Jonathan Hamm) turns violent. With tough family drama, a public legalbattle, and a much anticipated game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Aufieromust reevaluate everything he holds dear.
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But Oswalt wasn’t the only entertainment on Saturday night.One person to keep an eye on is comedian Kyle Kinane. The show opener alsodidn’t spare eating establishments when he talked about the absurdity of apizza place by his house having a four and a half foot-long pizza. His tales ofLas Vegas shenanigans and his hate for Southwest Airlines could have easilywent hack, but he pulled out fresh material that kept the audience going.
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