Lynne Koplitz at the Tampa Improv

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I love to laugh, that’s one of the reasons I enjoy patronizing comedy clubs as much as I do.  Life is too serious for all the drama, sometimes you need a break to just sit back and laugh and that is exactly what I intended to do when I went to the Tampa Improv on Friday July 25th to see the headliner “Lynne Koplitz.”  Over all I had a wonderful experience, the food was great and so was the performers for the most part; meaning 2 out of the 3 shined. 

The Opening “BOMB” Act

The opening act was about 15 minuets or less and honestly it was way too long.  I could not wait for that lady to get off the stage.  I can’t even remember her name that’s how unimpressed I was with her. Throughout her act, she stood there after telling a joke waiting for some kind of laughter or response, yet all you could hear was the sweat dripping off her face splashing onto the stage, oh and maybe some crickets chirping. Can you say “awkward?” Her entire bit was about bashing Republicans, who filled most of the room, and voicing her hippy ways upon us by bashing religion, glorified same sex marriage, and war jokes all within her show. She would’ve made Pelosi proud had she been there.  I don’t know what part of California she came from but her act did not go over well here in Tampa. My advice for her, choose better topics to joke about and don’t use the comic stage to voice your radical liberal opinions, thats what a protest line is for.

The “Featured Act” - John Rathborne

The featured act of the night was John Rathborne.  He was actually amusing, a pleasure to watch on stage. His goofy looks, his sharp one liners would easily catch you off guard.  I personally loved when he would tell a joke that these two guys in the front row didn’t get, he would try to explain the joke to them sarcastically!  My favorite bit of his from the act, was his smoking jokes.  ”Ah.. You smoke Camel Lights, so that’s like… I know I’m still going to get cancer from this, but I am in no rush to obtain it.”  I love it.  The people loved him too, his act lifted the spirits of the crowd, shocked from the opener.

The “Headliner” - Lynne Koplitz

Finally the headliner took stage: Lynne Koplitz.  Here is a fantastic comedian whose gorgeous and funny at the same time.  Lynne’s act was based on the woman’s point of view with sex and the family life of today. She effectively took real life situations from the past and present and told the joke without lying; the truth is what made it so funny!  Men and women alike could easily relate to her truthful comedy and laugh. Quite honestly, with all the male comedians picking fun of the women with sex, it was a nice reprieve to hear a woman’s point of view and joke around about the men!

Another part of Lynne’s act was based on her childhood here in Florida and her mom’s carefree parenting style.  She brought to life what parents did back when she was little, like lock the kids up in the car while shopping.  If you did that today you would go to jail, back then it was not uncommon, nor illegal… Lynne made great humor of those exact type of situations.

Lynne Koplitz was a great act to watch, she made me laugh throughout the act.  The beauty of Lynne’s performance is that she effectively takes things we do everyday, and shows us how funny we actually are doing it.  She compares how simple yesterday was to today, making you laugh at how critical and complex we made our lives to be.  A brilliant act, and someone I would love to see again next time she rolls through the Tampa Bay area.