Dan St. Paul Critic Pick

The Relative Relationship Of Comedy

(*Note: This is an old article from 2008 that I lost in a computer crash. I found a copy and am now reposting it.)

Dan St. Paul's unique blend of observational humor and perceptively comedic insights into family dysfunction creates a colorful pallet from which he paints a wondrously funny painting of the world as he sees it. St. Paul, who lives in Foster City, California with his wife Cara and their son Roy, is probably most well known for his quirky signature bit called “The First Baseball Game,” which details the battle between the Bethlehem Braves and the Jerusalem Giants as narrated by the now deceased sportscaster, Harry Caray. This piece displays St. Paul's extraordinary ability to take on a subject that some might find offensive and/or sacrilegious into a well honed piece that can be enjoyed on many different levels.

You may have seen him in the movie Flubber with Robin Williams, caught his stand up on VH1 or MTV or heard him on The Bob And Tom Show. He will be appearing live at Wiley's Comedy Niteclub, 101 Pine St. on Thursday January 29th at 8:30pm, Friday January 30th at 9pm and Saturday January 31st at 8pm and 10:30pm. Tickets range from $5 to $12. To make reservations or for more information, call Wiley's at (937) 224-5653 or visit them online at http://www.wileyscomedyclub.com/.

(This article originally appeared in the January 1, 2009 edition of the Dayton City Paper.)