Drinking Made Easy Comedy Show

Zane Lamprey has been drinking for a living for the past few years. As he put it, rather than wondering how he got that job, how has he kept it? Well he has...in a sense. His show, Three Sheets, has gone through a few networks now and he's currently holding out for The Travel Channel to pick him up for new episodes. There's no doubt, however, that he's developed a very loyal cult fan base. In the meantime, however, Zane and a couple of his buddies have been traveling the country in a bus on a comedy tour, while at the same time shooting episodes in each city they visit for a show that will premiere this fall.

My brother (remember the guy who posted about bacon-infused bourbon almost a year ago and was supposed to continue posting?) and I attended this "Drinking Made Easy" show in Philly last week. As we waited for Zane to come out, a screen was playing various videos of drunk people doing dumb things, always fun to watch. Clips of the Three Sheets show and some other clips from along their tour were also shown until Zane Lamprey came out to a cheering crowd.

I liked the format of the show. Zane made his introduction, Pleepleus made an appearance, then Zane's old college roommate, a man whose name has become synonomous with 'drunk', Steve McKenna, came out and proceeded to get Steve McKenna'd (see shirtless man in picture). Steve's not much of a comedian (Zane dubbed him the unfunny Zach Galifianakis due to his large beard at the time) but he's quite the drinker. He chugged a beer within a few minutes of getting on stage, told a few lame jokes, then poured 4 beers into a bucket and proceeded to chug that as well. Throughout the show, he also took some sizable chugs out of a wine bottle and whiskey bottle too. I feel for his liver during this tour.

After watching Steve's antics, the 3rd guy of the bunch came out and did a traditional stand up routine, based around drinking experiences and other topics that I'll refrain from on this post. Zane came back out and did a comedic little presentation on liquor, beer and wine, complete with a slideshow and videos. Zane also brought his sabre along and opened up about 8 bottles using the Napoleon method, shooting the corks to a Steve McKenna geared up in catcher equipment (even though he caught none).

Closing out the show, Zane and another guy playing guitar sang some drinking songs which were surprisingly pretty catchy, probably because of Steve McKenna's stellar bongo additions.

As Zane put it, he's not normally funny but when you edit him down in a half-hour TV show, he can be hilarious. I'm happy I got to see Zane, Steve and the others, I pray that Steve makes it out of this tour alive and I look forward to the Drinking Made Easy Show which I understand premieres this fall on HDNet.

Also, to Travel Channel...you're nuts if you don't pick up Three Sheets. That is all.