Henderson!!!!!

As a long time listener of Randy and Jason Sklar's sports/comedy podcast, Sklarbro Country, I was pleased to learn that they would be performing at the Up Comedy Club in Chicago's famed Second City theater complex (the same night as our glass blowing expedition).  I was even further delighted to find that Groupon had a special offer for said performance.  The comedy gods smiled upon us.

We had the option of seeing their stand-up show or coming to a live version of their podcast.  Given my fandom and Elizabeth's curiosity at the prospect of a live podcast, we chose the latter.

We arrived about a half hour before showtime and were placed in the front row.  When the Sklars came out, they did about five minutes of new stand-up material before launching into the podcast. I would detail the structure of the show, but all one has to do is listen to the podcast (found here) to get a feel for what the show was like.

A highlight of the evening came when we had a bonding moment with guest T.J. Jagodowski (the blond/balding gentleman from the Sonic commercials).  The Sklar brothers asked him what his least favorite Chicago style pizza was, and his answer was Chicago's Pizza.  When he saw us nodding vigorously in agreement we had a brief conversation about the shortcomings of Chicago's Pizza.  As he described it, the top of their deep dish has the consistency of wet stretched cotton covered in sauce.

Following the show, I purchased a CD at the merch table and got my picture taken with the ever gracious and friendly Randy and Jason Sklar.  It's heartening to know that men who are sub 5'9" can make it in the entertainment industry.