Comedy and Track & Field
Some Similarities:
1. Sprinters. Are usually the sluts of the team. Their comedian counterparts are usually the first to sell out. Look no further than: Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia.
2. Distance Runners. The sadomasochists of the bunch. Career stand-up comedians are no different. You show me a comedian for life, I’ll show you a glutton for punishment. Case in point: Todd Barry, Louis C.K., Janeane Garofalo. See also: Sad clowns.
3. Pole Vaulters, hurdlers, and shot put hurlers. The prop comedians of the bunch. Their tools define them. Look no further than: The Amazing Jonathan, Carrot Top, Gallagher.
4. The Pentathletes. Versatile, valuable, and layered in their talents. You can put these comedians in any situation and they will make it funny. See: Zach Galifinakis, Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, and Jim Carrey. These comedians are special because they aren’t afraid to dabbled in a wide range of serious roles mixed with the silly.
- For every Caddy Shack there is a Lost in Translation.
- For every Ace Ventura Pet Detective there is a Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind.
- For every Hangover there is a Visioneers.
- For every Anchorman there is a Stranger than fiction.
