Laughs mark Bear’s comedy anniversary

Bloomington residents celebrated Comedy Caravan’s 27th anniversary by laughing over political correctness, everyday life and relationships.

The stand-up comedy show ended its anniversary weekend with performances by comedians Mark Klein and Josh Copen. There were about 30 people Monday in Bear’s Place.

The attentive audience listened to Copen’s opening 45-minute skit, which was focused on everyday life.

“Not only are we fat, we are stupid,” he said about how Americans tune in to unnecessary news coverage.

Klein headlined the show by explaining he likes to drink alcohol. His skit focused on politics and the rights he has as an American.

He talked about health care by going through a Curious George book and comparing what kind of medical treatment the monkey would get now as opposed to in the 1960s.
Bloomington resident Amanda Proctor said she thought the show was funny but thought Klein played into stereotypes people have about Kentucky.

The second half of Klein’s show was focused on sex and relationships.

“We are an interracial couple,” he said about his marriage. “I’m from Kentucky and we aren’t relatives.”

Klein has performed at Comedy Caravan 50 to 60 times.

“It feels odd, but very fun,” he said.