Michael Ian Black (The State, Viva Variety) was supposed to perform as part of famed NYC comedy trio Stella this weekend; sadly, his castmates bailed, but his solo show from Saturday held up in their absence, pleasing the capacity crowd of 450 and pissing off over a hundred people who stood in what had to be the longest line of Saturday’s events. Sadly, Black played to the younger crowd who only knew him from VH1’s Best Week Ever and those Sierra Mist commercials, and they reacted in kind, missing his more absurdist fare and enjoying his more overt material (such as the “Letters I Wrote To The First Girl I Ever Fingered” bit). Videos of his better moments:

Terrorists:

Emasculation:

I also feel compelled to give a nod Todd Barry’s surprise opening set. Enjoyed this rumination in particular: “You guys have Trader Joe’s, right? They just opened one in New York City, and on opening day, they had lines that wrapped around for four hours. I saw a buddy leave when I walked by, and I asked him what it was like. He tells me, ‘They have the best pizza.’ [pause] That’s funny, because you know who else has the best pizza? New York City. [pause for laughs] They should build a New York City in New York City.”