David Koechner
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[Jan. 11] Let this small string of standup dates remind us that there's way more to this dude than loud, boisterous, Adam McKay-style douchebags.
Let’s skip the Champ Kind quotes for the next hundred words or so. Anchorman 2’s been buzz-marketed enough. Truth is, David Koechner’s best characters have almost no Steve Carell connection — like T-Bones Tibbons, of the long-overlooked musical duo The Naked Trucker and T-Bones (featuring him and Dave Allen). No? OK, Koechner also starred in Cheap Thrills, a very, very dark comedy on limited release last year, playing a rich man who eggs on a couple of out-of-luck losers in increasingly sadistic dares for money. Let this small string of standup dates remind us that there’s way more to this dude than loud, boisterous, Adam McKay-style douchebags. But, all right, fine: Whammy.
Sat., Jan. 11, 8 p.m., $19.50-$25, Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com.
