By Aaron Glaesman
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After I bought my ticket to see Conner Kurtis’ live show, I started to panic and question what someone even wears to a comedy show. When I got there, I was worried I was going to be underdressed. I wore my nice shorts and a T-shirt, which I was going to change out for the merch I was going to buy, but when I got there, I was greeted with a sea of rainbow hair, baggy pants and crazy makeup.
I had forgotten Kurtis’s fanbase is primarily people in the LGBTQ+ community and neurodivergent people like me. When I saw this, I wasn’t as worried as before that I had underdressed.
Since this was my first comedy show, I felt uneasy about going by myself, finding my seat and being surrounded by people I didn’t know. But the moment I stepped into the venue, I saw everyone else heading to the merch stand, and I immediately ran over there too.
His merchandise ranged from $20 to $80, which I thought was nice because I always find merchandise to be absurdly expensive. When someone knows their audience is primarily teenagers, I think you have to expect them to not be able to spend $300 on a shirt.
I found my row near the front and talked to the lady beside me, who spoke about his previous shows. The first part of the show was Jacob’s bit about his brain cancer. Although it is a complicated topic, he played it well and made light of it, and as someone who had a mom with cancer, I didn’t find anything offensive.
I barely even heard half of his bit because the people in my row would not stop causing a scene. We ended up having to shuffle out of the row at least 10 different times. This is a PSA to anyone at any type of show: if someone says you’re in their spot, you’re probably in the wrong seat.
Jacob then introduced Kurtis, and as you can guess, the crowd went wild. First, I noticed that all he had was a microphone and a beer, but he was nicely dressed.
To sum up his show, Kurtis Conner is aware of who his audience is and plays into it well, making jokes about “The Lesbian of Zelda” and talking about how he is aware he looks like a butch lady.
The moments that stood out to me most were when he talked about the death of his stepfather. I could tell this was a man he really cared for, and although it was a sad topic, he talked about the good moments with him and told a joke that his father loved to leave the show on a good note.
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