Comedian Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show) at Cobb's
Cobb's Comedy Club (San Francisco, CA)
Rated 2.4 by 32 members who went.
Cobb's Comedy Club is proud to present Wyatt Cenac. Wyatt is best known as a correspondent and writer on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. He also spent three seasons writing for King of the Hill, and starred in 2008's acclaimed indie film Medicine for Melancholy.
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21 Member Reviews
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Sue T.
Member since 2008
14 Reviews
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As big "Daily Show" fans, we've been lucky enough to see two of the program's correspondents at Cobb's in recent months: John Oliver back in May, and now Wyatt Cenac. I was a little surprised that Cenac, who gained some attention last year for an Obama impression he posted on YouTube, doesn't do any material on politics or current events -- he mainly deals with topics like male/female relationships, race, and stories from his life. His stage persona is almost TOO laid-back -- there's a fine line between "relaxed" and "low energy." Part of that may have to do with the Thursday crowd, though; maybe the Fri & Sat shows will be a bit livelier. I had never heard of opening act Susan Burke before, but I really enjoyed her set.
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Gabe
Member since 2008
19 Reviews
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I generally like Wyatt's segments on the Daily Show but I thought this performance was dry and uninspired. It didn't help that the opening acts had very similar styles. I see a fair number of comedy shows and this one was the first time I've ever left before the performer was done. It just wasn't all that funny so what's the point of hanging around?
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Armando C.
Member since 2007
16 Reviews
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I have enjoyed just about everything I have seen Cenac do on the Daily Show; this performance at Cobb's was a disappointment. He's not much of a physical/facial comedian; he even wore a hat that covered much of his face for the entire show. All that would be fine if his material was more imaginative, better paced, and stronger than what he did last night. He does not seemed destined to be the next Black or Colbert....
Cobbs staff are cool....but the room has been around for quite awhile and it shows....
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Stan S.
Member since 2003
14 Reviews
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He was very dark and not like his Daily Show persona.. Also, expected him to be more political - which he wasn't. And parts of it looked like he didn't want to be there. Also - this just was strange - I don't think he moved once. just stood there, unanimated.
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Goldstar Member
Member since 2009
1 Reviews
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Very funny, great place, good times.
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Ryan Chamberlain
Member since 2008
6 Reviews
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I went, like many I'm sure, because I like his work on the Daily Show. His stand-up routine was just okay for me. I seems like a matter of growing pains, or unbalanced expectations. He came across as just another stand up comedian...funny, but not painfully-making-me-pee funny. I think with the Daily Show residency, people like me are going to expect more, and he's gonna have to raise his game.
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Goldstar Member
Member since 2008
1 Reviews
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My husband and I weren't sure what to expect from Wyatt Cenac. We have also seen John Oliver and my husband admitted to comparing them to each other. He would give this show 2 start while I would have given it a 2 1/2. I was expecting him to be more topical considering he is a Daily Show correspondent. I know he's clever and talented but this show didn't show that off. As for the warm up act, a woman who's name escapes me, she was also fair. I thought there were too many quiet spaces in her bits. Perhaps her topics went over the head of the audience because of age? Or maybe it wasn't that funny. (Saturday show at 8pm.)
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Julie
Member since 2009
1 Reviews
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Great show - Wyatt was hilarious. I would definitely see him again.
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Goldstar Member
Member since 2005
4 Reviews
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We had just seen Paul Mecurio from the Daily Show a few weeks before and did not stop laughing for more than 30 seconds during the entire show. So, we had high expectations for another one of the Daily Show's comedians. Sadly, we were a little disappointed. I couldn't tell if it was because he was intoxicated or just super laid back, but it was a pretty slow show and I found myself not laughing for most of the show (unlike the Paul Mecurio show).
Cobb's always has great service - they are very speedy with the drinks.
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Goldstar Member
Member since 2006
1 Reviews
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I wasn't sure what to expect from the The Daily Show superstar, Wyatt Cenac. His standup proved to be intellectual, and very humorous. I would categorize him with the likes of Todd Barry, his jokes are topical, and insightful, with just a touch of tasteful sarcasm.
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majella
Member since 2007
6 Reviews
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Dbengali
Member since 2009
1 Reviews
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Wyatt was not that funny for someone who performs on TV, however I did find the lady comedian...sorry can't remember her name, funny! She had some good material.
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Slavik
Member since 2009
2 Reviews
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It was a great show. Wyatt Cenac had a lot of great material.
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Adammh
Member since 2009
1 Reviews
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I had a few chuckles but that was about it.
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Goldstar Member
Member since 2006
3 Reviews
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I first saw Wyatt Cenac in Medicine for Melancholy, where his dry and mellow humor played well. However, his low-energy persona is not engaging in a stand-up format. He is obviously intelligent and thoughtful but overall, I was disapointed by his act.
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cgerben
Member since 2009
1 Reviews
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After reading the comments for his Thurs show I was a bit skeptical, but his act was great. It went for at least an hour and didn't seem to drop much at all. I wish I could say the same for the MC and the opener, but I was watching their sets through my eyes a la some sort of comic/dramatic train wreck.
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ombwa
Member since 2009
1 Reviews
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We Were Amused! We saw Wyatt at the 8 p.m. showing on Saturday night. I didn't find the MC funny, and the warmup act Susan Burke didn't do much for me, but Wyatt himself gave a strong performance.
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maylingkuo
Member since 2005
2 Reviews
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i wanted to love wyatt's set, but his stage mannerisms really affect the tone of the show. he takes time to think about his jokes, often referring to his notes (i think this is fine, but he seems to pretend he's not doing this by constantly looking down - and that is just plain distracting!). also, since we're used to seeing him on the daily show and connecting with his eyes, when he wears a low cap and continually looks down, he really loses that audience connection. with faster pacing and more eye contact, i think it would have been a great set.
i also loved susan beforehand - she has great stage presence and energy.
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anonymous
Member since 2004
42 Reviews
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The two opening comedians were terrible. Such bores.
Wyatt was okay, but not great like most of the other comedians I have seen at Cobb's. The waiter was prompt with the requested cocktails.
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Goldstar Member
Member since 2007
1 Reviews
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If you can get in on the free tickets it is TOTALLY worth it. I watch the Daily Show religiously and I've also seen Medicine for Melancholy so I'm familiar with Wyatt Cenac. He was really funny and the acts before him were also pretty entertaining. It was a fun night, especially for the price.
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Chris Rhie
Member since 2008
6 Reviews
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Solid performance, good feature, definitely worth seeing!
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Website: http://www.wyattcenac.com/
Wyatt Cenac was born in New York City. After three years of big city life he had enough and moved to Dallas, Texas. Missing the big city life, Wyatt moved to North Carolina. After four years, he realized he got on the wrong plane and moved to the big city of Los Angeles where he would spend the next bunch of years doing comedy and getting into debt.
While in LA, Wyatt spent three seasons as a writer on FOX's animated show "King of the Hill" and also performed stand up at shows like "Comedy Death Ray" and "The Tomorrow Show." To avoid his debt collectors, Wyatt spent most of his time performing at places like the Upright Citizens Brigade and Improv Olympic, where he performed in shows like "Rap Crisis Center," "The Armando Show" and did a regrettably terrible Barack Obama impression that found its way onto the Internet. In 2008, Wyatt starred in the film "Medicine for Melancholy" which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards and lost all three (Thanks a lot, "Synecdoche, New York").
Wanting to return to the big city he gave the finger to as a toddler, Wyatt moved back to New York in 2008 to join the news team of "The Daily Show" as a correspondent and writer. He forgot how cold it gets in the winter.
