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Review 1 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

An unintentional Parks & Recreation comedy showdow

The Count Basie Theatre / Monmouth University’s Pollok Theatre @

- Red Bank / Long Branch @

, NJ @

- 03/28/2013 @

Posted 04/22/2013

by muZer1

Location:New Jersey

An unintentional Parks & Recreation comedy showdown…

Aziz Ansari – Buried Alive
March 27 / The Count Basie Theatre

Nick Offerman – American Ham
March 28 / Monmouth University’s Pollok Theatre

By: Al Muzer

RED BANK / LONG BRANCH, NJ – A quirk of venue-booking fate inadvertently pitted Parks & Recreation co-stars Aziz Ansari (who plays Tom Haverford) against Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) on two successive nights in Monmouth County.

Playing a taciturn, crisis-avoiding, sax-playing, woodworking enthusiast with a 4-pound mustache as the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana -- Offerman has dubbed his theater tour American Ham due, in part, to Ron Swanson’s oft mentioned love of red meat on the show, and because Offerman, a trained stage actor with a long list of credits, still can’t seem to get around the fact that he’s a break-out character (Swanson has a large online fan base) on a hit television series.

Wandering on stage in well-worn jeans waving casually with one hand while carrying an acoustic guitar and his shirt in the other, a topless Offerman placed his guitar carefully on its stand and struck a few beefcake poses for the crowd before ambling over to the microphone and deadpanning “Well, all the advertisements for this show promised ‘partial nudity’… and I didn’t wanna let anybody down.”

Low key, very much in character (or, is the character him?), cynical, blunt and unassuming, Offerman promised that “now that the nudity thing is out of the way” an evening of “sing-alongs, sea chanties, woodworking hints, timely references to meat, and [his] ‘Ten Tips for a Prosperous Life’ will follow.”

The guitar proved more than a prop as Offerman interspersed well-played, lyrically-tweaked, potty-humor ditties such as “King of the Road,” “The Apple Pancakes Song,” “Keep A Handkerchief in Your Pocket” and a Johnny Cashed “I Stay Offline” between droll insights on celebrity culture, L. Ron Hubbard, Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take The Wheel”, gay marriage, straight marriage, The Hobbit, intoxicants, religion, manners and, of course, Red Meat --- all of which, in their eventual unfolding, served as solid evidence validating his “Ten Tips...”

Aziz Ansari’s performance the night before at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre was a much more strident affair as the delivery, pace and presentation of the material was machine-gunned at the packed house in a voice (sorry to say) that grew annoyingly shrill and irksomely repetitious around the one hour mark.

No topic was off limits as Ansari riffed on bad Chinese food, child molestation, rape, marriage, growing up an Indian in South Carolina, adulthood, religion, children, and the joys of NOT having children. Unplanned set highlights were a 5-minute haranguing of a patron texting something in the front row as Ansari first took to the stage -- causing him to wonder what was so important it had to be sent right then and there; and the moment Ansari asked the crowd to “get the picture taking thing out of the way now” which resulted in a brief, but incredibly intense, cell phone flash show.

Nick Offerman's
‘Ten Tips for a Prosperous Life’

Engage in Romantic Love - Say Please and Thank You
Carry a Handkerchief - Eat Red Meat
Get a Hobby - Go Outside - Avoid Mirrors
Maintain a Relationship with Jesus Christ (if it’ll get you sex)
Use Intoxicants - Paddle Your Own Canoe

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- 03/28/2013 @

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Review 2 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Everything I wanted and more

Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University @

- West Long Branch @

, NJ @

- Thu, Mar 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Without spoilding the suprise ending, the next best moment was shirtless Nick! @

Posted 04/01/2013

by princetonaccountant

Location:Princeton, New Jersey

Offerman was as hillarious as he is on his show and then some! The entire evening was great. His unconventional comedy style was edgy but funny. Go with an open mind and you will have a good time. I learned more from Offerman in 2 hours than I have in my lifetime. The only negative I can point to is that he didn't have his life advice captured in a book (hint, hint Offerman)! Some might be offended by some of his views and graphic stories but thats part of humor so if you get easily offended please leave more seats for the rest of us. Overall, one of the greatest nights of comedy I've had in a while.

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- West Long Branch @

, NJ @

- Thu, Mar 28, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Without spoilding the suprise ending, the next best moment was shirtless Nick! @

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Review 3 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Brilliant Show!

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: I don't want to spoil anything, but the Encore was AMAZING! @

Posted 03/31/2013

by MRanalli

Location:Oakland, CA

Noone was quite sure what Nick Offerman was going to do or how he was going to perform. His show, while it did have plenty of comedy, was more like "An Evening with Nick Offerman." He brilliantly imparted wisdom on the audience from life lessons that he learned. He also made it a family affair (no it was not kid friendly) by having his wife perform the opening act as well as help with the closing bit. All of it was... Amazing.

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

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- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: I don't want to spoil anything, but the Encore was AMAZING! @

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Review 4 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

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- West Long Branch @

, NJ @

- Thu, Mar 28, 2013 @

Posted 03/30/2013

by Anonymous

Location:Middletown, NJ

This was amazing. Nick Offerman is the man. Just him on stage. I totally want to go again. Best show ever.

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Review 5 for Nick Offerman

1 / 5

Nick Offerman, Bigot

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When we walked out. @

Posted 03/28/2013

by Anonymous

Location:San Francisco

In fairness, I did not know what to expect from this show, which Nick Offerman humorously made light of at the beginning of his set ("tonight you came to see...you have no f---ing idea what"). Sadly, the only funny parts of the show were those that found him channeling Ron Swanson. The rest was a bizarre, immature, and vulgar attempt at bathroom humor and bodily fluid jokes mixed with non-comedic rants on his own personal views. His use of profanity was not even well-placed but seemed more like an attempt to convince the crowd that he was edgy and cool. What was most disturbing was his outright bigotry and hate for anyone who disagreed with his stated views. Most of the first half of the show was aimed not at comedy but ridiculing the Bible and religion in general. Now I understand that nothing is off limits for comedy, but this was not even an attempt at comedy. It was literally a description of his own views accompanied by name-calling. Ironically, much of this came under his second of ten "life tips", which he called "say please and thank you"...in other words, be nice to one another. His description of the things he ridiculed was nothing more than a sad caricature, but he really seemed to think he was making intelligent points. The SF crowd ate this up, of course. If Offerman had made some of the same comments but made them about Jews, Muslims, minorities, gays, or anyone else, he may have actually been physically removed from the stage for hate-speech. I really can't say enough how saddened and disgusted we were after even just the first half of this show. The only decent part of this show was the live music that opened the show (Megan Mullaly's musical act). We left about halfway through the show and were not the only ones. I felt "off" all weekend after this show.

Ron Swanson=boss, Nick Offerman=immature bigot.

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: When we walked out. @

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Review 6 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Nick Offerman is a comic genius in cognito

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Nick opened up his act by coming out on stage with no shirt on. While he's no Channing Tatum he certainly has a man's build and he was awesome!!! @

Posted 03/26/2013

by Alixe

Location:Fremont, CA

My boyfriend and I have been a fan of Parks and Recreation since day one and a few months back I missed a chance to see Aziz Anzari do stand up. When I saw Nick Offerman had a show I jumped at the chance to see it, even though we had no idea what to expect. Knowing full well that Nick was not a seasoned comedian I thought he'll probably just play his character Ron Swanson from P&R on stage. Much to my surprise his wife, Megan Mullally (aka Karen of Will & Grace) was the opening act in a song and dance act called Nancy and Beth. It was mostly old timey blues songs but man that woman has a set of pipes and still looks amazing for her age. She and Nick clearly have a great marriage as they made small playful banter back and forth on stage. Nick basically acknowledged that he wasn't a comedian but would be giving us 10 life lessons almost in the manner of a Ron Swanson sort of character. But Nick actually used his own funny stories to aid in his life lessons and it was awesome. I seriously could have listened to that man read the phone book to me for hours on end. He had great delivery, great punch lines, and a great message to share. I seriously have never laughed that hard from someone just talking to me and not intentionally trying to deliver a joke. I would definitely go see him again.

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Nick opened up his act by coming out on stage with no shirt on. While he's no Channing Tatum he certainly has a man's build and he was awesome!!! @

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Review 7 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Nick Offerman

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: So many...but I loved his songs.That's why I'd like a DVD...so we could listen again. @

Posted 03/26/2013

by Bugg

Location:San Mateo CA

He said it best: You paid to come here & you have no F** idea what I'm going to do.
True enough! And we were thrilled..very funny, great delivery, and a purpose to his comedy. Adult humor, but not vile. "Nancy & Beth" were terrific. And the interaction between Megan & Nick was so very funny! I like when comedians control people who shout out to them. Hecklers can ruin a show, but he handled them. And played to the whole room. Would like to see it again but only 1 show left. Would love it on DVD...too much to absorb. We do laugh days after about favorite parts!

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: So many...but I loved his songs.That's why I'd like a DVD...so we could listen again. @

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Review 8 for Nick Offerman

1 / 5

Please invite Ron Swanson next time!

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Probably the song about Little Sebastian, which Nick was likely mocking. Too bad @

Posted 03/26/2013

by ExFan46

Location:Northern California

I am NOT prudish, I am usually NOT critical of any performer, but my balloon filled with love admiration and devotion for Ron Swanson was soon to become deflated with this other impersonator whose show consisted of continual " f "this and "f " that, hyperfocus on sex and drugs "intoxicants" , (no rock and roll though. at least that. could have helped a little), In addition, his exhaustingly long defamation of Christian beliefs, specifically aimed at the Bible and Jesus Christ, was not only insulting, but erroneous in even the basic facts few would argue...to get a laugh or emphasize his obvious disbelief in any of the values and/or principles (quite a contrast to one of his basic "commandments" of always saying Please and Thank you. His disrespect went way beyond courtesy or even tolerance. Since this was a surprise birthday present to my husband and i included 2 other members of the family to join us for this special special event,, had I even had a notion as to the content of the program and the true character of Nick , which I guess was the whole point of the show to begin with, I would have never exposed any of them to such an extreme opposite kind of individual from the TV character. I would have preferred to continue to live in the fantasy of Parks and Recreation and the characters within...Now, I likely will not continue to watch the show...I am not trying to sound dramatic, but the impact and disappointment had a deep affect on us. Plus, I have NEVER written a negative review about anyone, but this time, it is an exception. Our special trip to San Francisco before and after (the next day) was fun, but the focus of all of it was something that I will always regret, not reading the reviews or finding out more about what the show was all about...So lesson learned. Please Nick, dont forget your fans (previous) who came to this show to see more of the same, that character with part of you yes, but not be defaming so much Americana with your stories and language was really unbelievable.

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Probably the song about Little Sebastian, which Nick was likely mocking. Too bad @

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Review 9 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Fabulous event!

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Posted 03/25/2013

by Anonymous

Location:94403

Nick Offerman was hilarious! The accompanying band was unexpected and great.

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

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- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

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Review 10 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

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- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Posted 03/25/2013

by Anonymous

Location:San Francisco, CA

It was probably the best live comedy experience I've ever seen.

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- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

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Review 11 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Mr & Mrs Offerman

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Posted 03/25/2013

by DoveCA

A fun twist on stand up comedy. Instead of searching for wisdom, masked by comedic antics, Nick Offerman creates hilarious moments from life lessons. The chemistry between Nick and Meagan was enjoyable and gave the show gobs of genuine spirit. Joyous honesty was the show's theme and nothing could have been a better opening than Nancy and Beth's songs. Hilarious and easy to love!

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

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Review 12 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

hands down brilliant

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Posted 03/24/2013

by brokecrew

Location:Los Banos, CA

This show had a very simple yet refined set up, It was just Nick Offerman, the stage, and a few instruments. The show was a presentation of his 10 tips for a prosperous life. He spoke, told life stories, sang, and gave sage advice on life including; eat red meat, have a relationship with Jesus (if it gets you sex), and other hilarious tips. The opening band Nancy and Beth (featuring his wife Megan Mullally) were awesome and came out for Nick's encore to preform "Let me smell your dick" and then with Offerman to sing "Bye Bye Little Sebastian" from Parks and Rec

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

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Review 13 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

awesome show

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- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Eat Red Meat. @

Posted 03/24/2013

by Anonymous

Location:fresno, ca

We didn't know what to expect going in and we came out very pleased. We frequent a lot of comedy shows and have seen many great comics. Carlin is the only is other show that I can compare this one too. He went a solid two hours and had me entertained the whole time. If you get the opportunity to see him do yourself a favor and watch him.

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- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

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Review 14 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

American ham

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- San Francisco @

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- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Posted 03/24/2013

by Sardiny

Location:East bay

This show wa hilarious and amazing! I'm going to apply Nick Offerman's advice to my life.

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium @

- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

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Review 15 for Nick Offerman

3 / 5

Nick was okay

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- San Francisco @

, CA @

- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

Posted 03/24/2013

by Pato101

Location:Burlingame

He rambled a lot and wasn't that funny. His wife's band rocked, however.

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- Fri, Mar 22, 2013 @

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Review 16 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Nick Offerman is the perfect man!

Town Hall @

- New York @

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- Sat, Mar 2, 2013 @

Posted 03/18/2013

by monicacandice

Location:New York, NY

This show was amazing! Nick Offerman is hilarious! Would love to see him again!

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Review 17 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Hysterical

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Favorite moment: Handkerchief Song @

Posted 03/06/2013

by Anonymous

All the Ron Swanson-esque comedy you could want. He works the parallels between his character and real persona and takes everything one step further, plus Nick's music stylings are not to be missed.

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- Sat, Mar 2, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Handkerchief Song @

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Review 18 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

Awesome show!!!

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, NY @

- Sat, Mar 2, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Couldn't pick a favorite moment, whole show was great! @

Posted 03/05/2013

by MattyO6986

Location:Farmingville, NY

Ron Swanson otherwise known as Nick Offerman was hilarious!!! Put on a great show for us and even better it was the live taping of his first stand up special, American Ham! I will definitely be buying the special when it's hits stores and I am looking forward to seeing him again!!

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- New York @

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- Sat, Mar 2, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Couldn't pick a favorite moment, whole show was great! @

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Review 19 for Nick Offerman

4 / 5

Hilarious!

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- New York @

, NY @

- Sat, Mar 2, 2013 @

Posted 03/05/2013

by Nicole89

Absolutely hysterical show! Nick's humor is fantastic, loved every minute of it.

Was disappointed, though, that Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt did not perform, as was advertised on the poster outside the theatre (see attached).

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Review 20 for Nick Offerman

5 / 5

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Posted 03/05/2013

by Bex89

Location:New York

I was laughing the whole time and his points were classic Nick Offerman.

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