Sunday, May. 24, 2009

SASQUATCH 09: Comedy stylings of Zack Galifianakis

By Jeremy Dutton

GEORGE -- Sometimes when Zack Galifianakis does something he thinks to himself, "That's so Raven!" That was one of the comedian's opening jokes to his routine that went underneath the comedy tent about 6 p.m.

I've always been a fan from his role in that so-bad-it's-kinda-good skiing movie to his actual televised comedy specials and most importantly in Fiona Apple's video for "Not About Love." He's never seemed to quite catch on to the mainstream, but that may change with his role in the upcoming " The Hangover."

I stayed for about 20 minutes of his routine hearing him rail about Corporate America blocking the Gorge's view particularly jabbing at Verizon. He also did his standard act of riffing one-liners while playing a somber line on the piano.

But the more important thing here is that for the first year, the comedy tent actually works. Previously, lines seemingly stretching to the entrance of the venue scared off many a fan. This year, they constructed a giant geodesic tent allowing viewing from several points to the stage. There was still a crowd of people stretched outside of the tent, but if you've got at least a little height you can still take it in.