If you’ve ever woken up groggy, hung over and in bed with someone you didn’t know, don’t feel embarrassed. Head to the Engine Room, and Aaron Karo will give you a high-five. Perpetual frat-head Karo’s stand-up on twenty-something life is cold comfort for every fresh-outta-college kid who’s ever stumbled into work wearing yesterday’s clothes, freshly minted with new layers of piss and vomit. Despite his party-boy look, Karo’s comedy is actually kind of sweet, as he talks about friends getting married, being “singled out” and how the characters on Lost have their priorities straight: find water, find food, tap that ass. And ladies, if you buy the man a drink, chances are good you can take him home. (Hey, his motto is “Fuck me!”)
Fri., April 28, 9 p.m.
This article appears in Apr 27 – May 3, 2006.