Modified On June 20, 2006
Spotted the following cryptic item in US Weekly, under the heading, “John Gets No Love From Jennifer”:
John Mayer may want to stick to music. During a surprise standup comedy appearance at Hollywood’s Laugh Factory May 26, Mayer, 28, joked that some bad fish came between him and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The two dated briefly in 2002, but Mayer said that he never got to do the deed, because of a bout with food poisoning. “It really was me making fun of myself,” the singer-songwriter tells Us of his comedy gig, adding that he sent an apology to Hewitt, 27. “I’m a wimp.”
From what we can decipher, this item was a followup to Mayer making a fish reference onstage at the Factory, then apologizing for making said fishy reference. We think. (He made a joke about a fellow celeb, then thought better of it when it either failed to get a laugh… or was taken badly by the object of the joke… or both. Hey, Mayer: If you’re going to run with the big dogs, you gotta have some sack! Try watching Kathy Griffin a few times– she has perfected the art of never looking back!)
(Yet more proof that the current perception in H-wood is that it’s cool, once again, to be a comic. Media take note.)
We actually do think that, of all the H-wood standup dabbler types, Mayer could could actually make a go of the standup thing. We stumbled upon his VH-1 show (John Mayer Has A TV Show) a couple times and found it to be wildly funny. Mayer was likeable and seemed to possess a genuine sense of humor and the tools with which to effectively wield it. A master of self-effacement, seeming to be at times embarassed/amused by the degree to which his fans adored him.