Question21: Todd Barry

In which we quiz a comedian
on matters both earth-shattering and inconsequential...

It's possible to purchase a copy of Todd's new CD "Medium Energy" by hopping onto his website at www.toddbarry.com.

1. What would be the ingredients in a Todd Barry sandwhich?

Peanut Butter, Jelly, and the correct spelling of "sandwich."

2. Who would you like to see sing The National Anthem before a sporting event?

The Psychedelic Furs.

3. What is the last book you couldn't finish reading?

That "Guiness Book of World Records" was kind of a toughy.

4. What slogan would you like to wear on a T-shirt?

Yum Yum Bang Bang Boom Boom POW!

5. What is your favorite holiday song (real or fake)?

Halloween's -A-Come-Come-Coming!

6. What famous woman would you like to wrestle?

Loretta Swit, Angie Dickinson, Dyan Cannon.

7. What famous man would you like to wrestle?

George Washington Carver

8. What K-Mart aisle do you linger in the longest?

This question is disrespectful in light (blue light) of their impending bankruptcy.

9. What part of your body pleases you the most?

My huge Jewish THANG.

10. In the "It Occurred Onstage Category" what Todd Barry story is most often retold by you or others?

That crazy night I got four laughs in a row!

11. In the "It Occurred Offstage Category" what Todd Barry story is most often retold by you or others?

I once had sex with a club-owner's wife in front of him while he was rebooking me.

12. Who made you laugh hardest when you were ten years old?

Will Rogers.

13. What part of your body pleases you the least?

My dumb little toesies!

14. Who is your favorite Warner Brothers character?

Elvis Costello. Oh, I thought you said my favorite Warner Brothers artist.

15. If you had a tree house, who would you "Keep Out?"?

The hummingbirds.

16. Besides turning the key, what is the first thing you do when you get in a car?

Why would I turn a key in the back of a WHITE STRETCH LIMOUSINE?

17. Which reality show would you like to be on (real or imagined)?

Friends.

18. What was the last brilliant thought that you've had?

Let's eat Thai food...

19. What's the deal?

Five per cent of the door, shared accommodations.

What do you watch on TV at 3 am?

It's hard to watch TV in the back of a WHITE STRETCH LIMOUSINE.

Here's where we turn the interview over to the interviewee:

21. Seriously Todd, what's the deal?