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A laugh out loud kind of show

Alonzo Boden

Just for Laughs was a bend over, clap my hands, laugh out loud kind of night with talented comedians taking the stage.

Having never been to a comedy show, I wasn't sure what to expect so I had the bar pretty low.

But thanks to an all-star hilarious line-up, that bar is now raised and my expectations for next year are sky high.

The event took place at the Fairmont Southampton's Amphitheatre at 8 p.m. on Friday.

It was hosted by funny guy and Last Comic Standing star Alonzo Boden who was more than hilarious.

Bermudian comedian Nadanja opened the show followed by Godfrey, Hal Cruttenden and Jeremy Hotz.

Mr. Hotz, from Canada, was by far the audiences favourite with his weird, awkward movements and laughing my a** off funny jokes.

The show began with host Mr. Boden who didn't hesitate to make fun of Bermuda.

Speaking about the band at the L.F. Wade International Airport, he said: "I love the band. Just let's a tape play and let them go home."

He then moved on to Tiger Woods jokes. "I was disappointed to find out that Tiger was picking up women I could. Tiger was banging a reality TV star. Hell, I'm a reality TV star. There's no excuse for that."

Mr. Boden then went to Sarah Palin jokes. "Sarah Palin is the Paris Hilton of politics. She's hot, she's dumb and she won't go away."

Going back to Bermuda jokes, the comic joked about immigration. "Don't you just love immigration. Can't nobody get into Bermuda. They have two questions: Where you staying and when you leaving and the band is ready to play you're a** out."

Nadanja opened the show and told jokes about bringing women over to his house, women looking different when they go to the club and when they leave and his experiences on dating older women.

Godfrey was next with jokes about how annoying women are, his fascination with midgets and his experiences with his Nigerian father.

Mr. Cruttenden was next on stage and got the crowd going from the first joke to the last.

"Britain is number one in Europe for obesity and teenage pregnancy. Yes we're number one at something. We say 'she's 15 and having her third baby. She's a competitor," he joked.

The comic also joked about people assuming he's gay and his own mother's continuous efforts at hooking him up with men despite having a wife and two kids.

"I'm not gay, just English. I have got a slobby man's body and a little girlie man's voice," he said to much applause from the audience.

Mr. Hotz ended the show and had me laughing during his whole set. He, like Mr. Boden, didn't hesitate to make fun of Bermuda.

"Bermuda, I picked it up on the globe and it's just a word in the ocean. Then when we were flying in, the plane kept going up and down and I'm like f**k, the pilot can't see it.

"And what's up with the weather? I was walking across the street and it started to pour for five seconds. Then on the other side of the street, it was sunny. Don't go on that street. It's the rain dance street."

Funny is an understatement for the jokes that were told that night. My boyfriend who doesn't think I'm funny and only laughs when things are hilarious would not stop laughing the whole two hour show.

The organisers and comics must have done something right.