The first few jokes on this CD cover baby Jesus, references to current TV shows, people from around the world and how they are oh-so different - it's all well done in the details, but you wish she would pick some more original topics.
But as it gets going, Bamford starts to get more interesting and more personal (and more funny) when she talks about her psychological problems, especially the one that provided this album with its title.
"So, what would happen if you made eye contact with somebody?"
"I'd genocide 'em."
This stuff, plus her awesome, weird, scary lampooning of standard female comedian jokes at the end, means the CD is worth at least a listen. As for me, I'll listen many more times, because I can't get enough of the way Bamford slowly mixes in the sadness and weirdness and plays with the audience. There are jokes that initially baffle, where you can hear different people start to get it at different points, and then there are jokes where everyone laughs and Bamford "ruins" it by getting creepy or depressing. But only for a second.
Also, there's a Velveteen Rabbit joke in there, which is always nice.
But as it gets going, Bamford starts to get more interesting and more personal (and more funny) when she talks about her psychological problems, especially the one that provided this album with its title.
"So, what would happen if you made eye contact with somebody?"
"I'd genocide 'em."
This stuff, plus her awesome, weird, scary lampooning of standard female comedian jokes at the end, means the CD is worth at least a listen. As for me, I'll listen many more times, because I can't get enough of the way Bamford slowly mixes in the sadness and weirdness and plays with the audience. There are jokes that initially baffle, where you can hear different people start to get it at different points, and then there are jokes where everyone laughs and Bamford "ruins" it by getting creepy or depressing. But only for a second.
Also, there's a Velveteen Rabbit joke in there, which is always nice.
