NEITHER ARE WE –
June 1, 2023 – The first “Party On” show was in May, with about 40 people in attendance. Vintage records hang on the Crow’s walls as old-timey light bulbs provide a soft glow. Blaine opened the show, setting the tone. It wasn’t the typical high-energy opening act, instead aiming for connection as she described how comedy provided a lifeboat.
She centered her story on growing up in Santa Monica in a family struggling with crack addiction. Blaine and those close to her would watch Friends on Thursday nights, a half-hour of escape each week. She later had the chance to meet Jennifer Aniston, using the opportunity to ask the star whether she ever doubted herself — and, well, Aniston didn’t. But, as Blaine noted, that’s probably easier when your parents are bothactors, your father a prolific and acclaimed one (and your godfather is Kojak).
Along with Blaine, House, and Clevinger, the lineup included comics Madison Shepard (Single Drunk Female), Fielding Edlow (BoJack Horseman), That ‘70s Show creator Mark Brazil, Percy Rustomji, and headliner Rachel Scanlon.
