It wouldn’t be fair to call him an impressionist, because he’s
more than that. He’s a parodist and a satirist and a singer
and…well, there’s no word to describe him. He’s sort of a
mixture of George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robert Klein and
Charlie Callas, with a little National Lampoon thrown in.
-Randolph Hogan, New York Times
Anyone who attended George Carlin’s Dec. 11 performance
at a sold-out Centennial Hall is already aware of that show’s
very impressive opening act. For everybody else: Meet
Dennis Blair, a gifted guitarist/impressionist/comedian who’ll
again be the “special guest” for Carlin’s return visit to
London at the John Labatt Center tonight.
-Noel Gallagher, London Free Press
Before Carlin took the stage, comedian Dennis Blair did an
admirable job warming up the crowd, who laughed
throughout his roughly 30-minute performance. Ribbing
orange alerts, France, pilots who drink and smoke pot, and
cops who ride bicycles, Blair was thoroughly entertaining.
-Roger Mahon, The Collegian, Penn State University
Carlin's set was opened by Dennis Blair, a solid young comic
who consistently scored with mainstream material -- TV
shows, Rosie O'Donnell's gayness, cell phones, car names
and the like. Noting how conscious of the cameras the police
are on the TV show "Cops," Blair reenacted an arrest:
"Freeze! Up against the wall, you b . . . bad person!" It's clear
why he is Carlin's opener. Blair's vocal mannerisms, if not
always his material, call to mind nothing so much as a young
George Carlin.
-Paul Farhi, Washington Post
Opening Act Dennis Blair got the evening off to a raucous
start with 30 minutes of his trademark musical parody (think
“Weird Al Yankovic”, only raunchier). Armed with an
acoustic guitar, Mr. Blair rewrote the lyrics to classics by
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Paul Simon, while
accompanying each with near-dead-on impersonations.
One of the highlights of Mr. Blair’s set was an exchange
between him and a heckler in the balcony. Mr. Blair was
game in handling the unexpected yet hilarious situation.
-Josh McAuliffe, Scranton Times
"It was opening act Dennis Blair that had the political edge,"
said Ashleman referring to the comic who was discovered by
Rodney Dangerfield and performs in Vegas on a regular
basis. Blair headlined the Riviera Hotel's Comedy Club in
August. Blair did the Gore and Bush jokes. "That really got a
wild response from the crowd," continued Ashleman. "They
loved that “. He did about 45 minutes, which was a little bit of
stand up and then he takes rock and roll songs and does
dirty lyric parodies. The audience knew him and called out for
him to do his parodies of Lynard Skynard's Freebird and
Bruce Springsteen Born In the USA."
- Laura Deni, “Broadway to Vegas”
The Opening act was a guy named Dennis Blair. He really did
a nice job of warming up the crowd for Carlin. He spoofed
songs from Bruce Springsteen to Nirvana. An audience
member suggested he play some Metallica, and he says
"Yes, because heavy metal sounds so
great on a folk guitar." Then he tries to play a metal riff on the
guitar. Funny stuff.
-The Iowa Entertainer
“One clever thing after another…He’s very funny, for a
gentile”. - Jackie Mason
“If life is fair, he should make it big”. - Rodney Dangerfield
Dennis Blair - The funniest guy EVER. And I am proud to be
the only living person on this page to say so.
- Elayne Boosler
“He has a great, crooked sense of humor”. - Joan Rivers
“He can do so much; standup, song parodies, everything.” -
George Carlin
“Everything he does, he stole from me. Rat bastard.” -
Dennis Blair
more than that. He’s a parodist and a satirist and a singer
and…well, there’s no word to describe him. He’s sort of a
mixture of George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robert Klein and
Charlie Callas, with a little National Lampoon thrown in.
-Randolph Hogan, New York Times
Anyone who attended George Carlin’s Dec. 11 performance
at a sold-out Centennial Hall is already aware of that show’s
very impressive opening act. For everybody else: Meet
Dennis Blair, a gifted guitarist/impressionist/comedian who’ll
again be the “special guest” for Carlin’s return visit to
London at the John Labatt Center tonight.
-Noel Gallagher, London Free Press
Before Carlin took the stage, comedian Dennis Blair did an
admirable job warming up the crowd, who laughed
throughout his roughly 30-minute performance. Ribbing
orange alerts, France, pilots who drink and smoke pot, and
cops who ride bicycles, Blair was thoroughly entertaining.
-Roger Mahon, The Collegian, Penn State University
Carlin's set was opened by Dennis Blair, a solid young comic
who consistently scored with mainstream material -- TV
shows, Rosie O'Donnell's gayness, cell phones, car names
and the like. Noting how conscious of the cameras the police
are on the TV show "Cops," Blair reenacted an arrest:
"Freeze! Up against the wall, you b . . . bad person!" It's clear
why he is Carlin's opener. Blair's vocal mannerisms, if not
always his material, call to mind nothing so much as a young
George Carlin.
-Paul Farhi, Washington Post
Opening Act Dennis Blair got the evening off to a raucous
start with 30 minutes of his trademark musical parody (think
“Weird Al Yankovic”, only raunchier). Armed with an
acoustic guitar, Mr. Blair rewrote the lyrics to classics by
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Paul Simon, while
accompanying each with near-dead-on impersonations.
One of the highlights of Mr. Blair’s set was an exchange
between him and a heckler in the balcony. Mr. Blair was
game in handling the unexpected yet hilarious situation.
-Josh McAuliffe, Scranton Times
"It was opening act Dennis Blair that had the political edge,"
said Ashleman referring to the comic who was discovered by
Rodney Dangerfield and performs in Vegas on a regular
basis. Blair headlined the Riviera Hotel's Comedy Club in
August. Blair did the Gore and Bush jokes. "That really got a
wild response from the crowd," continued Ashleman. "They
loved that “. He did about 45 minutes, which was a little bit of
stand up and then he takes rock and roll songs and does
dirty lyric parodies. The audience knew him and called out for
him to do his parodies of Lynard Skynard's Freebird and
Bruce Springsteen Born In the USA."
- Laura Deni, “Broadway to Vegas”
The Opening act was a guy named Dennis Blair. He really did
a nice job of warming up the crowd for Carlin. He spoofed
songs from Bruce Springsteen to Nirvana. An audience
member suggested he play some Metallica, and he says
"Yes, because heavy metal sounds so
great on a folk guitar." Then he tries to play a metal riff on the
guitar. Funny stuff.
-The Iowa Entertainer
“One clever thing after another…He’s very funny, for a
gentile”. - Jackie Mason
“If life is fair, he should make it big”. - Rodney Dangerfield
Dennis Blair - The funniest guy EVER. And I am proud to be
the only living person on this page to say so.
- Elayne Boosler
“He has a great, crooked sense of humor”. - Joan Rivers
“He can do so much; standup, song parodies, everything.” -
George Carlin
“Everything he does, he stole from me. Rat bastard.” -
Dennis Blair
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