PodCapsule: The Adam Carolla Show 12-19-12 (Chris D’Elia Live From the Hollywood Improv)

Today's episode was recorded live from the Hollywood Improv, with guest Chris D'Elia from the prime-time comedy "Whitney". I was vaguely aware of Chris D'Elia before, having seen him starring alongside Whitney Cummings on her popular NBC show.

I think he is a good, entertaining guest who can think on his feet in front of a crowd. He got in quite a few funny lines, especially when he kept giving a certain female audience member a hard time because she seemed like the "cat lady" type (this lady also claimed to love classic porn - but strangely did not know Adam's favorite porno ever: Taboo 2). The cat lady denied that she had cats, but her denial seemed a little too frantic to me; I bet her apartment has at least 4 cats in it right now. 

Bald Bryan talked about how he had gotten Chemo for his brain tumor earlier that same day. He said he felt OK, but his muscles were a little sore. I wonder how the crowd felt about that little talk being the start of a comedy show; I think some of them didn't know if Bald Bryan and the others were joking or being serious at first.

Sometimes I think about how someone who doesn't know much about the Carolla Podcast would react at a live taping with all the raunchy subjects that are joked about. I don't mean that in a disapproving way, I just mean it would be funny to watch the face of someone who gets offended easily at one of these live shows. Just in today's show, there was cancer talk to start off, talk of mixing blood and semen as a cocktail ("the suicide"), and a healthy sprinkling of racism. Let me say again, those were all hilarious to me. But I guess it takes a certain type to appreciate that humor (not saying that in a positive way).

Not only was Chris D'Elia good, but the rest of the Carolla crew was on point. I thought Alison had a nice performance; I think she is really settling in to the show. Carolla himself was hilarious with a lot of funny lines; he seemed like he might have had a little too much Mangria possibly, but hey, sometimes that's what it takes for the funny to flow. I think we all know Ace is a highly functioning alcoholic at this point, right? OK. Anyways, this is one of the best Adam Carolla 'casts that I've heard in awhile, download it if you're a fan. Link at the top. If you're not a fan, then you'll probably hate it, like the AV club does.