Last night I went to see comedian Patton Oswalt at Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, a cozy little three-tiered club on Avenue A. Let me tell you something: If you get hold of a time machine and go back and see this show, you will be as satisfied as Mo Pitkin himself, whoever that is.

You may know Patton Oswalt from his hilarious Comedy Central travelogue The Comedians of Comedy, or his role as the fat guy’s friend on King of Queens. He also looks strikingly like my friend C.B.:

Patton Oswalt (on the left) C.B.(on the right)

Regardless, he is a terribly clever and natural comic with a penchant for the geeky. His set was short but well worth the six dollars, and thoroughly pleased the sold-out crowd.

He was preceeded by Upright Citizens Brigade - based comedian Aziz Ansari, who recently won the Best Standup Award at the prestigious Aspen Comedy Festival, and the guy was freaking hilarious. He delivered a long overdue tirade against the absurdity of Cold Stone Creamery (do NOT tip those guys!), and showed his very funny video called “The Illusionators“. John Glaser was in it, so that was cool. Do yourself a favor and check him out! He speaks Tamil!

Until next time, the mezzanine is closed!