Colorado audiences fell hard for San Francisco-bred comedian Moshe Kasher in 2009, first at his breakout performance at the Aspen Rootftop Comedy Festival in June, then again when he headlined Comedy Works South a few weeks later.
Since then, the sharp-tongued stand-up has popped up on Comedy Central, “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” and “Chelsea Lately” while honing his not-so-self-deprecating act.
“Pretty much every show I’ve ever done has been a 10 out of 10,” he said via e-mail. “But the most meaningful shows I have destroyed at recently have been at the Center for the Study of Deep Humility — which I founded and own.”
Subtle, Moshe. Real subtle.
We picked his brain before his Comedy Works sets.
Q: What was your first time doing stand-up like, and what made you want to come back?
A: My first time doing stand- up was at the foot of Mount Sinai in 4,000 B.C. Moses had gone up the mountain two days earlier and the masses were getting a bit restless. Someone had to do something to alleviate the awkwardness, and so I grabbed a ram’s horn megaphone and stepped onto a rock.
Q: Really. How did you do?
A: I killed. I mean the Hebrews were ROLLING. People were throwing manna in the air and screaming with laughter.
Q: What do you like to do outside of comedy?
A: I like to go to a club and become as one with the rhythm. I will put on very, very tight purple fractal-patterned pants and no shirt — but I wear Buddhist beads to let the ladies know my third eye is wide open. I caress myself while the music pumps behind me. That’s what I like to do.
Q: Seriously though, you’ve been blowing up the last couple years. What have you got in the works?
A: I’ll be back on “Chelsea Lately” on the 30th of November. I am taping my hour special at this year’s SF Sketchfest, and I’ll be in the incredible show “Shameless” on Showtime this upcoming season. Life is good.
John Wenzel: 303-954-1642 or jwenzel@denverpost.com
MOSHE KASHER
Comedy Works, 1226 15th St. Today-Sunday. 8 and 10 p.m. Friday; 6:30, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday; 7 p.m. Sunday. $12-$20. 303-595-3637 or . Also, read our full “Why So Serious?” Q&A with Kasher on .
