‘Stafford is Ready for Stand-Up Comedy’

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — The dance floor was packed with revelers. The lights were shining brightly. The speakers turned up and the microphone ready to go.

But this wasn’t going to be a show for a live band or DJ. There wasn’t even going to be any dancing.

For the first time, Mainstreet Grill and Bar in North Stafford on Saturday brought stand-up comedy to its stage. Four performers, including a headliner Lucas Bohn who has shared the stage with greats like Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon, had ’em laughing in the aisles.

With an already warmed-up crowd, Bohn entertained with a series of voice impressions from popular TV shows, lots of self-deprecating humor, and with jokes about his skinny people who get involved in bar fights.

“The only thing skinny people are good for in a fight is to tell the police what just happened,” joked Bohn.

Mainstreet was a stop along Bohn’s tour that has taken him to various colleges, universities, and charity events around the country. Saturday’s event was for two families who lost their home to fire.

“It’s a charity thing,” said Mainstreet Grill and Bar owner Crissy Sharon. “They said they wanted comedy, so we did it.”

The show was organized by Jim Pate of Lake Ridge who served as the MC for the event. His mixture of humor about his day job working at Verizon, and talking to third graders on career day while making fart jokes didn’t go over well with the crowd. But one front-row heckler who called herself Debbie loved every minute. She loved it so much, she decided to insert herself into the show by getting on stage an placing a necklace of St. Patrick’s Day shamrocks around comedians’ necks.

“Debbie, don’t you have somewhere else to be?” said comedian Jamel Johnson during his performance. Debbie unexpectedly jumped on stage and wiped Johnson’s brow with a towel.

As the night went on, the crowd warmed up and Debbie, who appeared to be embarrassing her friends, finally sat down.

Comedian and writer Drey Daily of Fairfax Station also performed while dealing with the heckler and said Stafford is ready for stand-up comedy.

“Absolutely…if they would have me come back, I’d love to perform more shows here,” he said.

The troupe of comedians said they perform regularly in the region, and added they got their start locally in a very successful open mic night at Brittany’s Restaurant and Sport’s Bar in Lake Ridge.

The charity event brought in about $600 for the families. Sharon said another comedy show at her restaurant will be planned in the spring.

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