European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Marc Mcfann . Bureau h of funny was it so funny your body convulsed and made involuntary noises. So funny Beer came out your nose. In other words the Uso at amp to comedy tour Iii featuring comedians sue Kolinsky Ken Ober and Troy Thirdgill that recently played Raf Mildenhall England was outrageously funny. ,. The tour which also visited other european bases was the third us Jaunt for Kolinsky and the first for both Thirdgill and Ober Best known As the Host of my s Remote control. Ober took the stage at Mildenhall first and wasted no time working the crowd into a hysterical frenzy. The Lively banter gave Rise to an occasional comedic Challenge but the various would be hecklers and Amateur comedians were no match for Ober s Sharp Tongue and witty repartee. A victims Sank in their chair As Ober made them the butt of one joke after another. Warning if you can t take the heat Don t step into this Kitchen. Quot i be never done arty military shows before and i have had very Little Contact with the military Quot Ober said. Quot it really has been a Rush to meet All of these Guys find out where they re from and sit Down and talk to  Ober has done substantial work it television and has appeared in such programs As parenthood after hours fresh Prince of Bel air and who s the Boss. He also had parts in the movies National Lampoon s loaded weapon and who s the Man v Quot when you do shows in the states with regular people it s different Quot Ober said.  it s great to make a people laugh and not to sound corny but you get a different feeling when you make an american Serviceman away from Home laugh i did t expect that. I stopped doing stand up for a Long time. I hated it. This has made me like it again. Quot Kolinsky took the stage next and provided the audience with a female Point of View on birth control and bathing suits lampooning everything from phone sex and the male obsession with the to Remote control. A Kolinsky was working As a waitress in new York City when she made a funny but caustic remark to a customer which got her fired. She decided to take her humor where it would be better appreciated. ?. And she has. Kolinsky the original Host of Short attention Span theater has taken her humor to the tonight show comic strip live and evening at the Kolinsky Ober Quot these last three shows have been some of the Best  Ever had Quot Kolinsky said at Mildenhall of the Uso performances. Quot they really have treated us great. And you get to do things you would never get to do. I mean a amp flew around the Arctic Circle and everything. I feel like via should have discovered   has appeared on to s Martin and in living color capped off the evening. Quot we Are really glad to be Here Quot said Thirdgill who hails from Portland Ore. Quot we just did a show in Thule Greenland. That s one cold place. It was so cold i saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both  of the military audiences Thirdgill said Quot it s a different audience than we normally Deal with because literally everyone in the room is from a different place. But the Best crowds by far Are  Thirdgill is a master of impressions and pantomime and his act was energetic and entertaining from beginning to  language of the show while definitely oriented toward an adult audience was somewhat moderate compared to Many of today s stand up Thirdgill  disc trios Rob was Herman Mca Gap i id the manufactured collaborations of Frank Sinatra a duets leave you unsatisfied Bass i master Rob Wassermann a latest project ups the Ante As he anchors a series of sparkling threesomes for real musical interplay crossing genres Primus Les Claypool with blues Rocker Chris Whitley and generations Carnie Wilson reunited with her dad Brian. Other participants of note include Elvis costello Willie Dixon and Nell Young. A Steve Hochman. 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