I Just Read About That…

[ATTENDED: January 21, 2024] Caitlin Peluffo

Being an opening band has got to be tough.  being a warm up comedian might be tougher (or maybe not, if the crowd is already pumped).

Anyhow, we didn’t know if there was a warm up act, and then as the show was announced we were told that Caitlin Peluffo would be warming us up.

I hadn’t heard of her.

She came out in jeans and work boots and joked  that she wasn’t gay, it was just a clothing choice.  She then announced that she had a boyfriend.  Peluffo has a very loud, aggressive style, which worked really well for some of the jokes, but here it almost felt defiant–that she was straight opening for a gay comedian.  Or something.

She had some good jokes about being a physically strong woman and how she liked to date smaller guys.  I enjoyed the gentle male bashing that she did, but somehow her jokes fell a little flat for me–smiles but not a lot of laughs.

The funniest moment was when a group of four in the front row came in during her set–“You’re late.  I’ll catch you up.  I’m not gay, that’s all you need to know”).

When she stopped talking about her boyfriend (I swear she said the word boyfriend seventeen times in a 20 minute set), I felt like her set really came to life.  There was a very funny bit with crowd interaction about her name.  Caitlin, is the proper spelling, she said.  Was there anyone in in the audience with the same name?  One woman (who shouted so loudly and clearly it was even remarked upon by Peluffo) spelled it the right way.  But as soon as the other woman started with a K, Peluffo cut her off and shouted WRONG.

It was great audience interaction and very fun.

I was pleased that she was only on for 20 or so minutes and even better there’s no time between opening act and main act at a comedy show!