“So, the whole room is packed
and the emcee goes up and
greets the crowd,” recalls Ernst. “I
know some of you may be wondering what’s going on because
the network brought people and
this was supposed to be a surprise, but ladies and gentlemen
we have a special surprise for you
— Mister Clint Black! The dude
comes out and, being in Nashville,
you’d have thought Jesus came
down. The place just lost it! And
like all country singers he starts
out, “Hi, I’m Clint Black.” It’s like
we know who you are, there’s
no need to say your first and last
name. People were just going crazy and he did 10 minutes strong.”
After Clint’s set people started
to get up to leave, but the emcee
returned to the stage. “You guys
want to stay seated, we have an-
other special guest,” said the emcee. “Mister Jimmy Fallon! And the
guy does an awesome 25 minutes.
He kills. When he’s done the emcee is like ‘Are you ready for your
headliner? You may have been one
of the dozen people to see him in a
recent documentary…’ ”
If you can’t remember that show,
you’re not alone. It was cancelled
after just one broadcast. Since
then, Ernst’s been building his
name in comedy and hoping to
get his own tv show. He had a tv
pilot last season that didn’t get
picked up and another the year
before.
One of these days his luck is sure
to turn. He may be living in Los
Angeles these days, but he’s got
too much Jersey in him. We’re all
used to being kicked around, but
we keep getting back up.
You can see Bret Ernst perform
at Uncle Vinnie’s Comedy Club in
Point Pleasant October 22-25.
New Jersey Stage
October 2014
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