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I was in Sweden for over a month and maybe say, two people wearing masks. I just spent two months in Europe, and the big difference is the lack of masking. Todd Barry: The crowds have been smaller all over, but things are picking up. Style Weekly: How are things out there on the road? Did you notice any big differences between Europe and here when it comes to the pandemic? Maybe watch his 2017 Netflix special, “Spicy Honey,” to see if his written jokes do it for you, or dive into his catalogue with the aptly-named album, “Medium Energy.” (Below is a NSFW clip of Barry’s crowd work during a packed 2015 show at Gallery5, after an audience member informed him that George Clooney kept a summer home in Richmond.) The guy really is funny onstage also his relaxed speaking voice feels almost like an antidote to pandemic exhaustion. However, none of this should discourage anyone from checking out the Ashland show.

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Barry told me years ago that he preferred natural conversations to interviews, which is kinda hard to do through a series of short emails sent weeks apart.

It nearly happened too, but our schedules didn’t align that Friday, and instead Barry asked the dreaded: “Can you just email me a few questions?”įor the love of comedy and Hanover tomatoes, I did just that.īut instead of a few questions, I sent him a dozen, somewhat random multi-parters because I knew from experience that he would only answer a few, if any, and that the answers wouldn't be long (sure enough, he answered maybe half). Still I thought I might get a quick 15 minutes on the phone with him before his Ashland pit stop. I’ve enjoyed his stand-up, as well as his acting in films like “The Wrestler” and “Wanderlust”-but I knew the 58-year-old was tight-lipped. Barry returns to the Ashland Theatre on Saturday, Aug. However, anyone who caught Barry’s last few shows in Central Virginia, his dry, slow-aged blend of observational humor and hilarious, cutting crowd work at Gallery5 in Richmond - or the last time out at the wonderful, Art Deco-styled Ashland Theatre – will understand why the man is a legend among comedians for his timing and delivery. Unless he’s talking to an old buddy like Marc Maron, or for a much larger audience demographic, then he relaxes a little and opens up. He’s a joke man who seems to prefer to remain a blank slate. Known for his wry demeanor onstage, Barry either doesn’t feel the need to develop his public persona in interviews, or doesn’t like to talk about his feelings regarding much of anything, especially politics. If there’s anything I’ve learned over the years from interviewing veteran comedian and actor Todd Barry, who remarkably is still one of my favorite stand-up comedians, it’s this: He likes to keep it short and unsentimental.