Like all art, comedy is subjective. Some enjoy the bombastic and edgy, others prefer the aloof, the silly or the topical. For those who’ve ever wondered what Mitch Hedberg might have been like without all the drugs and alcohol, Joe Zimmerman might be the ticket. Easily mistaken for that shy office-mate you mostly avoid talking to, Zimmerman takes on the absurdities of modern life. “Working at the phone store must be the most stressful job in the world now,” Zimmerman mused during a 2018 set on The Late Late Show. “Is there anyone more panicked than every customer?”
Joe Zimmerman
Fri-Sun, Various Times, $16+
Rooster T. Feathers, Sunnyvale
