Thousands of people waited in line Sunday night, all for a chance to escape with the promise of great comedy.

The Austin360 Amphitheater was a daunting beauty that night and it shadowed the enormous crowd.

A sea of sweaty Austinites awaited anxiously, staring at the same FunnyOrDie videos that played an annoyingly predictable loop for an hour before some true comic relief took the stage in the form of the host, Brody Stevens.

The veteran comedian seemed to feel it was imperative to reassure the audience that he was, in fact, in “The Hangover” and “The Hangover 2.” After repeating this several times, Stevens maneuvered into the crowd and insisted that we as a crowd needed to “push it.”

His energy was prominent throughout the four hour event, and it helped set the tone that would finally take form when surprise guest, Doug Benson, took the stage.

A roar of surprised applause swept over the crowd when Stevens mentioned Benson’s famous podcast, “Getting Doug with High.” It turns out Benson was in Austin when he heard that Oddball was capping off the tour, and called Stevens to ask if he could do a set.

Then, iconic figure Reggie Watts took the stage and immediately mesmerized the crowd.

The “Comedy Bang! Bang!” star Watts was in prime form. Every single joke sharper than the last. Combining his undefinable comedy with his signature impromptu song-making, Watts’ genius spilled all the way to the back of amphitheater where the fans on the lawn shouted back constant laughter.

While the international star pantomimed the majority of a song, gut-busting laughter and cheers were the only sounds to be heard for the next five minutes of the show. Watts set was the shortest of the marquee acts, but definitely one of the most memorable.

One of the most prominent names in stand-up comedy was up next. The Chicago native took the baton in full speed. Hannibal Buress, fresh off lasik eye surgery, hilariously explained to the crowd how difficult it would be if the surgery went awry and he became a blind comedian.

His monotone voice allows his jokes to resonate in a unique way. Buress is also incredibly self-aware, which is how he brilliantly contrasts his signature style by performing his song “Gibberish Rap” with circus performers in the background.

His set was too short, but he made a cameo appearance in Louis C.K.’s set.

Intermission was next, and the loop of those same four videos came back on, much to the dismay of the audience.

Due to the large crowd, certain audience members seemed to feel it was okay to talk incessantly throughout the entirety of the set. Just because you are not in danger of being called a heckler by the comedian, does not mean you are not a heckler. When you constantly talk, you ruin the show for those around you, who, by the way, paid the same amount of money as you did.

After DJ Trauma awkwardly tried to turn the comedy show into a dance party, Whitney Cummings took the stage.

Her comedic growth was the biggest takeaway from her concise set. Her material mainly was focused on gender inequalities and her suggestions on how to remedy said inequalities. While most of her material is far too vulgar to mention here, it was abundantly clear to everyone that she earned the right to be on a tour with the comedy renegades who would follow.

One of said renegades was podcast-phenom and legendary comedian, Marc Maron.

Maron has been around for a very long time, and his undeniable experience easily allowed him to master the crowd of 15,000 plus. Taking a stationary-stance on stage, as he usually does, he expressed how his anger is a river that flows through him that he occasionally taps into.

The seasoned-vet seamlessly segwayed between his “inner-blogger” who criticizes how his set is going, and his innate ability to find humor in the minutiae of his everyday life. He ended his set with a joke that was weirdly poetic.

The laughs reached a fever pitch when Sarah Silverman ran onto the stage and made one of the most memorable jokes of the night. It was brash. It was crude. It was perfect. No comedian was as inappropriate as Silverman, which should come as no surprise if you have seen “The Sarah Silverman Program.”

She cemented herself as the Queen of Comedy with her ability to produce uproars of laughter while being simultaneously thought-provoking. Her crowd work was invasive, genius and brave. Evoking love from the couple she chatted with and more than likely some hate from a man who did not seem to like the question she asked him, Silverman stole the show until the undisputed King of Comedy meandered onto the stage.

The majority of the audience leapt to their feet as Louis C.K. grabbed the mic and began to explain how he could totally bomb the set, and it would not affect his life in the slightest.

C.K.’s ability to blend his absolutely-absurdist comedic style with truly transcendent observations about the life of a single father is simply spellbinding.

If you have never seen him perform live, anyone at that show will tell you that it is a hypnotizing experience. It is as if you are hearing comedy for the first time.

I witnessed people turn into babies with no inhibitions or cares of how they were perceived. They laughed uncontrollably and honestly for a solid 40 minutes. It was the most powerful comedic moment I have ever experienced, and it was well worth double the price of the ticket.

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