Seinfeld + Norton= Karo

The easiest way to tell if a stand-up comedian is talented is to count how many times you check the clock during their performance.

If it happens once or twice, chances are the comic is ok but needs some work. More than that and there’s obviously some holes in their routine.

However, if it never happens, you’ve got someone special.

Enter Aaron Karo.

During his new CD, “The Rest is History,” there’s a constant struggle going on between the listener and their CD  or MP3 player. You see the tracks you’ve listened to adding up and the inevitable eventually happens. It’s over. The problem is you don’t want him to stop telling stories. Relatable, hilarious and fun, Karo is an up and coming comic worth listening to, with an extremely bright future.

Discussing everything from how men stalk women on Facebook before asking them out to how men deal with being set up, Karo’s comedy is definitely more suited for the male audience. Nevertheless, women will love him as well for his brutal honesty and the depth of his jokes. Throughout the routine, you’ll understand why Karo is hilarious. Able to be totally shameless, yet far from disgusting or overly foul-mouthed, Karo is able to have his comedy appreciated by every demographic.

Overall, he’s the kind of comic that is able to take regular, everyday situations and make them extra funny. Writing like this, Karo isn’t the type of comic that is going to have a problem coming up with material in the future. This is seen so many times throughout the CD, where he is able to tell stories about being set up with women, pregnancy scares and traveling. Small wordplay thrown in helps his cause too and makes him more than a comic known for great writing. His inflection and phrasing is different from most comics too, making his voice unique.

However, the best reason to check him out is the fact that he makes himself out to be  a regular guy that just happens to not have a filter. Because of this, the lines uttered throughout his routine will remind you of conversations you’ve had with your best friends over the years.  Like a well-traveled storyteller, Karo is able to hook you and keep your attention throughout his routine.

When it’s all over, Karo shows the audience he’s loud, obnoxious and horny, just like you. At the same time, he’s crafty, honest, quick and charming, regardless of his thoughts on bizarre thoughts on Capricorns, animals and phone sex.

Edgy and silly throughout, Karo is easily one of the most promising comics performing today.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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