What do blueberry picking, phone chargers, grocery bagging, “free” college laundry, and a new Bedford fire station have in common?
They were all story components or punch lines during comedian Jim Colliton’s performance on YouTube last Saturday night, presented by The Bedford Citizen.
The show is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehgRThdz8k0.
Colliton, a 1988 Bedford High School graduate who is now a full-time comedian with a national market, presented a hilarious 45-minute set as The Citizen’s end-of-the-year gift to the community.
Almost 200 devices were tuned into the live broadcast, facilitated by Katie Duval, director of Bedford TV. Colliton was actually on a Zoom platform with a live audience of about 15. Duval channeled Zoom via live stream through YouTube where it has been seen by hundreds of viewers at home.
The wide-ranging audience included old high-school friends, new residents, long-time Citizen subscribers, and a few town officials.
Almost all those who commented agreed: humor was just what was needed to wave goodbye to the year 2020.
“I was definitely in need of a good laugh and Jim delivered,” said Charles Alperin, BHS ‘87, and now an adjustment counselor at his alma mater. “Bedford humor is pretty niche and hard to find.”
Jodie Russo-Dill, a 1991 BHS graduate and now a registered nurse at Emerson Hospital, enjoyed an exchange on Zoom with the performer—after he made some cracks about nurses during his routine. “That was great tonight!” she laughed. “I was waiting to see his expression when I said I was a nurse!”
Some of Colliton’s allusions were “inside baseball” about growing up in Bedford—the old concrete backstop near the 0utdoor basketball courts at BHS; the bike ride from Temple Terrace to a store; playing right field for Coach Sabourin. But most of his material was universal in appeal, including navigating the pandemic.
Mike Rosenberg can be reached at [email protected], or 781-983-1763
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