Artist Reggie Watts

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Reggie Watts

Stepping on stage with little more than a loop pedal and an impressive vocal range, Reggie Watts twirls music, comedy, and absurdist theatrics into a dizzying hybrid. His improvised amalgam of beatboxing, snippets of character monologues, and slow-motion pantomimes might jar audiences if he didn’t make them feel so strangely familiar. For many years, he worked his way up the ladder of New York’s alt-comedy circles, eventually securing a name-making gig opening Conan O’Brien’s Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television tour and recording a live LP at Jack White’s Third Man Records. His latest release isWhy Shit So Crazy?, a CD/DVD album for Comedy Central.

Updated 08/03/2011