Military life in Japan gives airman plenty of material for stand-up comedy act
Stars and Stripes, Pacific edition, Sunday, March 12, 2006
Airman 1st Class Brian Anderson makes waitress Youko Takeshita laugh in his off time from working at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Anderson, a comedian for more than two years, has a show at the Maple Leaf in Shibuya on March 26.
Joining the Air Force was a pretty good idea for Brian Anderson....."If you're going to be a stand-up comedian, the military offers plenty of material."
One of Anderson's jokes describes guidance he once received about doing a task the same way one would, um, have intimate relations with a mule.
Anderson draws from his experiences to craft his routine, embellishing where necessary. The mule conversation actually happened, he said....more...
