Late on Saturday Night, my charming wife walked into my office and proclaimed “Robin Williams is doing a special set at Cobb’s on Monday Night. We’re going!”. Apparently she’s on the Cobb’s email list and got advanced warning for this special show. WIth the general philosophy of “when you get a chance to do something a little unusual, you do it”, I agreed, and we were off.

The show was scheduled to begin at 8:30, so we carpooled in directly after work. We were in SF by 6:30, which left plenty of time to get some decent eats. We went to Joes Crab Shack, where much seafood drenched in clarified butter was consumed. I guess I’ll have to watch those Weight Watchers points for the rest of the week. By 8:00, we were fed and back in line at Cobb’s.

The old Cobb’s was in the Cannery in downtown SF, the new location is actually much nicer, quite a bit larger and just a short ten minute walk away. We were seated toward the back, (the price of getting fed first), but the view was fine. The only prioblem with being that far back is that occasionally you’d overhear the waitresses ordering drinks behind you.

I must say, Robin is one of the hardest working comics there is. He did over an hour and a half set and consumed about 8 bottles of water, most of which apparently immediately left through his shirt. I doubt he’d work up more of a sweat working on a chain gang. His comedy ranged over all sorts of topics: outsourcing, politics, gay marriage, world history, sex (of course), and he even managed to slip in a joke about Michael Eisner and his recent dealings with Pixar.

Goodbye Pixar, Who needs a billion dollars?

I gave his set about 8 out of 10, but only because we all know just how great Robin has been
in the past. I’ve seen him funnier, but few other comics as funny.

All in all, a pretty nice evening of comedy. We’ll have to go back soon. I like their new digs.