COMEDIAN'S ACT ALWAYS RATED G.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Vernard ``Bone'' Hampton says if he has to resort to cursing to make someone laugh then he must not be that funny. While other standup comics Standup Comics is a webcomic by Basil White, debuting on October 23, 2003. The comic is material from Basil White's live standup comedy performances presented in comic strip format. can get a cheap laugh with a sex joke or a punch line punch line n. The climactic phrase or statement of a joke, producing a sudden humorous effect. punch line Noun the last line of a joke or funny story that gives it its point Noun 1. with a four-letter word four-let·ter word n. Any of several short English words generally regarded as vulgar or obscene. four-letter word Noun , Hampton looks for a clean joke. ``It's harder. You have to be more creative,'' Hampton said. ``I'm one of the few comedians who is absolutely clean - no foul language, no sex jokes.'' Hampton will be presenting a ``clean'' comedy show at 7:30 p.m. March 1 at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. E. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for those 18 and under. Also performing will be Sherri Shephard, who played the character Victoria in the WB sitcom ``Cleghorn'' and has guest-starred in ``Claude's Cribb'' on the USA Network. Shephard also will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Fox's ``Living Single.'' While he works on his comedy career, Hampton is a teacher at Buena Vista School in Palmdale. He also hosts comedy shows at Louisiana Hots, a Palmdale club. ``The kids know me as Mr. Hampton. The people from the club know me as Bone,'' Hampton said. Hampton has been performing standup stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. comedy for more than three years. His show business credits include guest spots on NBC's ``ER'' and the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. sitcom ``Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. It starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, an investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI .'' Hampton's show business career began with a nonspeaking role in the 1991 movie ``Necessary Roughness.'' Hampton, who was raised in Texas, was attending the University of North Texas when there was an open casting call for the movie. ``I played on all the opposing teams in the movie,'' Hampton said. ``I was the middle linebacker for the Kansas Jayhawkers.'' A year later Hampton won the college's ``The Jamie Foxx `Wanda' Competition.'' Wanda was a character in the Fox TV show ``In Living Color In Living Color is a ground-breaking sketch comedy television series which ran on the FOX Network from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. Executive producer Keenen Ivory Wayans created, wrote, and starred in the program. .'' Afterward, Hampton performed at a comedy club in Dallas for six months before coming to California. How does Hampton's clean comedy go over with nightclub crowds used to sex jokes and four-letter words? ``If I get on early in the show and they are on the first and second drink, then it's OK,'' Hampton said. ``If it's their seventh or eighth drink, it's usually a tough time in the city.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: HAMPTON |
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