CD REVIEW
Chad Daniels: Busy Being Awesome
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
By Ryan P. Carey
Chad Daniels’ CD, Busy Being Awesome is well, exactly that. Awesome. That’s a risky title for your CD, because if it weren’t awesome, the headline of this article would read: Chad Daniels: Busy Sucking. Or, Chad Daniels: Busy Being a Hack. But his disc never lulls. Daniels’ jokes are effortless and his comedic style comes off as classic Greg Behrendt meets Tom Cotter. He juggles Bill Hicks’ edge with Ted Alexandro-grade punchlines. His topics are light, dark, and everywhere in between, all the while his delivery stays easy-going and fun. He’s possibly the world’s worst husband, dad and grandson, but you root for him.
He does observational comedy about the family, relationships, society, grammatical punctuation, but guess what — It’s hilarious. His jokes are crafted razor sharp, but he’s got charisma to burn. Chad Daniels is a heavyweight, and I can’t think of anything he can do to improve.
