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For those of you unable to make it to Bonnaroo this year, Whitney Pastorek has a really well written article about her experiences there. Including getting Demetri Martin to write his own review of the DM & FotC gig. Go read Whitney’s popwatch blog at ew.com.

I’ve snipped the related bit.

Jun 18, 2007, 06:03 PM | by Whitney Pastorek

I also fulfilled one promise I made to you PopWatchers, and that was to go see Flight of the Conchords and Demetri Martin. Rather than yap about the show myself, I am proud to present Mr. Martin, who will now commence telling you what I saw:

Hello, readers. Whitney saw a lot of people waiting for a long time to get into a tent that promised air conditioning but didn’t really deliver. And then they saw the performers on stage. They saw a Greek-American boy sweating like his heritage. I’m not a real sweater. I don’t sweat that much. But I was wilting pretty badly. And then they saw performers who had a little bit of trouble connecting with the audience. They saw guys who were trying to get their jokes to work but it looked more like we were just making announcements. I felt like I was making announcements nobody wanted to hear. The crowds are really nice and giving, but at the same time, it’s really hard as a comedian– it’s kind of a nice free ride to see these cool bands, but to come here to see comedy is probably not the right strategy. If you end up there, maybe you have fun or recharge, but it’s just hard. I always say the best rooms for comedy are the rooms that would be worst in a fire. That tent—people could have just run out. There’s a lot of exits.

From: Popwatch at ew.com