As revealed today on his Twitter, rock ânâ roll chameleon David Bowie has entered his âThin White Duke At The Improvâ phase, having âtried [his] hand at stand-up comedyâ at a recent benefitâand hereâs the audio evidence to prove it. Over the course of 20-plus minutes, Bowie breathlessly unfurls a routine about the awkward run-ins heâs had in his ridiculously expensive flat with an amateur musician neighbor who wonât stop playing âRebel, Rebel,â which dovetails with stuff about the darn things that his kids say, and an endless bit about trying to make a pumpkin pie, even though he canât cook anything besides toast and a hardboiled egg (actual joke), and despite having gold albums, starring in films, and boasting an honorary doctorate. Yes, every punchline seems to be âI am a rich rock star befuddled by ordinary life,â and yes, itâs a bit like listening to your dad doing his own awkward riff on Bill Cosby: Himself. Only your dad made fucking Ziggy Stardust, so as the audience does here, it would behoove you to laugh indulgently.
UPDATE: Oh, never mind. Like everything else on the Internet, this isn't real. It was all a joke perpetrated by comedian Ed Schrader. Blame Genevieve Koski for this one. By way of apology, she offers this video, which is sort of how we feel about it:
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