Pot’s Greatest Hits: Review

Pot’s Greatest Hits is a collection of stand-up comics telling jokes and stories about marijuana based off their own experiences with the great herb.

The Good:

Most of the album is pure Acapulco golden comedy. You’ll be laughing throughout, so be careful if you’re smoking or you’ll blow your precious herb everywhere.

Part of the proceeds from the CD go to NORML, which means you’re donating to a great cause and helping to end a war we’re fighting against our own citizens.

Patton Oswalt is as funny as ever. He had me on the floor with his imitation of the weed connoisseur, the snob who samples the weed and goes on and on about it like a character from Sideways. Like Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn is famously funny and was at the top of his game. His was one of the shortest and certainly one of the best bits.

Craig Shoemaker and his Nana are hilarious. There is absolutely nothing I can say about his act that will do it justice. It simply must be heard.

Lowell Sanders is surprisingly funny, and his bit is flawed only in that it ends after two minutes. I’m looking forward to finding more of his material, particularly a special airing on Comedy Central.

Ron Shock’s act is nice and long, extremely funny throughout. He provides more than ten minutes of solid comedy in his act, and is definite proof you should be listening for the smaller names being featured, not the mainstream acts. He is funny yet obscure and I must give his site special mention: You can find it and his material here.

Ngaio Bealum and Franklyn Ajaye are two relative unknowns who deliver some heavy laughs. To close everything out, Rich Hardesty closes out the album with a nice song, All My Friends are Stoners, something that’ll likely make its way into several mix tapes of mine down the line.

Finally, when you buy the CD you’ll get a free DVD showing the comedians sharing some of their funniest and most ridiculous pot stories, giving you even more material to enjoy.

The Bad:

Doug Benson kicks off the album and each track, and while he’s been great in The Marijuana-logues and Super High Me, unfortunately, his actual stand-up routine is limited to a single mediocre joke, and everything else is a reference to his other work or introducing people. While this is somewhat redeemed by fellow Marijuana-loguer Arj Barker’s performance, Doug Benson is a funny man – but we just don’t see it.

Like with Doug Benson, I didn’t find anything Todd Glass said funny. Unlike Doug Benson, I’ve never heard of Todd Glass before and I’m not eager to give him a second chance.

The album loses some value on replay as some bits turn stale on a second listening, but some selective fast-forwarding is enough to save it as the funny parts stay hilarious. And while you don’t have to be stoned, there’s a lot more to appreciate if you’re a stoner.

Overall:

It’s worth every penny you’ll spend on it, and you’ll find that it’s a great way to spend an hour or share a joint with a friend. With all the less-known names you’re sure to discover a new comedian who’s work you enjoy, and you may well find yourself spending time later tracking at least one of them down.

The CD with the free DVD is available now on their website. You can find ring tones, screen savers, and free pot recipes on their download page along with some additional tracks for sale. Also worth checking out is their stoner stories page, which is good for some free laughs.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

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