THE MEDIA GUSHES
- “He raps up laughs”: in the Boston Globe
- “Readers’ Pick: Best Local Comedian 2009″: in alternative weekly the Boston Phoenix
- “Rhymes sharp as shoulder blades”: in nightlife mag Stuff@Night
- “Catch a Rising Star”: the Phoenix again
- “MC Mr. Napkins”: in underground comedy ‘zine The Comedians
- “Wiping Up” (get it??): in small-town rag The Valley Advocate
- “Brandeis comedians take smarts to the stage”: in the Brandeis University Hoot
- “Comedy relief from midterm week”: in the Plymouth State University Clock
- “Mr. Napkins rocks Hoosac Harbor“: in the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Beacon
- “Dance, Monkey”: yet more Phoenix
THE CONNOISSEURS WEIGH IN
- The Comical Radio: “…MC Mr. Napkins, a tidal wave in the expanding sea of white Jewish rappers…”
- Boston Comedy: “MC Mr Napkins (fast becoming a staple of any cool indie show in this town) hit his usual hip-hop homeruns, even if he stumbled once or twice (on raps about mnemonic devices, no less).”
- Chris Hardwick, The Nerdist, : “I have to admit, I was wary of every aspect of the comedy rapper known as ‘MC Mr. Napkins.’ Comedy rap is a dicey trail and difficult to pull of without inducing dry heaves…Tack that onto a kooky name and I’m usually WAY past the judgment phase…In this case, I am glad that I pushed through my comedy snobbery to check out the video of MC Mr. Napkins (a moniker I now like a lot) rapping about the oft-taken-for-granted medical device known as the Sphygmomenometer (which he rhymes with ‘conifer’ – DOUBLE RAD).”
THE BLOGGERS PIPE UP
- tommyomalley: “I saw this HILARIOUS comic last night. He raps about history and shit.”
- schroedingerscatetc: “I’m not a big fan of rap. Not even a little bit. Well, I take that back. I recently discovered 3 rappers that made me look twice. Now, they’re not exactly in the same league with Snoop Dog, or Lil’ Wayne…but they are BITCHIN’!!!!! First, let’s take a look at MC Mr. Napkins. What? Mr. Napkins? Yeah well, I personally think he’s badass. I mean, come on, he’s rapping about medical equipment!”
- TastyBooze: “Any man that can bust out an entire rap about a sphygmomanometer and rhyme that bitch with conifer is definitely going to get a post here on Tasty Booze.”
- cheapthrillsboston: “I’ll say it again: MC Mr. Napkins is one of the funniest guys I’ve heard in a while. I love his cleverly nerdy raps!”
- Everyday-Asian: “I went to an open mic last night and saw this guy, MC Mr. Napkins…He did a song called ‘Tae Kwon Do’s and Don’ts’ and I had in stuck in my head all day today. Then I came home and said that to Brian, and he said he had to listen to other music just to get that same song out of his head. I was going to make a joke about nerdcore, but I gave up. He’s funny. The end.”
- 24hours-24beers: “It’s like Wierd Al and Easy E had a kid.” [sic]
NSFW!!!
- A Yelp.com review of the ImprovBoston theater in Cambridge mentions me specifically. It’s just too hot for this family-oriented testimonials page – click the link and do a search for “Napkins.” Yow!
