As the old saying goes, it never rains, but it
pours, and comedian Geoff Tate is in a monsoon of exciting gigs. The Cincinnati
native recently appeared on the Late,
Late Show with Craig Ferguson. That came together after the talk show host
saw Tate doing stand-up in Wichita, Kansas. Ferguson was performing at a nearby
casino and decided to drop by the comedy club after his show. “Everyone in the
place went up to him,” Tate recalls, but he was more nervous because fellow
road comic Ted Alexandro was with Ferguson. “Ted’s one of my all-time favorite
comics,” Tate says. “I just wanted to have a good set, because I didn’t want
Ted to think I’d gotten worse. It’s too absurd to think Craig Ferguson is going
to walk into this club and anything is going to happen.” But it did.
A few
weeks later Tate was doing a five-minute set before the Late, Late Show audience. In April, he’ll record a CD and DVD at MOTR Pub in Over-the-Rhine. “I’m a dirt bag,” he says. “I like hanging out
in bars. I like $2 beers. And those are people like me. I feel we have that in
common.” Through Wednesday. MOTR Pub, 1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine. 8 p.m. $5.
513-381-6687. motrpub.com.
