Date Night Kick-Off

One of my favorite moments from last night’s Second City show at the Barns of Wolf Trap was Apathy Man. Scene starts and a guy is standing at a bus stop with a little cape on and a big A on his shirt made of electrical tape. A woman walks up with a splint on her arm, looking a little worse for wear. They exchange hellos, she asks if he’s going to a costume party or something. “Nope,” he says, “I’m a superhero.” “Like Superman?” she asks, smiling. “Well, I have all the powers of Superman but I choose not to use them. I’m Apathy Man.”

The woman wigs out and says “You know, that really pisses me off! Sometimes people really need help!  In fact, just last week I was mugged and roughed up pretty badly right here at this bus stop!”

Laughing, he says “Yeah, I saw that!”