When animals attack: Tim Bedore’s comedic conspiracy theories

If you believe comedian Tim Bedore, there’s a conspiracy afoot and most Americans are oblivious to its existence. I’m talking, of course, about the increase in animal attacks on humans.

“It’s been percolating for years,” Bedore said last week speaking over the telephone from his Minnesota home. “If humans are evolving, animals are probably evolving and their awareness of us making hats out of them is also evolving. It’s not some freaky thing, it’s just survival.”

Bedore’s onstage topics range from parenthood and marriage to observational comedy, but he also makes sure to include some discussion of this conspiracy in his act, often accompanied by an extensive PowerPoint presentation supporting his theory. He also offers photographic evidence at his Web site www.vaguebuttrue.com.

“It’s important to let people know about this conspiracy,” Bedore said. “I believe animals hate capitalism. Again, it’s a very sound evolutionary concept. If Freud is right and it’s all about sex, who gets to do all the mating in the animal world? The alpha male — he’s the powerful one, the aggressive one.

“You just spread your genes around in the animal world,” he continued. “In the capitalist world, money is power and thus even I.T. guys are mating and having kids. That’s very threatening to the alpha male world to see this other model where the weaklings can actually have power.”

Bedore performs at Wiley’s Comedy Niteclub Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 22 through 24.

“I do some theater shows and it’s a fun way to work, but there’s no replacing clubs,” Bedore said. “I don’t know if you’d call it the driving range of comedy or the tournament itself, but clubs are certainly where the important work gets done.

“I always have fun at Wiley’s,” he added. “I’m doing the PowerPoint there this time. We’ll show the audience some images that might change their mind about these animals. They’ll certainly get a few laughs out of it.”

Contact contributing arts and music writer Don Thrasher at donaldthrasher8@aol.com.

How to go

Who: Tim Bedore

Where: Wiley's Comedy Niteclub, 101 Pine St., Dayton

When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, and 8 and 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24

Cost: $5 Thursday, $10 Friday and $12 Saturday

For more information: (937) 224-JOKE (5653) or www.wileyscomedyclub.com

Artist information: www.vaguebuttrue.com

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