Full Frontal Comedy: Episode 3 (Kravitz / Rogerson / Scarano / Slayton / Vidale)

Mid-nineties premium cable was a machine built to deliver working stand-ups directly to insomniacs, and Showtime’s Full Frontal Comedy was one of its most reliable engines. Hosted by Dom Irrera, this brief showcase format gave road-tested comics just enough time to hit their heaviest material before passing the mic.

Aired in July 1995, this episode functions as a straightforward record of the era’s club circuits. Bobby Slayton brings his aggressive stage energy, sharing the bill with Thea Vidale, Steven Kravitz, Larry Scarano, and Ken Rogerson, who works through his “When I Die” routine. There is no overarching theme or grand theatrical ambition here. It is just five professionals doing exactly what they were paid to do on a soundstage in the nineties.