Animal Furnace

1. Security guard confrontation at his own taping

   Buress describes being stopped and carded by overzealous venue security guards upon arriving to shoot his own special.

2. Jaywalking bust in Montreal

   Recounts and mocks being targeted by three police officers for an excessive jaywalking protocol in Canada.

3. Airport security and liquid bans

   Questions the logic of TSA rules prohibiting bottled water, noting that there is no such thing as 'sippable bomb water' and that cocaine only fazes agents if mistaken for powdered water.

4. Dissecting a college newspaper review

   Conducts a sentence-by-sentence teardown of an inept article from a college newspaper that described him performing 'comedic jokes.'

5. Meeting Jimmy Carter on an airplane

   Expresses regret over not giving former President Jimmy Carter a fist bump instead of a handshake, joking that Carter is a petri dish of handshake germs.

6. Young Jeezy lyrics breakdown

   Pokes holes in rapper Young Jeezy's boast that 'my rooms got rooms,' pointing out that those are actually just closets.

7. Debit card fraud at Chuck E. Cheese's

   Vents about having his debit card stolen and used twice at Chuck E. Cheese's.

8. Opening for musical acts and hygiene

   Recalls opening for a band where the performer inserted the stage microphone into his backside, raising hygienic horror for the comic following him.

9. Writing on Saturday Night Live

   Shares anecdotes about making Megan Fox hang out in his office and watching a sketch bomb in front of creator Lorne Michaels.

Tone

Bemused, absurd, random, deadpan, and irreverent.

On stage

Deadpan wit, laid-back swagger, subdued yet confident, delivering off-kilter and absurd observations with bemusement rather than anger.

Pace

Relatively non-stop pace, speaking quickly and pointedly while maintaining a relaxed, laconic rhythm punctuated by a constant smile.

About

Air travel and airport security, Life on the road, Absurdities of everyday encounters, Writing for television, Music and hip-hop lyrics, Crime and police encounters

Widely praised by reviewers for Buress' sharp, self-assured deadpan delivery, infectiously fun stage presence, and ability to weave unpredictable, idiosyncratic tangents into a cohesive and hilarious debut hour.

In the room: Energetic and receptive crowd in an intimate Manhattan theater setting, responding warmly to Buress' laid-back charisma.

Summed up from reviews, articles and listings. Sources: allmusic.com, imdb.com, prnewswire.com, tvinsider.com, avclub.com, dvdtalk.com, vulture.com, underthegunreview.net, en.wikipedia.org, backstage.com.