Threedom Comedy Bang! Bang! Live In Atlanta, 2016
Jan 22, 2026
Drew Tarver — comedian/actor performing Donnie Gary, a washed-up soul singer. Paul F. Tompkins — veteran comedian as The Contraptionaire, spinning bizarre long-form contraption tales. Lauren Lapkus — comic actor as Ho-Ho, the naughty elf, delivering raunchy, improvised bits. They riff on elf lore, absurd contraptions and surreal space-dimension stories, then break into improvised soul songs and crowd-driven banter.
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Accidental Space Trip And AI
- The Contraptionaire tells a surreal tale of accidentally reaching space via a contraption with an AI that transported him through multiple dimensions.
- The story blends whimsical imagery with existential questioning about machine emotion.
Worldbuilding Reveals Priorities
- The Contraptionaire jokes about seven dimensions with unique cultural traits, using absurd labels like the "peanut butter dimension."
- The bit reveals how playful worldbuilding exposes human priorities by exaggerating them.
No-Math Dimension’s Grim Christmas
- Paul describes a darkly comic story where Santa in the 'no math' dimension shoots himself with Skittles, ending Christmas there.
- The anecdote uses shock to satirize how meaning collapses without shared systems like calendars.