Todd Glass: Thin Pig

by Emma Kat Richardson

Thin Pig’s opening line says it all: “Do I look like Fred Flintstone and Mel Gibson had a baby?”

As one of comedy’s most reliable every-men in the game, Todd Glass winningly combines the weed pulling neighbor-next-door appeal of Fred Flintstone with the outspoken brashness of Mel Gibson, and his latest effort, Thin Pig, proudly carries on this tradition of poking fun at mild inconveniences. 

Beginning his stand-up career at the remarkably young age of 16, Glass has successfully maintained a comedic persona that fuses the best of childlike wonderment with gruff, wry observational-style humor.

Coupled with just a dab of the self-effacing and self-deprecating humor, Glass’s bright, exuberant style makes it easy to see why his thoroughly likable stage presence has made him an instant fan favorite.

Witness whimsically hilarious tracks like “Biting a Puppy,” in which Glass ponders a rather unorthodox reaction to the overwhelming cuteness of infant animals. Still other tracks like “Words” find Glass stumbling over multi-syllabic vernacular— a concept that touches upon the trials of aging as it reconciles its content with an indirect allusion to the trials of childhood. Whimsy is not the only card in Glass’s deck, though; on “Dinner Party,” he sharply reprimands uncouth party guests for such sins as showing up an hour early and arriving equipped with questionable choices in food.

Glass is no stranger to the concept of unrelenting social criticism, and it shows in his uproarious ability to tackle pedestrian, everyday activity. Granted, he never shatters any unusual surface, nor does he shake the boundaries of untapped material – the fare here deals mostly with tried topics like relationship dynamics and societal faux pas. It’s nothing new, but frankly, Glass’s core audience doesn’t need it to be. All one needs is for Todd Glass to keep being Todd Glass; to play the nice guy while continuing to deliver the power punches and hilarious anecdotes, one one-liner at a time. 

Thin Pig is a digital-only release and is available on Amazon and iTunes. Read Punchline Magazine’s interview with Todd in our archives.