My memory is a little hazy, but I think it’s been about two years since Philly-native Paul F. Tompkins has performed his own night of stand-up in this town. He was around here last Christmas singing and telling jokes with Aimee Mann at the Keswick, but man, it’s been way too long.

Why do I bring this up? Because last Friday Tompkins blogged about his interest in performing outside of the usual comedy club experience. The problem is, crowds are not easy to come by, so PFT has put out a challenge out: “you provide the audience, I’ll provide the show.” If cities can get 300 people to pinky swear to come to a show in that city, he’ll do it.

Luckily for Philadelphia, a chap by the name of Joe Moore has started a Facebook group to get PFT to our fair city. So if you’d like to see the man live, why don’t you join? As of my typing of this, there are 127 people committed towards the 300 goal. Get on it and bring the man back home!

And while you’re at, you can pre-order Tompkins’ sophomore stand-up album, Freak Wharf, now through AST Records. Released December 3rd, if it’s any improvement over his incredible debut, Impersonal, look out.

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