His stock and trade has always been humor about his weight and he still hits those beats with the kind of timing that only a true master of the craft can muster. On walking the maze of ropes in the airport security lines, with a low mumble "I hope there's a piece of cheese at the end."

It's obvious throughout the show that Anderson likes to riff, like a jazz artist who goes in whatever direction he happens to find himself going in. He chats up people in the audience and takes his cues from them, turning "where are you from" and "what do you do for a living" into extended bits about everything from Harry Potter to presidential politics. The good news is that means his show will be different every time you see it. The bad news is that not every joke hits its target so sometimes you get more smiles than laughter.

Moving to his own cabaret theater at the Palace Station has been a generally good thing. Not only is the room more comfortable (banquet chairs notwithstanding), but it gives an opportunity to put in additional acts to go with his stand-up. On the night I attended there was another stand-up comic and a very funny juggling act before he took the stage and then improv comedy afterward. That's a lot of laughs for one low ticket price.

Anderson comes off as a truly nice guy and the humor is accessible for just about everyone, with nary a hot button topic or "adult" joke in sight. Add in a reasonable ticket price and you have a terrific option for a night of comedy.