The two comedians live in Louisville, Kentucky, and the tour stopped in Knoxville, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, St. Louis, Montana, and Springfield, Illinois before their performance in Bloomington.
Alten and Sorgel record comedy in album format for label Laff Fest Records.
The two named their tour partly as an homage to the 1979 album by Supertramp, but also because of their custom of making breakfast for the friends who open their homes to the pair when they are touring around the country.
Alten and Sorgel enliven the Louisville social custom of “standing in a room and ?drinking” by offering an experience “to stand in a room, drink and listen,” according to the pair.
Sorgel did not finish high school but wants his audiences to “know he is for real.”
Apart from the breakfast with their hosts, the pair has eaten a lot of tuna fish sandwiches on tour.
One highlight from the tour so far was watching a YouTube video that provided instruction on how to open a can of tuna fish without using a can opener. ?The pair will show the technique to interested ?persons.
Having different ?headliners perform with them at each date makes for an interesting experience, according to the pair who called it an “ongoing ?process.”
For the show at the Blockhouse, Alten and Sorgel will be joined by comedians Darren Rodgers, Kent Carney and Bloomington locals David Britton and Mitchell Potts.
Due to only having one CD to sell on tour, the pair brought along various items such as a VHS of “Blazing Saddles” to trade at their merchandise table.
Greg Brav
