David Cross ends tour in Washington, D.C. by showing clip of new show

October 22, 2:19 AMDC Tourism & Travel ExaminerBen Shlesinger

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David Cross at a White House Correspondents Dinner
After Party after he apparently did a bump 40 feet
away from President Obama. Photo by Ben Shlesinger.

David Cross said he doesn't like bloggers and he doesn't like people who use Twitter because of all the negativity. Unfortunately I fall into both categories. But after seeing Cross perform at the Warner Theater yesterday, October 21, I have nothing but nice things to say about him.

Both Cross and his opener, Todd Glass, referenced past and current drug use. But Cross was the only one to boast of doing a line 40 feet in front of President Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner on May 9. Of course most of comedy is fabricated and Cross never said what his line was made of, but it doesn't take a lot of imagination to figure out what substance he was alluding to. Fact or fiction, it was funny.

If you're pro drugs, anti-drugs or if you just want to use without having to march in support of them, you would have liked this show.

Glass, a regular on the D.C. comedy circuit and former "Last Comic Standing" contestant, drew regular laughs from the audience and even had a cameo during Cross' set.

Cross, who was on stage for about an hour, touched upon politics, religion, airlines, health care and many other topics of the day. To reduce his performance to a discussion about drugs would do him a disservice. The comedian knows his fans well and they all know him. Cross has developed a strong following over the years and he realized that.

At the end of his crowd-pleasing set, Cross came out for an encore. But he did not do another 15 minutes of jokes. Instead he played about five minutes of his new British television comedy, "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret," which co-stars fellow "Arrested Development" alum Will Arnett. Cross said he was showing the clip because the comedy will probably never be broadcast in America.

This was a gift that Cross was not obligated to share. He knows his fans love his work and would appreciate a sneak peek at the program. The packed audience showed Cross their appreciation with a rousing applause and he promised not to stay away from the road for another five years. Here's to hoping he sticks to his word.