There was a good share of on-stage comedy happening at Rhiannon Giddens‘ all-star roots music night Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl. That much was assured, with Ed Helms hosting the evening, and with Steve Martin as one of the featured guests, doing a bit of stand-up to go along with his own serious instrumental picking. But the best joke of the night came early… before patrons even got to their seats, in fact. The gag could be found at the Bowl’s merch booth, where Giddens had a T-shirt on sale with a pointed and hilarious logo. The inscription on Giddens’ souvenir shirts read: “The Banjo: woke since the 1600s.”
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