Shuler King

Shuler King at Funny Bone Comedy Club - Kansas City

Shuler King has a working life beyond comedy: he is also a licensed funeral director and embalmer in his family's South Carolina business. That unusual background is one reason to be curious, but his raw, direct comic voice is the reason to make a Thursday plan. He performs at Kansas City's Funny Bone on April 1 at 7 p.m.

His comedy draws on upbringing and the difficulties people recognize in their own lives. The appeal is a performer who can say an uncomfortable thing plainly and give it a comic turn. Choose him because you enjoy that grounded perspective, with recognizable struggles made funny as the attraction. A personality with real-world experience can make an ordinary observation feel more personal than a polished slogan.

His two working lives add a useful kind of curiosity: the performer has a daily world beyond comedy. Let that grounded connection bring you in, then enjoy the direct voice at the microphone.

Make the early Thursday show a break you have chosen for yourself. Give the day's obligations a rest and let a comedian do the talking for a while. Get Shuler King tickets for April 1 at Funny Bone Comedy Club and start this visit with the 7 p.m. performance.