John Mayer Dumps Jessica, Tells Jokes

John Mayer has an amazing voice, rad guitar skills, and is apparently smarter than we thought, due to his recent dumping of a blond publicity stunt named Jessica Simpson. But one thing the boy may want to leave to the professionals? Stand-up.

By Jess

Last week, Johnny Boy performed a little impromptu comedy routine at New York’s Comedy Cellar, most of which was caught and posted on YouTube. The little bit I was able to watch included a bit about Carrie Underwood’s newest song and John’s inclination to wear tight clothes (why he’s broadcasting this fact is beyond me, but hey, just because I have a rabid distaste for hipster fashion doesn’t mean the rest of the world does).

The dude isn’t bad—believe me, I’ve seen some horrible comedy since coming to the city that never shuts up—but he isn’t that awesome either. He’s got a good presence and seems very down to earth and knowledgeable about his celerity status, but he’s no Dane “Pre Giant Amounts of Success” Cook.

My take? (since you asked, darlings) There’s something there, but before he gets his own special on Comedy Central, Johnny might want to work on that special thing called the funniness factor.

His other choice is to write a song about me and put it on his next album. If he wants to do that, I’ll think him the most hilarious man in the world.