So, last night I was named Emerging Comic of 2007 at the ECNY Awards at Comix Comedy Club. I did not expect to win at all, so it came as a complete and thoroughly pleasant surprise. (Of course, I suspect my dad probably pulled a Veruca Salt, making all the workers in his factory vote for me online over and over again for weeks on end.) Plus, the prize bag had a huge bottle of Macallan in it, which was tight.

By far, the best moment of the night–if not my life–was when the category for Emerging Comic was presented by the famous bloodied-nose rocker Andrew W.K. It was unreal. He gave a short, heart-felt speech about his love for comedy and and the entire comedy community as a whole. Then he opened the envelope and read my name. It will remain as one of my most special memories for as long as my brain still works.

As I do with all my special memories, I’ve turned it into an animated gif file. Enjoy.