“Tiny instrument, big balls... Ben Lerman’s deadpan delivery [is] so damn funny...”

--Jason Heideman, Time Out Chicago Blog

Tiny instrument, big balls

Posted in Gay & lesbian by Jason Heidemann on November 27th, 2007

Venturing out of one’s cozy confines on a cold Sunday night is a gamble, but $5 out of my paycheck and one hour out of my life turned out to be a small price to pay to see politically incorrect parodist and all-around goofy gay guy Ben Lerman strum out a dozen or so tracks on his ukulele at Mary’s Attic.

Lerman has the combined energy of comic Steven Wright crossed with Bebe Neuwirth’s Lillith on Cheers, but it’s that kind of deadpan delivery that makes him so damn funny especially when singing songs like "Vagine," a parody of the Ace of Base hit "The Sign" but reworded to fit Lerman’s fear of female anatomy (see and hear it on his MySpace page). Lerman used to play in the band The Isotoners before breaking off on his own.

His performance last night was the second of a Midwest tour to promote his new CD Ukelear Winter. He’s back in town on December 18 playing Homolatte at Big Chicks, which is free bitches, so don’t miss this!