Review: Comic Kelsey Cook has some unromantic thoughts on being a Minnesota bride

Kelsey Cook and Chad Daniels, Minnesota’s first couple of comedy, are taking an odd approach to their honeymoon period. After getting married in August, the pair did head to Europe — for a series of shows in which they took turns picking on each other. (The newlyweds gave fans an abbreviated version of those dueling roasts last week at Treasure Island Casino.) Cook’s solo performance Wednesday at Acme Comedy Company, the first of six sold-out shows through Saturday, wasn’t as much fun as that concert, in large part because hubby didn’t have a chance to clap back. Daniels did pop up in back of the club to catch most of the 50-minute set, managing to stifle any urges to make a rebuttal. Advertisement He chuckled aloud several times as Cook talked about his road rage, sloppiness and ridiculous approach to making smoothies. She took great pleasure in letting the audience know that she’s 14 years his junior. “We will never say ‘Happy 50th anniversary,’” she said. “Well, I might. To his picture.” Joking about your spouse is nothing new in comedy. Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers and Roseanne Barr made fortunes off it. But their material was laced with bitterness and exasperation — domestic goddesses desperate for respect.