Stand-up comics find traffic school a prime forum for humor.
People sit at tables, sipping cocktails.
The comedian grabs the microphone and goes off on a 15-minute stream of dirty jokes while patrons flag down the waitress for another round of Rob Roys. Traffic violators sit at desks, sipping coffee and orange juice. The comedian steps up to the dry-erase board at the front of the room and greets everyone while students review their citations. All comics come out to L.A. to do television and film, and they find that traffic school's not a bad gig. In addition to teaching classes at the Improv Traffic School, Sweeney has appeared on Comedy Central and has performed live at clubs such as Hornblower's in Ventura.