After several appearances on the Tonight Show, Letterman, Conan, and even a Comedy Central Presents, Russ has been overdue in releasing a CD for quite some time. Thanks to good friend Kirill Bichutsky, Russ has released a debut masterpiece titled "Stray Doggie Style."

The album kicks off with Russ being introduced at his home club, the famous Carolines on Broadway. Carolines is the first of 6 venues that Russ is recorded performing at throughout the disc. The album sort of documents a typical night for an upper tier comedian, working several rooms throughout NYC's top clubs.

Meneve's style is simple in it's delivery. His pacing is rapid, and his jokes consist of a standard setup, punch, & tagline. Very old school, but Meneve's skewed & twisted thoughts take you on a freakish journey in which you often think to yourself "What a sick fuck he is," while you laugh at the absurdity he spews.

Russ tends to be all over the place, but his entire set is neatly packaged into a solid form of hilarity. He can work both clean & blue, but often revels in the dark side. At Carolines he starts off talking about wearing a trash bag in order to bang hookers in public, then follows up with an observation about crazy drunken chicks and their promiscuous behavior. This all takes place within a span of a mere 30 seconds, keeping the listener at home attentive and barely able to recover from laughter in time for Russ' next joke.

A cool aspect of this album is the fact that it was recorded via wireless mic placed on Russ. We get to here Russ mutter, clear his throat, make small talk, & mumble to himself while he's being introduced at each club. It can be compared to placing a microphone on an NFL head coach during the game. It gives the listener a cool insight, and closure to douche bags like me who often wondered what a comedian tells the MC when he goes up on stage.

Since the album was recorded in one single night, and spanned 6 different clubs, Russ was faced with the daunting task of not repeating any jokes. This is where his brilliance comes through, as he flawlessly pulls off a full 60 min set and makes you forget he's club hopping.

52 FUCKING TRACKS later, the CD wraps up with Russ poking fun at religion, and implementing it during sex. Typing it out would do the joke no justice, but it perfectly caps off a wonderful journey in a night from one of NYC's top performers.

The audio quality of the CD is great, but there is a noticeable tapping sound throughout it. The CD itself is loaded with cool PC extras, including videos of Russ performing (some of them at the August 2005 Cringe Humor Show), audio of his dirtiest material from a prior CH Show, and his hilarious "Shorties Watchin' Shorties" animated skit about the British Army.

The packaging is a sweet high gloss soft cover, and the cover art is tremendously dark & twisted, much like Russ is on stage. Kudos to Kirill once again.

So head on over to RussMeneve.com, order a copy, and support an up & coming icon in the NYC world of standup.