Loading images

Bob Saget is not afraid of controversy.

"I know parents always say 'think before you speak,' " he said. "Well, I take that step out and then do my stand-up," said the comedian and former Full House star.

Saget is bringing his form of comedy to the Crest Theatre on Friday.

"My mom used to say, 'Don't talk like that, Bobby' and it made me want to do my stand-up more. But now she thinks my stuff is funny so I kind of want to go and do something clean-cut."

Saget said he will be taking it easier onstage at the Crest, but that it's not because of his mother. He hurt his knee recently during an impromptu performance on Broadway after friend and former Full House co-star John Stamos brought him on stage to occupy the audience as a major glitch in show was being fixed.

"I hurt my knee because I thought I could bound onto stage in one step. Well, it wasn't a step. Apparently I am not a centaur or a goat," Saget said. "I feel like the governator for this show: Give me a new knee; I have to go to Sacramento."

Saget has been coming to Sacramento for years and said he loves to visit Laughs Unlimited in Old Sac. He also recounted several instances of public intoxication in the California State Railroad Museum.

"People would say that I used to go to the railroad museum drunk. What am I going to do, steal a train? They never would have noticed that rolling down the street."

Saget said he is excited to return to Sacramento because its residents are so welcoming.

"The Crest is a very cool venue -- it's beautiful and it's an old movie theater. Maybe we will play Wall-E while I'm on," he said.

Saget said he considers himself "a dad who knows," because of his experiences and his ability to make fun of everyone and everything.

"I used to laugh at myself way too much out of nervousness but now I just giggle at the little absurdities," he said. "I would (also) recommend that you don't take anything that grows under a tree or skunk weed before you watch my stuff."

Tickets are $35-$45 in advance, $37-$47 at the box office the day of the show. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show will begin at 7.