Rodney Campbell ... I wanted to make sure I explored all the social and moral issues everybody would not want to touch. - Contributed

If it's comedy that pushes the envelope you want, then Rodney Campbell's That's Right ... I Said It!! is the show to attend this weekend.

Campbell will be hosting a one-man stand-up comedy show tonight and tomorrow at the Pantry Playhouse, starting at 8 p.m. The cost is $1,000.

He said the show will be like no other in Jamaica's history.

"This is the first time ever. Normally, we have stand-up comedians who poke fun but they don't go all out as a Chris Rock 'cause they are afraid to step on toes. I wanted to make sure I explored all the social and moral issues everybody would not want to touch," he told The Gleaner, while noting that he will be calling names.

While the show will explore these issues, Campbell said it would not be an X-rated show, but one for mature adults only.

serious matters

"What I don't want to hear is anybody open dem mouth and say 'My God, I can't believe he said that.' It's not something I would advise anybody to bring live," said Campbell, who is a co-host of FAME FM's 'Uncensored'.

However, he promises that the show will not be one filled with light or baseless comedy. Rather, it will give patrons the ability to leave the show having shared in a discussion about serious matters. In addition, they will be able to talk about those issues with a bit of edge.

Although not a stand-up comedian, Campbell was part of a revue several years ago called Dis Ting, which received an Actor Boy Award. And he will be a member of the cast of Four-Play, which starts its run in November. He has also emceed shows on which he has inserted comedy.

take a risk

With the little experience he has in comedy, Campbell decided to take a risk and do his own show after procrastinating for years.

"Nobody has gone out there and do a show like this. Nobody think they have what it takes to go out there and do a show by themselves," he said.

"I don't consider myself a comedian. I'm just venturing into something that I've always wanted to do. Whether it works or it fails, no one can tell me I never did it."

Campbell said after this weekend's show, he will decide his future in stand-up comedy.

"If it is that I'm going to have something else, it would not be for now. I will use this to determine what the other event will be," he told The Gleaner.