CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - A comedian failed to win over his audience when he unzipped his pants on stage and exposed his penis -- painted red, white and blue like the American flag.Sam Walters, 29, was one of two stand-up comedians battling for laughs on Thursday night at a comedy club near Harvard University in Cambridge.
As part of a Sept. 11-themed contest, each comic was asked to come up with an offensive sentence, describe Islam in 100 words or less and pay a special tribute to America.
Walters' tribute involved decorating his penis with stars and stripes and showing it at the appropriate moment. Audience members laughed, but Walters lost the contest.
"I don't think my penis has ever been more embarrassed or looked so small," the comic told Reuters on Friday. "You would have thought the vertical stripes would have made it seem longer."
Walters, who makes flutes when not playing for laughs on stage, said he was not disappointed at having exposed himself in vain.
"Cambridge is not a very patriotic place," he said.
