Janeane Garofalo Pairs Zach Galifianakis With MMJ at Bonnaroo

Over the past few years Bonnaroo has blossomed from a hippie mecca of never-ending jams to a kaleidoscopic playground of never-ending entertainment. Helping to lead the charge has been the air-conditioned and always packed Comedy Tent, which in years past has featured such comedians as David Cross, Dave Attell and Charlie Murphy. This year, actress-comedian Jeneane Garofalo opened up the tent on Day One with two consecutive shows of nonstop laughs.

Backstage before her first set, Garofalo told Spinner that comedy and music has always mixed, going back to the 1960s and '70s when comedians would open up for acts like Ritchie Havens. But, she says, the two have to make sense together. "If it's Zach Galifianakis, it has to be a cool band like My Morning Jacket," she says. (Of course, both Galifianakis and the Jacket are performers at this year's 'Roo).

As for her own show at Bonnaroo, Garofalo -- much like many of the other comedians here -- jokes that she just came for the drugs. "I was hoping to get in on the ground floor," she says. "I missed it as a youth and now that I'm middle-aged, I really would like to get into it with both feet. I'd like to start slow, maybe with some Vicodin and Percocets. And then, what's it called, POT? Am I pronouncing that correctly? I've heard about it and I'd really like to start getting involved with those things and recapture my youth."

During her set that followed, Garofalo revealed that she, in fact, doesn't even drink alcohol anymore. But, apparently, she'll say anything for a laugh. Mission accomplished.