On his first live album, PARTY, Minnesota-born, California-based comedian Nick Swardson takes on fun-time subjects such as "Drinking" and "Birthday Gift." Best known for his small-yet-memorable roles in the Hollywood comedies CLICK and BLADES OF GLORY, Swardson is boyishly irreverent, as best revealed when he quizzically ponders why using the words "Retarded" and "Gay" can be inappropriate.