So apparently, the ground breaking ceremony for the Atlantic Yards and the $3.5 billion Barclays Center in Brooklyn where the Nets will call home in 2012 doubled as temporary comedy club for rich up and coming laugh engineers on the NYC comedy scene. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Nets owner Jay Z and even New York Governor David Paterson used the event to test drive their new comedic material.

Jay Z definitely had the best timing with his jokes, Marty Markowitz was way too eager to do his Beyoncé routine and David Patterson was well — David Patterson-ish with his delivery as you’ll see.

Please tip your waitress.