Forget the shocking audience. Former Chicago comedian Ian Abramson wore a dog shock collar and he gave the remote to an audience member during his set on the Conan O'Brien's talk show on Monday.

"Only press the button if you don't like a joke because you are electrocuting a man on television,"Abramson told to a woman in the front row.

A joke about the playwright Tennessee Williams did not go over so well, but Abramson did not seem too fazed by the jolt. He has pulled the same trick before, though not in front of such a large number of audience. Monday was the Abramson’s late-night television debut.

Abramson, a California native who studied at the Second City and lived in Logan Square before moving back to the West Coast, is set to perform on June 3rd at Lincoln Hall for the fourth annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival, which is put on by The Onion.

"Conan" airs at 10 p.m. weeknights on the TBS.

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