Moving Up The Ladder
It’s all about timing. It’s also about being easy to work with an not a complete dickhead either. I was told that there were openings at the Saskatoon Laugh Shop location for the end of April, which I accepted. Regina was supposed to have an opening later in the year, but it turned out that the Saturday...
Read MoreOpen Mics, Open Minds
Last Tuesday night was another rung climbed on the comedy ladder towards getting back into the swing of things. I did my first open mic at the Capitol Music Club on 1st Avenue. It’s some of the same management, staff and memorabilia from the iconic Lydia’s that was situated on Broadway Avenue. I...
Read MoreWho Needs Drugs? You’ve Got Fear On Your Side!
Frank Sinatra once mused in an interview to Larry King that after all his success and the accolades, before he went out on stage every night to perform a thought was always at the back of his mind, every time out. He wondered if he would still have it when he gets on stage, would that first note be there? Mind you,...
Read MoreBack On The Air
I hope everyone had a great new year and peaceful, joyous Christmas holidays. This last weekend I took part in my first interview as a comedian, being a guest on the Flabby Hoffman Radio show. It’s based out of Chicago on an AM community based radio station. How it came about was because of a posting the radio...
Read MoreThe Year In Review
As yet another Christmas has come and gone I am looking back at my year in comedy and how the events in my personal life helped shape my material. Nine months is a long time to go without. Nine months is also a long time to have something and watch it flourish and grow. At the start of 2014 I did not have a stage...
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