Open 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 MoreA Word To The Wise
I started this blog a couple months after I started doing comedy, so it’s been about three years that The Stand-Up Diaries have been part of the Saskatoon comedy scene. One doesn’t do something they enjoy for that long without making their share of mistakes, and being able to admit to them. There are a...
Read MoreLadies & Gentleman Here Is Your Host…..
Well, a new chapter in the comedy journey of Trevor Dean has been written with the completion of my initial shows with The Laugh Shop. While I have put all three videos on this blog (there should be 4 but you’ll get an explanation towards that shortly), I hope you would follow along and do me the courtesy of...
Read MoreFunny Puzzles That Aren’t Puzzling
When you watch or listen to comedy, at what point do you expect to laugh? Do you expect to laugh right when the comedian says the punchline? If the comic takes his time with the joke to slow it down a bit, then tells the punchline, with the laugh following a second or two later, does that mean the comedian...
Read MoreThe Nights Get Shorter
I have had people pose the same question to me with each passing day leading to my return to the Saskatoon comedy scene, to The Laugh Shop. They ask me “are you excited yet?” The short answer is no, but since this isn’t a blog that does well with short answers, I will go into greater detail. There...
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