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 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 MoreA Lesson In R-E-S-P-E-C-T — Wolseley Style
There is only one thing I don’t like about stand-up comedy. It’s something that’s prevalent more than ever in our society today. Without being able to narrow it down to one word, the best way to describe it is that in comedy you eventually see people for who they really are. Comedy is a singular...
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