What Does A Comedy Coach Do?
Why doesn’t Tiger Woods just get tips from the other players on tour? Why does he have a coach? That’s the question that was posed to me, by my comedy coach from L.A. I mentioned to him that one person commented that we have local comics and pros who tour through town to learn from. What could you...
Read MoreSeriously???
I’ll make this one short, sweet and to the point considering the fact I need to be up at 7:45 for work today! Wait…..it’s already 2:49 a.m. and since when am I succinct, especially when it comes to The Stand-Up Diaries? Well, there is always a first time for everything, right? Let’s try and...
Read MoreFinding New Accelerants To Keep The Fire Alive
This journey I’ve been on hasn’t been an easy one. I came back once, when being homeless and unemployed were too much to handle. Then, through a poor choice of words and taking the lazy way out to deal with concerns I had landed me on the sidelines for an indefinite period, which still exists to this...
Read MoreThe Lineup Starts To My Left
“your act is like a train wreck” “I don’t think you’ll succeed, but I’ll let you try” “why spend that money on an e-book and Skype lessons? they won’t help you” “you should seek out Regina’s mental health services, as they would do more good for...
Read MoreWhat Would You Do For A Klondike Bar?
What would you do? How far would you go? How much indifference, bullshit, bullying or misdirection would you take if there was something you wanted to try. It doesn’t matter what it is, just think about that premise for a second. Here in Canada we are very lucky to have the freedom to be able to have choice....
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