The Silent Majority
Do you know what the three big differences are between myself and Irish Steve? I have never been a joke thief. Whenever I meet adversity in my comedy career, I actually meet it head-on instead of running away and hiding. He can write a status update about getting the sniffles and have that post flooded with comments....
Read MoreComedy Oakland Competition – A Dramady In 3 Parts
Part 1 – The Drive The day of the competition I was a bit apprehensive about driving in Los Angeles, let alone driving on the California highway in middle of the night. I was told to leave by 11:00 a.m. to get there for 7:00 p.m. in Oakland. But, surprisingly, even though it was a long weekend in California,...
Read MoreI’d Like To Order No Fear From The Menu
Well, the second night in Los Angeles was the first time doing open mics in California. After my first two performances, it’s nice to know that it can’t get any worse. I was told to use Über by Jerry to get to Burbank, bit I’m kinda old school. I prefer a taxi. Well, taxi cabs here might as well be...
Read MoreA Comedic Quickie In 1,289 Words
In two weeks from Saturday, I will have left Oakland, California and drive back to Los Angeles after the nightly comedy competition at the most popular comedy club in the (San Francisco/Oakland) Bay Area, according to Yelp. For those of you who are unaware, I got myself roped into a nightly comedy competition in...
Read MoreTaking God At His Word
There have been times where comedy gets extremely frustrating, discouraging and demoralizing for me. This is especially true when it seems like everyone else around me receives opportunities to do different things in comedy, while I sit on the sidelines. Family support is zero, and has been that way from day one....
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