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 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 MoreWhich Came First, The Chicken Or The Comedian?
Here’s one thing I’ve never been able to understand. If you are serious about comedy, like serious enough where you don’t screw around on stage, you’re there with a purpose and do actual material with timing and polish, if you actually take comedy seriously enough where you can set your ego...
Read MoreBeing Good Looking Isn’t Enough
I was reminded yesterday of what it takes to make a comedian either succeed, or fail on stage. In my time spent as a client of the Stand-Up Comedy Clinic over the last four years, I’ve got a pretty good idea about this. I am starting to be able to look at a set and tell why it works, or why it doesn’t....
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