A Temporary Diversion
Some of you may be aware that I hosted a radio show in Saskatoon well over a year ago. I interviewed other comics from all over the world and got a chance to chat with people I admired in comedy. 78 episodes later, it was finished. There is a website for the episodes. It’s still up and running, I...
Read MoreWayyyyyyyyy More Than 50 Shades Of Grey
Things have certainly changed from the days when I first entered the comedy scene. Some changes over the past ten years have been for the better, some haven’t, and some I don’t think anybody ever saw coming. I doubt that the newer crop of performers now respect or understand the groundwork that was laid...
Read MoreEverything Has A Season
If there is one thing you can definitively say about my comedy journey, it’s that I have always been changing. Sometimes I evolve, sometimes I take a step or two back, but I never stay like the others. My material is always changing, as are my outfits and my circumstances. Ah yes, circumstances. No stand-up...
Read MoreWhat The Mirror Shows
I have said before that an open mic at a regular pub or bar differs greatly from a show at an actual comedy club. In the last few weeks I have taken part in the only live comedy show currently held in the city. With no other live shows on the horizon for a while, comics are starting to support it on a more...
Read MoreWhich Came First, The Comedian Or The Chicken?
I heard a comic I know say that some local comics aren’t getting any better, but they aren’t getting any worse. It’s as if they plateaued and are content staying there. Watching comics take too long to set up a joke and not make it relatable, or being away from the live shows for months only to...
Read MoreThink Big, Act Bigger
Sometimes I am “lead” to certain videos that I study. I can’t explain why or how, but they tend to leave a mark on me for a while. Some are related to comedy while some are related to life as a whole. I came across a live version of the Queen hit Another One Bites The Dust that was performed at...
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