A 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....
Read MoreThe Future Of The Stand-Up Diaries
There are some comedians who have radio shows in the province. There are some that have podcasts. But I write Saskatchewan’s only comedy blog, and in the coming weeks I will be releasing Saskatchewan’s only comedy podcast about comedy. Comedians interviewing comedians about comedy. As I have been made...
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 MoreFooling Yourself
In his comedy e-book, Jerry Corley states that only two percent of all comedians who read his book and apply it will have success. I am not in that two percent. I work harder than just about any comic in this province, certainly in Saskatoon, when it comes to putting in the work behind the scenes. In fact, since...
Read MoreLessons and Material Straight From God
It sounded like a great idea. There was a “Connect” group at the church I attend prayer clinics at. They were getting together on Saturday night to watch the newest DVD release of Tim Hawkins, one of the most successful comedians going today. A Christian comedian. I had no idea who he was, but I heard...
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