A Tale Of Two Families – One Ignorant, One Inclusive
This Christmas was the absolute worst I have ever experienced, and like I said on my personal Facebook page, I couldn’t be happier about that. They say that life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it. When you start changing your response when situations come against you, you will see the...
Read MoreIs It Really An Improbable Construction Project?
I was booked for a gig at The Laugh Shop a couple years ago. It was a 30 minute opening, and I happened to post on my Facebook comedy page that I wasn’t sure if I could do a half hour, let alone how it will go. If the headliner sees that, they won’t have much confidence in the show. That’s...
Read MoreWhat Separates You From The Other Animals
It only took just a shade over seven years. That’s seven years of being bullied, harassed, threatened, lied to, trashed on stage, trashed on social media, ignored and laughed at. Sure, some comics that make it big start out with years of mediocrity, seeming like all they do is spin their wheels. I’ve...
Read MoreI Think It’s Called Having Faith
If you compare the headlining comedians of the 1970s to the headliners of today, the ones in the 70s seemed more diverse in their backgrounds, opinions and characters that they played. They were also cleaner and funnier. Richard Pryor and George Carlin were a couple of the bigger names of the decade, and a bit edgy,...
Read MoreCan A Comedians Self-Talk Be Destroyed?
I’ve attended Faith Alive for over 1.5 years now, and thought that I finally had a really good idea of the issues going on in my life that have stunted my growth, both personally and in comedy. At least, that’s what I thought…. Stand-up comedy is one of the few professions where some can turn...
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