Time Heals But It Also Teaches

Have you ever been given a piece of advice that you think makes sense at the time, when it actually makes sense for you to apply it down the road when you gain some clarity from it?  That’s the situation that happened to me with my recent meeting with my comedy coach from Los Angeles.  You remember him?...

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I Know The Writing Is On The Wall, I Just Can’t Read It…….

Here we are.  Another week is just about to begin for me with the same stresses I have always had that deal with being single, poor pay at work, office politics and financial concerns.  Now that I have kicked this stupid cold there’s yet another potential problem that looms on the horizon. I haven’t been...

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Time To Get Back On The Bike And Ride

A lot has happened over the last nine months, most noticeably being my absence from the comedy stage for reasons which have been well documented in previous blog posts. I have been asked by a comedian friend of mine to participate in a fund-raiser for a local food bank.  I only get 5 to 7 minutes of stage time, so...

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My New Years Resolution For Comedy In 2014 Is…….

Opportunity.  That’s all I ever wanted from the start.  Regardless whether I was homeless, flat broke, unemployed or being assaulted, I still worked as hard as I could to earn an opportunity to get on stage.  The critics (bullies) were very adamant in their displeasure but eventually I shut my critics up with...

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What I Am Thankful For

I am thankful to still have a following for The Stand-Up Diaries almost two years later. I am thankful that my friends, fellow comics and members of the Saskatoon media read my blog for insight to the Saskatoon comedy scene. I am thankful for Jerry Corley, my comedy coach and founder of The Stand-Up Comedy Clinic in...

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