Which 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....
Read MoreMy Material Works In L.A. Here Is The Proof
Sometimes in life, people will not help you. They don’t see your wins as their wins. They will do everything they can to beat you down and try to suck the life out of something you are passionate about. I know firsthand, because it has happened, and is still happening to me this day, 5.5 years into stand-up...
Read MoreMatching Wits With Dim Wits
Wednesday nights are done. I won’t be going back to do Wednesday open mics anymore. After two weeks ago, why should I submit myself to be disrespected by the host and trashed by a fellow comedian when I have done nothing to deserve such treatment? Have you ever had somebody rain on your parade constantly, no...
Read MoreYou’re Either Broken Or An Adult. Pick One.
There is a story my comedy coach tells in his blogs about meeting George Carlin early on in his career. Carlin told him that he knew with 98% accuracy that a joke was going to be funny before he hit the stage. When you attend an open mic as a comedian, you should always try new material, providing you actually write...
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