The Comedy Lab Hangs Up Their Lab Coats

It’s nice to be able to highlight the positives of the local comedy scene, especially when nobody else seems interested in doing so.  I have been doing this blog for over six years and have a bit of a following, so I understand the responsibility that I have in taking the focus off of me at times, to showcase...

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A Year Later And What Have We Learned?

I am more than aware that it’s been longer than a year since my excursion to Los Angeles.  Comedy aside, the only other thing that bummed me out was not going to check out new restaurants while I was there.  Then again, I was alone in California and not the most confident comedian around, which may have lead to...

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Want To Show Up Your Bully? Try The 6.5 Year Plan!

Shame on you. That’s about all I can say. Shame on you for missing it. Two Sundays ago at the weekly open mic night, the other comedians in attendance probably didn’t understand the significance of the moment, let alone why it happened. But my comedic training allowed me to recognize the moment in the...

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Dumping The Seven Year Itch For Good

Before I entered the world of stand-up, I was already immersed into another form of entertainment that thankfully, I was able to view as a stepping stone and not let it define me.  Of course, I could only be talking about karaoke. I ran shows at four different venues over several years.  There was a karaoke league...

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Adults That Don’t Grow Up

You can generally tell who your friends are, and who they aren’t, by how they act in the defining moments. Even acquaintances whom you would consider to be on good terms with, will show their true colours in these moments. Allow me to briefly explain. I know that some local comedian(s) wanted me to fail at the...

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