A Lesson In R-E-S-P-E-C-T — Wolseley Style
There is only one thing I don’t like about stand-up comedy. It’s something that’s prevalent more than ever in our society today. Without being able to narrow it down to one word, the best way to describe it is that in comedy you eventually see people for who they really are. Comedy is a singular...
Read MoreLadies & Gentleman Here Is Your Host…..
Well, a new chapter in the comedy journey of Trevor Dean has been written with the completion of my initial shows with The Laugh Shop. While I have put all three videos on this blog (there should be 4 but you’ll get an explanation towards that shortly), I hope you would follow along and do me the courtesy of...
Read MoreThere Is No “I” In Team
It’s not about you. The more online articles that I read about being a comedy emcee, the more that one phrase stands out as being the principle thought. I get that, as this weekend we have two great guys co-headlining. But in a way, Friday night is about me. If I had been a regular comic and had a bit more...
Read MoreFunny Puzzles That Aren’t Puzzling
When you watch or listen to comedy, at what point do you expect to laugh? Do you expect to laugh right when the comedian says the punchline? If the comic takes his time with the joke to slow it down a bit, then tells the punchline, with the laugh following a second or two later, does that mean the comedian...
Read MoreThe Nights Get Shorter
I have had people pose the same question to me with each passing day leading to my return to the Saskatoon comedy scene, to The Laugh Shop. They ask me “are you excited yet?” The short answer is no, but since this isn’t a blog that does well with short answers, I will go into greater detail. There...
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