Say What?
I have been doing stand-up comedy now for over three years. In that time, I have been heckled, beaked at from the audience, performed in different venues. I have told dozens of jokes; some nights I get no laughs at all. Some nights I get consistent laughs, and only TWICE in these three years did I have a specific...
Read MoreFirst Impressions Of The Laugh Shop
When we (girlfriend and I) pulled into the parking lot at the Park Town hotel off of 25th Street, there is a parkade that is behind the seniors complex but right beside the hotel. As we parked there were some people at the parkade entrance waiting for friends to arrive, while others got their parking tickets from...
Read MoreThere’s More To Think About Than Just Being Funny
As mentioned before, I will be making my return yet again to the Saskatoon comedy stage on November 7th & 8th at The Laugh Shop. I get the same question all the time. “Aren’t you excited?” Honestly? No It’s a combination of hurt, determination, inadequacy and anger. When I first started...
Read MoreMaking Critics Eat Crow – The Recipe In One Easy Blog Posting
The date was towards the end of May, after my birthday in 2013. I don’t remember the exact date. This particular set was one week after the successful comeback set (the first one constructed with the help of my comedy coach). This set started bad, had some promise in the middle then fell flat yet again. I...
Read MoreMonkey See, Monkey Do…….Right?
Let’s say you go to the toy section of a department store and you want to purchase a puzzle. You think that you have an idea what the finished puzzle will look like based on the box, but at some point of putting the puzzle together, whether it be the beginning, the middle or the end, the puzzle pieces change...
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