Everything Has A Season
If there is one thing you can definitively say about my comedy journey, it’s that I have always been changing. Sometimes I evolve, sometimes I take a step or two back, but I never stay like the others. My material is always changing, as are my outfits and my circumstances. Ah yes, circumstances. No stand-up...
Read MoreThe Tale Of Two……..
I have the complete series of the Sopranos on DVD, except Season 6 Part 2. Some people like to call it binge watching, but to me, it’s called catching up on something I have never completed. The Sopranos set the stage for all these HBO and Netflix series that grace the airwaves. The Sopranos, unlike most of...
Read MoreWhich Came First, The Comedian Or The Chicken?
I heard a comic I know say that some local comics aren’t getting any better, but they aren’t getting any worse. It’s as if they plateaued and are content staying there. Watching comics take too long to set up a joke and not make it relatable, or being away from the live shows for months only to...
Read MoreHere To Stay
It was just over four years ago this month that the newest character was introduced into the Saskatoon comedy scene. Before it, no other character had any success, much less staying power. Carnac the Mediocre was an offshoot from the Johnny Carson character called Carnac the Magnificent. Carson played a psychic...
Read MoreWorking With A Clean Slate
I have been working with my comedy coach for several years now, because if it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t still be doing comedy. Instead, I would have burned my bridges badly, alienating and infuriating local comics. The lessons I have been taught are from a guy who has achieved more than any local...
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