Comedy Club 2.0
Just about every comedian will have that one story, of where everything went completely sideways. The difference between myself and the other local comics is, they won’t tell you the story out in the open, subjecting themselves to criticism and hate. Then again, I’m not like everybody else. So, here is...
Read MoreGetting A Second Chance To Make The Right Impression
The cover photo of the Facebook comedy page has changed, the suit is going to the cleaners, and daily edits to the material can only mean one thing, the return of Trevor Dean to The Laugh Shop. Remember the 30+ pages of material I wrote last year? Well, it’s stuck in last year. I have written several new...
Read MoreRedemption Before The 7 Year Itch
In 2018 I will attempt to achieve a couple of things. First of all, I will get back to The Laugh Shop stage for a final show there. Secondly, I will be in attendance at all the open mics in the city. Now that there are three a week, it will give me exposure and experience in front of different types of audiences. I...
Read MoreWhere Are We Going?
The comedy scene in Saskatoon has changed dramatically from when I started over 5 1/2 years ago. The new comedians into comedy recently are signalling a change as well, and that isn’t for the best. I will just come out and say it. It used to be the comedians of yesteryear (did I even spell that right?) got...
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....
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