When I lived in Los Angeles, I worked in the arena of property representation for film projects. The company that employed me acted as a liaison between working properties—office buildings, abandoned warehouses/hospitals, private parks, etc.—and TV/film productions...
Is it a rule we must get upset over the wrong things?
Would you rather go through life ready to confront challenge, or shirk from it?
There are many reasons I am a comedian and not a singer, but the main two are: My shitty singing voice and my inability to carry a tune.
That said, it’s good to know that I’m good for one thing: causing sneezes.
As a comedian, you have to deal with hecklers: people who want to be part of the show but are too cowardly to stand on stage and write material for themselves. An audience member has only really bested me once. I was performing in Duluth, Minnesota, in the summer of...
I remember the first time I realized I had been hacked, that a joke had been stolen from me…
What is or is not appropriate in the world of comedy? Well, that’s different for everyone.
Let me tell you a joke…
Anthony Kiedis cannot sing. I don’t know that I ever realized that, or even gave it much thought up until possibly my ten-thousandth listening of Under the Bridge. At that pivotal moment, the instant his voice sounded through the speakers it hit me like a truth I’d...
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…”
It is always interesting when seeing the world through the eyes of a bigot. And, of course, by “interesting,” I mean sad.
What drives people, neglect, or success? Or does it depend on the personality?