All I understand is: My heart lives inside my daughter.
Nathan Timmel
The BlogWhy We Fail
In April, 2013, the department store chain JC Penney fired its CEO, former Apple executive Ron Johnson. It’s a move that makes sense, because if there’s one thing Apple is known for, it’s failure, right?
A Little Something About Alec Baldwin
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...
The Manufacturing of Outrage
Is it a rule we must get upset over the wrong things?
You Confuse Me, Joe Webb
Would you rather go through life ready to confront challenge, or shirk from it?
I Make Baby Sneeze
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.
Learning Curve
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...
A Single Ounce of Self Respect
I remember the first time I realized I had been hacked, that a joke had been stolen from me…
Video Promo: Touched by Anything But an Angel
Ever have a man-on-man massage? I have. It’s very… amusing.
Rage On, Internet Warrior: Part Deux
What is or is not appropriate in the world of comedy? Well, that’s different for everyone.
Rage On, Internet Warrior: Part 1
Let me tell you a joke…
Better Ugly and Original than Blandly Perfect
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...