Nathan Timmel
The Blog
The Internet Critic
People have always had opinions; the Internet gave them a platform with which to fart theirs to the world.
A Real Life Del Griffith
Last year I put 40,000 miles on my car. This makes me especially touchy when it comes to shitty drivers, a description that can encompass a wide-range of people.
The Woodshed
When the Foo Fighters arrived in 1995, I was as stunned as anyone. Here was the drummer from Nirvana fronting a band. Not only was he fronting it, he played all the instruments on the debut album, having written every song. And those songs were pretty fucking awesome.
The Ballad of Justine Sacco
On December 20, 2013, Justine Sacco was boarding a flight to Africa. Offhandedly, she Tweeted: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”
Sober Doesn’t Mean Less Stupid
In my line of work—stand up comedian—you deal with people who are drinking…
An Ogre By Any Other Name
I’m heading to Minot, North Dakota, this weekend, which had me recalling a moment from years and years ago. I was in Bismarck on a Tuesday night, because someone thought Tuesday Night comedy would be a good idea.
Interpretation
I’m a comedian, which means I use words for a living. I also have a degree in English Literature, which means I know how to choose those words carefully, and for maximum effect. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean people always listen to what I’m saying. Sometimes they hear what they want to hear, which is enough for them.
It’s OK to Talk to Animals (and Other Letters from Dad)
First steps, first word, first time pooping in the bathtub… as a stand-up comedian, Nathan Timmel missed numerous milestones during the first year of his daughter’s life. Traveling from town to town, he spent his night slinging jokes while his daughter Hillary discovered the world around her.
Sunshine Saved My Life
My wife likes to joke that I have no soul, because I don’t cry. She, for the record, weeps at the drop of a hat: during movies, a commercial, while reading… She even cried at the birth of both our children, and seriously, who does that?
Do Not Go Gentle…
The problem with America—or maybe most people in the world—is that if given the option of being challenged, or catered to, the majority will choose “catered to.”
Gradient Change
I almost sat down to write another episode of, “People are Goddamned Annoying,” but as I started typing, I noticed something…
Dear Hillary…
It is November 15th, and I am sitting in a hotel room in Moorhead, Minnesota, missing you dearly…