In stand-up comedy, I strive to be as original as I can be. I’m not sure if anyone would admit to being unoriginal. Even Nickelback probably thinks they’re original at what they do, but I’ll take Modest Mouse or Brand New over them any day. Same as I’d rather listen to David Cross or Patton… Continue reading Hack Comedy
Author: Matt Aromando
Stand-up, improv, and sketch comedian.
Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 1)
I have a smartphone (more specifically an HTC Aria running Android Froyo). The auto-correct feature for typing is pretty good and it allows you to add words to its dictionary that it might not otherwise have. It turns out, as of this morning, I have 217 words that I added to my dictionary and most… Continue reading Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 1)
The Aromando Lounge
I have an apartment, an office, a car, a tent, and a website. To this point my web site was pretty much the only thing with my name on it. This, however, is one of the last places I thought would be named after me: This is the shower room at my job. No, I… Continue reading The Aromando Lounge
Everything’s the Best
Back in June, I was at Mottley’s Comedy Club to see Josh Gondelman. The purpose of this show was to record his first album, Everything’s The Best! which comes out today through Rooftop Comedy. I can say, first hand, that this show was awesome. So awesome that I bought the album so I could listen to… Continue reading Everything’s the Best
Naming a Place for Framing
Names of framing stores (places to get pictures framed) seem so easy to make up, there is just a certain pattern to them. Here’s a short list of ones I bet exist somewhere: Picture This! Frame It! Picture Perfect! Hang It Up! Quality Frames Discount Frames The Hall of Frame (I thought I made this… Continue reading Naming a Place for Framing
Prize Fact’ry
Some of you already know my feelings about the word za, which is of course a “real” word. This, however, is not a “real” word: Prize Fact’ry? Come on, Fact’ry, really? No room for the letter ‘O’ here but instead of coming up with a new name (note: not even a real factory), we’re just… Continue reading Prize Fact’ry
Writin’ Down A Dream
The other day I was talking to my friend, Steve Hynes, about dreams (and neither of us were high). Steve, mentioned that he was reading a book about remembering, learning from, and controlling dreams. Now, I’m not sure what I would use “controlling my dreams” for, though that sounds cool. It’s probably a lot like… Continue reading Writin’ Down A Dream