Throat some DQuils on that cold

I’ve been a little bit sick these days, so I bought some medicine: This is legitimate DayQuil (I don’t get anything but the best) but it’s kind of funny they label the pills as “DQuil,” which makes it look like a cheap knock-off drug. Follow Matt on Instagram »

Here I come Buffalo!

This weekend, I’m flying to Buffalo, NY! I’m part of the ComedySportz Boston delegation to ComedySportz Buffalo‘s 6th Annual Improvathon. Coming with me is Andrew Barlow, Matt Bistany, and Francesca Villa. We will perform/compete in several shows over the course of 49.5 strait hours of improv shows. In our free time, we’ll be visiting Niagara… Continue reading Here I come Buffalo!

Writing in Stephen Colbert’s Voice

Recently I took a writing workshop with Eric Drysdale of The Colbert Report at ImprovBoston. During the class, we learned how the writers for The Colbert Report put their material together. The workshop started off with the group talking about things that were going on in the news and we eventually hit on a topic that Eric felt would be good to tackle for The Colbert Report’s “Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger.”

Being watched through a lens

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Performing on stage does not scare me. I’m not sure it has ever scared me. I figure the reasons are as such: 1) I love attention, so I’m not afraid of having a room full of eyes on me; and 2) my early, care-free experiences on stage…

Agreement with me is optional

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I look at the world as a realist with optimistic tendencies. This let’s me lead a life without total despair but also hold on to reality. I think the world is probably too negative but humanity needs some negativity and I’m allowed to have negative opinions…

How I know that communism can’t work

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“Warm showers for everyone,” I exclaimed the other day! It had been a few weeks since I could enjoy hot water in the shower before my morning commute. See, the people who run my building had just put in a new water heater but there was a problem with it. It couldn’t generate enough hot… Continue reading How I know that communism can’t work