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Laughing vs. Cheering

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This past Saturday night my sketch group, Dictator’s Time Machine, had the pleasure of performing a sold out show. The show was ImprovBoston‘s Battle Royale along with All Things Dismembered. It was up against the New England Patriots playing in the quarterfinals of the NFL playoffs (against the Indianapolis Colts). To say that I’m surprised the… Continue reading Laughing vs. Cheering

Volunteer toll booth working

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How hard could it be to just take over a toll booth and start collecting fare? I’ve spent a good deal of time traveling over the past month and every time I go through one of those long, 6+ lane toll plazas, I get this unshakable thought that I could totally open one of the… Continue reading Volunteer toll booth working

A kidnapping joke

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When I write for my stand-up act, jokes or bits or whatever, it usually starts with a weird idea popping into my head or starts with me seeing or doing something I’d like to poke fun at. I don’t often sit down to write jokes. I’ll sit down to finish ideas and work on them… Continue reading A kidnapping joke

Vanilla Gifts

Gift cards are already the most boring gift someone can give another person. Then, Visa and American Express decided to make gift cards even more generic by offering gift cards that work anywhere that accepts credit cards (so, everywhere). Now, these cards have their place. I got mine for as a “thank you” for “services… Continue reading Vanilla Gifts

Studio 40! Part Trois

I’m so excited to announce that my improv group, Big Gulp, will be returning to ImprovBoston‘s Studio 40 for a third straight run! This means from December through May, we’ll be performing an average of twice a month on Friday nights at 7:00pm on ImprovBoston’s studio stage. Studio 40 includes six different, theater-independent, teams with three… Continue reading Studio 40! Part Trois