I recently wrote and performed in a sketch for Dictator’s Time Machine called, Campus Cancún. The idea came up during a brainstorming session about the springtime about how people treat the first warm day of the year like it’s the middle of the summer.
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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
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
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
“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
Laughing vs. Cheering
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