Tag: stand-up

Rooting for Decency and Substance

The Rock leaves Raw, unfortunately it wasn't forever.

I like to watch professional wrestling. The other day I watched the Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View. The titular Royal Rumble match is the most exciting match of the year, at least by the quantity of exciting moments. Two wrestlers start in the ring, every 90 seconds a new wrestler randomly comes down to the ring, this… Continue reading Rooting for Decency and Substance

Crowdsourcing my value as a person

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Comedy contests are literally my least favorite part of trying to make my way as a comedian. Literally my least favorite part? Yes. Literally.

A Rejection Letter, Revisited

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A year and a half ago, I emailed a booker asking if I could perform in his club (along with a video of my stand-up) . That booker sent me back an email explaining why I was denied the chance to perform at that particular comedy club. I wrote about it right after it happened… Continue reading A Rejection Letter, Revisited

Standing up isn’t easy

Stand-up comedy isn’t an easy thing to get into. I mean, not if someone wants to make anything out of it. If someone wants to be a stand-up comedian, they spend years practicing and getting on stage as much as possible. I typically go to open mics  1-3 times a week and I still don’t… Continue reading Standing up isn’t easy

Two Years of Stand-up Comedy

Two Hour Mic Check at Beatnik's in Worcester, MA (Photo by Laura Miner, September 2011)

Today is my second anniversary of performing stand-up. I don’t care much for (mostly) meaningless dates but I’ve thought about it recently and realized that the first two years have been pretty distinct from each other. In the first year, I performed for the first time in August and waited until October to get on… Continue reading Two Years of Stand-up Comedy

The Sunshine Open Mic Podcast

I’m on two podcasts in two weeks? That’s a new record, with the old record being one (unless you count the short-lived, Cookies and Cakes, which I don’t). The other day I recorded The Sunshine Open Mic Podcast with fellow blogger and stand-up comedian, Tommy Sunshine [Twitter]. We had a good talk about what makes my stand-up… Continue reading The Sunshine Open Mic Podcast