Dear Reader, This isnât going to be easy for a lot of people to hear, but I need to get this off my chest so we can move forward. Iâm hearing a lot of things in the comedy world that are negative, downright offensive and borderline hate speech. Mostly directed at me, a real comedian.
Read this piece I wrote for The Steamroller that addresses just about any hot topic in comedy today (censorship, discrimination, hate speech, etc). I think you’ll come away with a new perspective.
Here’s some footage from a couple years ago that I just edited over the weekend for The Late Live Show. We thought the video was lost, then we found it, then I thought it sucked so I didn’t want to look at it. All in all, I think it turned out OK. It’s from a porn convention called Exxxotica Expo. I talk to some pornography actors, and do dumb things.
Hey, you’re the internet, you love dog videos. Here’s another one.
New poster for Creative Control on 3/29. My favorite show. Design by Bill Werch. Special thanks to Hank Kingsley.
There’s a great show in Chicago run by two friends Monte LaMonte and Michael Sanchez called I Shit You Not. It’s a storytelling show where performers talk about times they’ve shit themselves. Here’s a clip where I talk about shitting myself.
So, I do the podcast Revolutions Per Minute with my friend Nick Rouley. We listen to and talk about music. If you like it, you can follow the tumblr for the show at rpmpod.tumblr.com or subscribe on iTunes. If you really like it, you can check out this video where we promote a new podcasting/comedy content website we’re joining. They are currently raising funds to be able to produce material for people. I’m a fan of everyone involved with the company, and am excited to be working with them. Check out indiegogo.com/nicestguys to get more info on their network called, The Nicest Guys In Town. If you’re into the idea, feel free to donate to the cause.
This very fun show, IMBG, is returning to Schuba’s Upstairs Lounge on Thursday February 7th. This is a game show I host where we watch a truly shitty movie with a panel of hand picked comics (This lineup features Bill Cruz, Liza Treyger, and Joe Fernandez). Everyone makes fun of the movie, and prizes are won. It’s sponsored by saki records, so we’ll be giving away records and gift certificates to their store. Show starts at 8.
The poster for this show was made by the incredible Tim Giuliani.
My two favorite stand up shows are this weekend. Come to Creative Control tonight and Kind of Blue on Sunday. saki and The Hideout are two great venues to see comedy in Chicago. Come check out these hot little event pages:
A couple weeks ago Hurricane Sandy completely destroyed the home of my aunt, uncle and two cousins. There’s a picture of what it did to their place up there. I’m putting on a benefit show to help raise some money for them on November 16th at saki records. saki is kind of my comedy home lately, and the people there have been incredible with helping me out, and they are really good at putting on fun shows.
If you can make it to the show, it would mean a lot, but if you can’t and still want to contribute, I’ve added a donate button to the top left of the page here. 100% of any money received will go to my family for the purpose of helping them get back on their feet. Feel free to donate what you can, any amount is a massive help right now.
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