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Stand Up Comedy Discipline

Stand Up Comedy Discipline

What’s the difference between a good comedian and a not-so-good comedian?  Jokes, folks.   A comedian without jokes is like a cat without claws and eyes.  It’s not much of a cat, really.  If a comedian is going to survive and (potentially) thrive, he’s got to develop jokes. As I’ve mentioned before, the quality of [...]

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When Did I Know That I Wanted To Be A Comedian?

When Did I Know That I Wanted To Be A Comedian?

I’ve wanted to be a comedian since as far back as I could remember.  There were two distinct moments in my life that initiated my desire.  When I was in preschool, I vividly remember two teachers discussing the difference between the spelling of a male “comedian” and a female “comedienne”.  One of the teachers made [...]

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Quality Versus Quantity

Quality Versus Quantity

You’ll often hear that quality is a better attribute than quantity.  For most things this is true.  While eating my weight in Snickers sounds heavenly, my waistline and wallet are better off if I just savor one or two. Quality often supersedes quantity but not within the realm of comedy.  This sounds counterintuitive.  It seems [...]

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Lenny Bruce: The Comedian?

Lenny Bruce: The Comedian?

I just finished watching the movie, Lenny, starring Dustin Hoffman (i.e. the shorter fellow across Tom Cruise in Rainman) and the documentary, Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth, narrated by Robert DeNiro (i.e. “You talking to me?”).  I was inclined to watch these films because recently I encountered Comedy Central’s list of the top 100 Comedians which ranked Lenny [...]

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Standing Up Goals

Standing Up Goals

Creating goals is what separates man from other men.  I wager that a person’s success can be measured on his goal-setting abilities.  Without goals, a person will wander aimlessly throughout time disregarding agendas and personal achievement.  While this may sound like some sort of wonderful Communist utopia, the result is usually a bland and meaningless [...]

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Take Me Down To Mexico City

Take Me Down To Mexico City

I just got back from Mexico and, boy, are my arms tired.  Six months ago, my good friends, Curtis and Jessica, asked me to perform their wedding.  They decided to marry at a beach resort in Playa del Carmen in Mexico. At first I was really excited.  I thought that having the deadline of hosting [...]

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Being A Comedian Takes Practice

Being A Comedian Takes Practice

I went to the Old Chicago in LoDo last night for yet another open mic.  The way the open mic works at the Old Chicago is that first there’s a comedy contest featuring the talents of several local comedians which is followed by a headliner.  Last night’s headliner was a guy named Matt Baetz, who, by his [...]

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One Step Forward: Making Headway In Stand Up Comedy

One Step Forward: Making Headway In Stand Up Comedy

I went up on stage for the third open-mic of my life last night at Bender’s Tavern in Denver.  I prepared some new jokes and when it was finally time for me to get up, I got a little flustered. It has taken an incredible amount of energy for me to overcome my fear of the [...]

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Standing Tall

Standing Tall

My friends, Sizzle Bok and Rachael, invited me and some friends to their house for dinner.   The food and the company were awesome.   Something was off, though.   Sizzle heard that I did stand-up comedy for the first time this past week and that became a topic of discussion. I could tell that [...]

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Discovery Of Man

Discovery Of Man

One of my favorite tales is the one about discovery.  Over generations, man has looked for new information about his world.  He always starts from what he knows and moves on from there.  When he can’t explain a particular thing, he makes it up. When he’s ready to turn myth into fact, man disregards his [...]

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