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Tag Archives: stand-up
Comedy can be good, is subjective
I watch what I consider smart comedy. It sounds pretentious, and that’s because it is, but I like my comedy to be original and make me think. That being said, I had a strange experience after seeing a taping of … Continue reading
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Posted in Blog Posts, Life Lessons, Stand-up Comedy
Tagged art, comedy, Comedy Central, hack, Jeff Dunham, jokes, original, smart, stand-up, The Half Hour
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Rooting for Decency and Substance
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 … Continue reading
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Posted in Blog Posts, Wrestling
Tagged Alberto Del Rio, Antonio Cesaro, Batman, Big Show, Brandon Stroud, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Danielle Matheson, Dolph Ziggler, good guys, John Cena, nostalgia, Pay-Per-View, pro-wrestling, professional wrestling, Royal Rumble, Sheamus, stand-up, Superman, The Best And Worst Of WWE Raw, The Rock, The Wrestling Blog, villains, Wrestlemania, wrestling, WWE, Yankees
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Crowdsourcing my value as a person
Comedy contests are literally my least favorite part of trying to make my way as a comedian. Literally my least favorite part? Yes. Literally. Continue reading
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- A Piece of the Process My blog posts are usually, reasonably, planned out. The least...
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Posted in Blog Posts, Comedy
Tagged apologists, Applause-O-Meter, art, audience, bad crowds, bookers, bus boy, comedy, contests, crowdsourcing, fair, fairness, first-past-the-post, hack, improv, judges, Patton Oswalt, pie chart, secret judge, sketch, sketch comedy, stand-up, Starsky and Hutch, status quo, Whose Tires Do I Need To Slash?
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A Rejection Letter, Revisited
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged booking, comedy, dirty vs. clean, rejection, stand-up
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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 … Continue reading
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Posted in Blog Posts, Comedy, Life Lessons
Tagged Cambridge, Central Square, comedy, John Paul Rivera, jokes, Massachusetts, Middle East Corner, open mic, Rob Crean, stand-up, The Middle East, writing
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Two Years of Stand-up Comedy
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, … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Posted in Podcasts
Tagged comedy, Cookies and Cakes, open mic, stand-up, The Sunshine Open Mic Podcast, Tommy Sunshine
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Dr. Radio Show and Me
I love listening to a good podcast and as of yesterday I was on one too: The interview part is mostly about stand-up (my style, influences, and rookie-ness), then we talk about whatever and play a game with no name, … Continue reading
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A Piece of the Process
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Tagged Boy Scouts, comedy, court of honor, Eagle Scout, free writing, improv, speech, stand-up, stream-of-conscious, writing
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4th Annual Women in Comedy Festival
The schedule for the 4th Annual Women in Comedy Festival (WICF), held in Boston, has been posted online. From the WICF website: The Women in Comedy Festival celebrates Boston comedy and the women who create it, support it, and perform … Continue reading
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Posted in Shows
Tagged Boston, Cambridge, comedy, improv, ImprovBoston, Maria Bamford, Maria Ciampa, stand-up, Women in Comedy Festival
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Hack Comedy
In stand-up comedy, I strive to be as original as I can be. I’m not sure if anyone would admit to being unoriginal. Even Nickelback probably thinks they’re original at what they do, but I’ll take Modest Mouse or Brand … Continue reading
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Posted in Comedy
Tagged Brand New, comedy, David Cross, hack, marriage, Modest Mouse, Nickelback, Patton Oswalt, stand-up
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Everything’s the Best
Back in June, I was at Mottley’s Comedy Club to see Josh Gondelman. The purpose of this show was to record his first album, Everything’s The Best! which comes out today through Rooftop Comedy. I can say, first hand, that this … Continue reading
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Posted in Comedy Albums
Tagged album, Bandcamp, comedy, Everything's The Best!, iTunes, Josh Gondelman, Mottley's Comedy Club, Rooftop Comedy, stand-up
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NYC Trip: Day 2 & 3
Monday was my first day of improv classes and they went much better than expected. The whole class was really into it, excited, and funny. I’m not sure why I expected less, it was people taking a class that no … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, East Village, Harold Night, improv, New Team Harold, New York City, NYC, open mic, stand-up, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Whiplash
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NYC Trip: Day 1
Today was my first day in the big city. Most of today was spent getting here, but I arrived at my friend Jeanine’s apartment (where I’m staying for most of the week) around 5:30 and unpacked. The only open mic … Continue reading
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Tagged burgers, comedy, New York City, NYC, open mic, stand-up, The PIT, Vicious Cycle
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The Comedy Studio Debut (a postmortem)
Last night I made my debut at The Comedy Studio. It went great and I was happy to see all kinds of people there for me. The crowd was really hot and I think really enjoyed my set, I even … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge, comedy, Josh Gondelman, postmortem, so stupid, stand-up, The Comedy Studio, videos, YouTube
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