Over the last month, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a Chicago legend, Tom Dreesen, twice. Each time, he’s been a very gracious guy, offering advice and life lessons through his great stories of opening for Sinatra at his one man show and even more personal stories on a podcast called Road Stories hosted by [...]
Coming from the Midwest to LA in recent months, I’m constantly trying to find out ways to break into new clubs. It’s a hard thing to accomplish sometimes, even if you’re established and decent on and off stage. I’ve found that the clubs I’ve broken into fastest have come from situations leading me to hang [...]
At least once a day, I doubt myself for something. I’ll sit at my black card table, a makeshift desk in my small way-overpriced-rent apartment, and tap the table with literally nothing else to do but question the task I’ve set out to do. Will it make me successful? Will it make me money? Will [...]
It was a hot-as-all-hell-not-even-summer-day-yet in Covina, CA! Also in Burbank, CA, too, where I spent most of my day. Chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ all cool. You know the drill. I spent all day, including during trivia, wearing a basketball jersey with Blink 182 on it. Hot Topic, clearance, $5.99. It was sultry. The Chatterbox was [...]
After shows sometimes, people will ask me what it’s like being up there. Some people tell me they could never do it, that they’re scared of public speaking, or that they’re just not cut out for it. I don’t think standup is everybody’s cup of tea, but I do think it’s cool to see what [...]
Hey you all! Finally back blogging after an intense month of working as a Production Assistant (PA) on my first real movie out west. The days were grueling but they gave me some discipline I haven’t had since quitting my day job last year! Now that I’m back in the comedy game full time for [...]
I’ll start with this: it was forced upon me. I mean, it’s not like everyday I wake up and go, “I think I’d like to see some elderly breasts today.” That would be perverse. But, in show business, you never know what situation will lend your eyes to one very unwanted peepshow. I’m working on [...]
This is part of my blog series #BuddsLA where I document adventures on the West Coast. See all my stories here! This past Monday night I was featured on a brand new episode of the hilarious CBS eight-seasons-strong sitcom How I Met Your Mother. HIMYM is one of my favorite shows in recent years because [...]
This past Friday I released the third episode of my weekly web series Movies With Budds. It didn’t get a ton of views, but I had a lot of dumb fun making the ep so I’m sharing the shit out of it! What can you look for in this ep? Check it: RIDICULOUS X-MAS PRESENTS [...]
Hey readers! Were you one of the fantastic people that wrote me and followed my first thirty days in LA when I documented them back in October/November 2012? If you were, you’re in for more fun stories and occurrences in my life out on the West Coast. This is the start of my next project, a continuous [...]
