Of late, I’ve been trying to turn my life around in a big bad way. One of the ways I hope to do that is by making a movie and trying to sell it. I realized though, that if I want to do that, I need to become funnier. Because right now, only my family and best friend think I’m funny. That would be enough for me if I were a simple man. But I am not a simple man. I am a man who wants recognition and love from the masses. I want to inspire and move people like people have moved and inspired me.

When I write my screenplay/script/sketch/book/(whatever it will be), I realize the only way people will care about what’s inside is 1) if it’s good and 2) if it’s funny. Number 1 arguably being more important than the latter. Some people might say the latter is more important. And I think I might be apt to agree with them. While it is true that people love deep meaningful works of art that move people to cry or to hug their loved ones a little tighter and longer and that makes them reconsider their place in the universe, I would say though with great confidence that more people would rather laugh. That is based purely on the fact that I cannot get anyone to read this fucking blog unless it has funny lolz strewn throughout.

So, after ten years of not a lot of people caring about things I say/write/make, I promised myself I was going to get so goddamn good at everything I do, that people can’t and won’t want to ignore me…like it feels like they do now.

Comedy does not come easy to me. But I would like it to. So I’m trying to get better at it. And I won’t stop until I’m the funniest dude you’ve ever met. In my continuing quest to take myself out of my comfort zone, to no longer be ignored, to make my life what I want it to be rather than what it is and to take the first step into getting my dream job, I joined a sketch writing class. Something old me would not have done. Even though I have a long way to go in terms of shyness and confidence, this is the start of a really wonderful thing. Something big is happening, I don’t know what it is but I can feel it starting now.

I can feel it because it’s just really great when you do something for a particular reason and it exceeds well beyond your expectations and gives you exactly what you were hoping for. It makes you feel like you’re making the right decision. Whilst there, I’ve met some insanely talented and funny people, which is the reason I joined the class. Big thanks and much love to all my fellow classmates. Particularly the people from Sketch Writing 101. I don’t know how it happened but that class turned into something really special. The right confluence of events I guess.

I finished the Sketch Writing 101 course in December and I just finished the Sketch Writing 201 course in March. There’s one more to go that is to be determined when it will be offered. But in the mean time I wanted to post my favorite sketches I wrote for the classes:

Driving Test
Driving Test is about an EMT driver who doubles as a driving school instructor. I wrote it for our lesson in writing a “fish out of water” sketch.

Allergy in the U.K.
Allergy in the U.K. is about a kid who thinks that he is not allergic to all of these things he keeps exposing himself to, but also that by exposing himself to all of these things he’ll become immune. Absurdity ensues. I wrote it for our lesson in writing a “heightening” sketch.

Brenda vs. The Bandwagon
Brenda vs. The Bandwagon is a parody sketch about mob mentality and people who jump on the bandwagon about trends or opinions in society, giving little to no thought as to why they’re adopting said trend or opinion. It directly harnesses/steals the script and song from the popular Simpsonsepisode Marge vs. The Monorail. I wrote it for our lesson in writing a “parody” sketch.

Rave Alert
Rave Alert is a blackout sketch about two people who are unsure why they’re stuck in traffic. Once traffic begins to move they are shocked to find out why they are. I wrote it for our lesson in “blackout” sketches.

The Award Show Awards Show
The Award Show Awards Show is a topical sketch regarding the absurdity of the over abundance of award shows in the entertainment industry. Humans are replaced in The Award Show Awards Show by actual award shows who are hosting, sitting in the crowd and accepting awards. I wrote it for our lesson in “parody” sketches.

Below is a video of my sketch I chose to be performed for our student showcase for our Sketch Writing 201 course at ImprovBoston. I wasn’t super happy with The Award Show Awards Show sketch. I would’ve rather had performed the Brenda vs. The Bandwagon sketch because I was more proud of that one. But, things didn’t work out the way I had hoped.