Stand Up Comedy

OK, that may be too rough, but some had it coming… If you follow me and read my humorous stories, you find that I am always in pursuit of laughs. On Medium these are displayed as “claps” and “comments.” On a comedy stage they are displayed by the sound of…

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has always stood out because of its premise: a Jewish housewife starting a career as a standup comedian in the fifties. Four seasons in, however, the sheen of that premise has faded, and now we have the opportunity to delve deeper into the world and its…

Because I know you’re probably going to read this, even though I don’t madder. — For everyone who isn’t Brendan Schaub but is curious as to what the heck I’m talking about in this article, you can refer to my previous article here. If you are Brendan Schaub, note that this is only my opinion, so please don’t sue me. But listen, Schaub. There comes…

And what a good joke really means. — As a foreigner living in Japan, I felt a boost of confidence in terms of embracing who I am. I am obviously different and can’t do anything about it here, so I’d rather be my best confident self! I have tried many things that I would have never even thought…

This article is about me, not the state of comedy in general. Actually, it’s a tiny bit about both — At least a thousand people followed me on Medium because they read my viral article ‘I Bought a Year of Tony Robbins Performance Coaching and Here’s What It’s Like’. I didn’t expect it to go viral, but I can understand why it did, it wasn’t my eloquent command of language…