Stand Up Comedy

I was not familiar with Kat Timpf before listening to her audiobook, You Can’t Joke About That. This isn’t really significant or surprising, as she’s best known as a Fox commentator and I haven’t watched any cable news programs in over a decade. She’s also a comic but unless someone’s…

When I first started I imagine it was pretty easy to guess who my biggest influences were: Ellen Degeneres, Andy Kaufman, and Steve Martin. One of my favorite jokes to tell early on was about the children’s show Dinosaur Train. If you haven’t seen it, it’s about dinosaurs who ride…

Over the years, the Rogue Island Comedy Festival has evolved from being a local event around Newport to being one of the premier stand-up comedy spectacles in all of New England. There’s always at least one headliner who you wouldn’t initially expect to be performing. It’s also a great opportunity…

Nude Standup for Filth Fest at New Zealand Fringe, Wellington — A night of debauchery would hardly be complete without an actual nudist to regale you with tales from the glory days! They say blondes have more fun, but trust me when I say it’s actually just naked people. Being naked is more comfortable — there’s no itchy tags or tight…

Cosmic Comedy & Laugh Trap — I wrote this set to be a little shorter so I could focus on the drama of the performance and maybe take a moment to breathe once in a while. Before my accent seizes its opportunity to betray me — yes, I am American. The last place I lived in…

Trigger Warning: The Dark Comedy Open Mic at Karakas Bar, Berlin — I am so nervous I could die. Gotta wait a few days though, so I can die on my birthday like Shakespeare. Yeah, Shakespeare died on his birthday. How cool is that? Fucker left through the same door he came in. How many people can say that? The problem with…

Three Minutes in Hell at Fringe Bar, Wellington — (Note: I was forced to write and perform this set with only three hours notice. I thought I was signing up to perform as a mime. No such luck.) Before someone calls me out, I am American. I travel full time. …

I agree, Celeste Barber. It was fine, thanks. Unlike most comedians I review, Barber’s main thrust in entertainment isn’t stand-up. Studying acting in college and going on to star in Australian TV and movies in recent years, she didn’t get into the comedy scene until after her career took off…

Why You Should Listen To A Former Stand-up Comedian To teach you how to Interview… I have spent living a double life throughout my childhood to adult life. Being a recruiter by day and telling jokes at night. I did stand-up comedy at night at comedy shows. There I’d test…