Tag: Improv

Off To a Good Start.

Hello February!  I did my show at the Comedy Store over the weekend.  It was a packed house in the Belly Room on Friday night, everyone was ready to laugh and laugh, they did.  The English guy from Mad Men, that hung himself (on the show) was in the audience, so was some guy who Read More …

My Comedy Birthday

As posted on Facebook today: “Today marks my 21st anniversary as a “professional” comedian. November 26th, 1992 was my first ever comedy show with ComedySportz Kansas City, known today as ComedyCity. It was Thanksgiving that day. Dinner was done. We were settling in to a family game of Trivial Pursuit, maybe a movie later, when I Read More …

Day 31: …Please Stand By….

Friday, July 19th, 2013 Open mics are just that. OPEN. Open to failure, open to technical difficulties, open to damaging the sound system and set pieces, open to drunken ‘nunchucking’. The first lessons I learned about being on stage, was: 1) Project. Your own voice is enough.  2) Cover mistakes and move on.  Unless you’re Read More …

Day 29: F-A-R-N-A-N

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 The lifelong butchering of my last name could be one of the reasons I gravitate towards comedy.    Because after the F-A-R it’s open season on how many different ways you can utterly fuck up saying a simple name. (FAR-nun). Well, let’s see, theirs: Faran, Farlan, Farland, Farman, Farmhand(once on a Read More …

Day 26: Auto-Pilot

Saturday, July 13th, 2013 This was my birthday week.  I didn’t bust my ass to do shows. I will still get 5 in before end of Sunday.  Getting off work at eight, home at nine and rolling into a single open-mic at ten seems to be the pattern for now.  I also let a little Read More …

Day 19: The (mini) Rant

Saturday, July 6th, 2013 Sal’s and Hollywood Hotel I got my first blog compliments from  one friend, on the same day that another friend remarked how time consuming my blog must be, suggesting that maybe it takes away from time better spent writing jokes. Heh.  Admittedly I won’t be posting everyday like I have been, Read More …