In the very near future1, Giggles Comedy Club will come under new ownership. Unfortunately, signs point to the club being either closed or turned into an entirely different kind of establishment — which means my April 2nd and April 3rd shows in the Giggles Laugh-Off Competition could be your last chance to see me perform [...]
Jay Hollingsworth is big. And Irish.He really should have some kind of nickname.
My friend and fellow comedian Jay Hollingsworth, a.k.a. Big Irish Jay, is in a comedy competition in which the winner goes to Ireland. Jay is just about the nicest guy you could possibly meet, incredibly supportive of his fellow comedians and always with [...]
A couple of months ago, my friend Andrew started doing a weekly comedy show at the Hooters Casino in South Park (in south Seattle). He’s been after me to go since it started, but when I go out for comedy on Wednesdays it’s usually because I’m going to the open mic at Laughs in [...]
It’s that time of year again, when open mic audiences at Giggles dwindle to a mere handful of people. Last night there was literally no audience and the open mic was canceled, which was a bummer.
I’m not exactly sure if it’s that specific venue or what, but open mics at Giggles were pretty sparse [...]
Like every other profession, the world of comedy is filled with human beings, people who are sensitive, busy, well-meaning, and flawed—the same as all of us. And where there be people, there be politics.
I’m deeply sympathetic to Andrew’s recent, heartfelt post on this topic because I, too, recently learned that I’m in the doghouse at [...]
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