A few months ago I posted about appearing in “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” and before I even really realized it, we’re open! This past weekend (and all of last week) has been truly remarkable as we moved from our rehearsal space into our theatre and presented the play to our first few audiences. Feedback [...]
As part of my work with Kaboom… Hooray! Comedy!, my best friend and frequent accomplice, Steve Nagy, and I created a short video sketch. We hope that you enjoy it… I’m also closing out the KABOOM! show tomorrow evening at 8:00PM in Yuk Yuk’s Calgary (click here for the Facebook event). This past weekend I [...]
My last couple of public shows in 2011 are gearing up to be a lot of fun. Next Wednesday night (November 30) is a special presentation of Red Carpet Comedy where comedians (myself included) won’t only be presenting their new material but also raising funds for a worthy cause. Calgary Alternative Support Services (CASS) is a [...]
My appearance as “Mitch” in Tuesdays With Morrie was well over two years ago and I didn’t really realize how much I’d been missing acting until an audition notice came to my inbox which I simply couldn’t ignore. It was for a Morpheus Theatre production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile - a script/show I’ve often heard about because it was [...]
Last week I wrote that the people who make up the Kaboom… Hooray! Comedy! group are becoming quite the ensemble. We have all spent some time this summer combining our talents in order to create video sketches. The first such sketch, David Petersonman, has been released on YouTube and I couldn’t be happier with the [...]
The next four Wednesday nights are chocked full of comedy here in Calgary and I’m excited to be a part of each of the shows. It starts tomorrow night with KABOOM!, a unique showcase-style of performance featuring professional and amateur stand-up comedy (old and new material) as well as sketch comedy created by the Kaboom… [...]
A few years ago my friend Ryan insisted that I accompany him to The Calgary International Children’s Festival. I was skeptical. I, like many people in and around Calgary, incorrectly assumed that the festival was “just for kids.” While, yes, the festival caters primarily to children, many of the shows are incredible to watch at [...]
One of the weird downsides to performing on Red Carpet Comedy every month is that I have a bunch of material written that hasn’t yet received a fair try on stage. I usually only have time to work a small percentage of the new stuff into my regular act, so a bunch of the material [...]
Lately the local “comedy scene” in Calgary has been receiving a lot of attention from various media outlets. This is not just the usual promotion of shows (or individual comics) but more and more coverage on the local community as a whole. It’s really great to see that the hard work that so many people [...]
It has been a few months since I’ve had a public performance in Calgary that wasn’t a Red Carpet Comedy show. In other words: it’s been a while since I’ve done my tried and true material on a show in my home town. That is why I am very excited for the month of March. [...]