Catch Up

So, let's play a little game of catch up, shall we? Where have I been, what have I been doing.

Well, it started on Thursday, where I saw a pair of great shows. One was run by my good friend and sketch partner, Sue Funke. It's called Convergence, hosted by the View's warmup comic, Thomas J. Kelly. Fun show, that was followed by a jaunt over to Kabin to see Chesley Calloway's and Sean Patton's fun Comedy as a Second Language show. A cool part of this trip was a chance to get to know Kevin Tor, a funny comic who mainly does sketch comedy and has put together some hilarious video parodies, including a spoof of Lady Gaga's PokerFace (called Butterface) which got a write up in Rolling Stone. Overall, really like Kevin, and he's been married for five years and still very much in love. Makes me feel great about my future nuptials.

Friday, I headed out to the mixer, Tex in the City, run by Kambri Crews. That was highly successful, met a few sketch comics and some cool comics. Gave my card out quite a bit. Then, saw a show that was essentially a "gay" show downstairs in Ochi's Lounge. A great show with a huge audience. The headliner was someone who sings into her webcam and posts it on YouTube. And that's pretty much it. She has a ton of views, over 300,000 on a few of them, and apparently has a cult following that fills a room. Something that appears shot and posted same day. Whereas I spent days with the Ultimate Experts, writing, shooting, and editing short films that get around 400 views. Work and talent don't seem to mean as much as it used to. Okay, that sounded bitter, but I don't mean for it. I just wish I could figure out how to get over 100,000 views with little effort. Okay, no more bitter. Now, back to the positive.

The Check Spot, my podcast I co-host with Dan Cartwright and Dave Greek, was a big success. We had two great comics, Helen Hong and Sean Patton, who were awesome guests. I recommend checking that out at thecheckspot.com

Then came the big night, the Ultimate Experts show that went amazing. I don't think I could've imagined a better show. It's funny when you constantly rehearse over and over again, you get jaded and lose touch with what is funny about the sketch. Then, you hear the response and you remember that it was hilarious. The comics were terrific, all female, hitting some huge laughs. And we continually show how great we are working together. We are truly a family as well as friends, and I go out there knowing that these three are going to be awesome, and aren't going to let me down. I never lose confidence in them, and I hope they don't lose confidence in me. I will not let them down and I know they won't let me down. I love working with Sue, Dan, and Raquel.

Okay, I rested on Sunday. Oh, and I may have bed bugs. Actually, a strong chance I have bed bugs, but I'm still hoping I don't. I won't be hitting the open mics or shows I normally would on Tuesday because I will be cleaning for the exterminator and get ready for treatments. Damn you, bugs. It does mean I will have to step it up on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to find mics to go to. I hope to hit a few with my friends, Dan Cartwright and Dave Greek.

My monthly trivia show at the Gutter in Williamsburg was a score as well. I was feeling bummed over the work I'm behind, the unfortunate bed bug problem, and the fact I am no closer to head shots than I was last week. But I felt great being on the mike, and had a strong energy and kept the small crowd applauding, laughing, and having a genuine good time. Plus I got some great trivia questions. Want to hear about them, well, come out the next second Monday of the month (July 13) to see them. Check out the Gutter

So, this week I need to hit a minimum of three mics. I need to get my head shots scheduled. I need to send my cards out to friends with some graphic design skills. Then, well, let's get some bookings. That sounds awesome.

More coming at you.