One of the things I learned in from my recent survey results is that people have trouble getting to shows either because of the time and hassle involved with getting there, or that there just aren’t any shows coming to their town. So as promised, I’m starting a weekly 15-minute live streaming concert series called…
As promised in my recent survey results, I’m going to be switching over to a NYOP price model for downloading my comedy and music from my website. And yep, that includes free if you want to be cheap like that. Having as many people as possible seeing and hearing my work is the important thing. …
I was saddened to hear of Robert Sherman’s passing today. For someone who’s a Disney nut and a songwriter, you can’t help but be influenced by the Sherman Brothers catalog. And personally, I think it’s a huge achievement to written one of the most loved and most hated songs of all time, “It’s A Small…
The first show of my Comedy Lab series in Santa Clara, CA is coming up on Saturday March 10th. If you’re in the area, make sure to come by for a great evening of comedy and music. The purpose of the show is to give performers and place to try material and performance styles they…
I’ll probably be watching the Oscars this weekend. But on at least a 20 minute delay because my girlfriend can’t sit through commercials. Yay DVR. Like every awards show, they often seem a little arbitrary. So today I’m presenting my own awards to movies that should have won something, at some point, somewhere. Eddie and…
Realized I hadn’t posted a new video in a little bit, so this is a clip from one of my DVDs, “Be Yourself…Unless You’re An Idiot”. When you’ve been in a relationship for a long time (over 18 years for me any my girl) you have to work at keeping things spicy and interesting in…
A few days ago I started writing about the songs that I use as a swipe file for my own songs. Someone once said, “Blatant rip-offs are the sincerest form of flattery.” Or something like that. 😉 I was never good at copying other people’s work anyway. It’s why I was never in a cover…
Every songwriter has a list like this. It’s hearing a song that makes us go “Damn! Why didn’t I think of that?!” that makes us continue to write, always looking for the holy grail of songs. Or the next holy grail anyway. Once difference between just liking a song and being influenced by a song…
I’ve talked a bit on here about some of my favorite songs and how they influence my own art, but not so much on the comedy. I think stand-up comedy favorites come in two flavors. There are really solid albums that are full of laughs all the way through and can be listened to over…
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Thought I’d drop a couple of cool music videos on your ears today… This first one is from a British Soul/Hip-Hop artist named Matt Henshaw. He’s so good he doesn’t even need a cool name. Anyway, I heard this song first on the CD Baby Music Discovery Podcast, called “The Deepest Cellar” from the album…
When “Star Wars – The Complete Saga” comes out on Sept 12th, I’m going to have a hard time not plunking down my money for it. You see, I had a VHS bootleg before any of the movies were out. Then I bought the VHS’s. Then I bought the DVDs. Then I bought the remastered…
This is a great bit from Greg Behrendt’s last DVD about playing “Free Pass” with your spouse. Not a good idea. This clip is just the beginning of the bit and I definitely recommend getting the DVD to see the rest. Also, go over to YouTube and look for his bits about Pictionary and Chicken…
Nope, it’s the not the name of the latest riot-grrrl band… It’s an actual cupcake made by Chaos Bakery. I have a neighborhood potluck picnic coming up. I would give anything to be able to bring a box of these. And never say anything about them. She says it doesn’t matter what flavor cupcake you…
I’ve worked with Eric Schwartz many times. This would be the Eric Schwartz with hair that sings instead of raps. The other one is good too. 🙂 Anyway, this Eric Schwartz has a fantastic song about a thing that many singers are thinking at some point during the show. And the brilliant thing is that…
I’m very excited because you’re sharing in two “firsts” with me today. This is my first music video! All my other videos have been live performance things, but this one has a storyline and everything. 🙂 Second, this is the first time I’ve ever written a song, hoping people will hate it… You know those…
Long ago when I was working in grocery stores doing resets, the holiday season made me want to tear my ears off with a rusty box opener rather than listen to another horrible version of some cheeseball Christmas song over the stores PA system. You haven’t understood pain and misery until you’ve heard the instrumental…
My blog post on truck nuts has been one of my most popular. So much so that it’s turned into one of the signature bits in my stage show too. So today, a very condensed version (for the attention deficit YouTube generation) of “Truck Nuts” from my DVD “Be Yourself…Unless You’re An Idiot”. Click that…
I finally got down to Disneyland to check out World Of Color this past weekend. The park was not nearly as crowded as I’d expected on a semi-holiday weekend. With judicious use of fast passes, we didn’t wait for more than 20 minutes to ride anything. Even got my girlfriend to ride California Screamin’ and…
Be Yourself… Unless You’re An Idiot My new standup comedy and music DVD! Well, it took me the whole darn summer to accomplish this project, but it’s finally done! 45 minutes of new comedy and music that took me two years to write and refine. Plus it includes extra bonus comedy and music clips, a…
I just got back from the dentist and, as a comic, I’m always looking for material during every experience. And during my time in the chair, I realized that I probably can’t outdo Bill Cosby when it comes to dentist jokes. If you’ve never seen it, check out the clip below from “Bill Cosby: Himself”. …
It’s amazing how fast things move now. Disney just premiered World Of Color last night (and streamed it on Ustream no less). Two nights before there was a preview show and these videos made it to YouTube immediately. This certainly won’t do Disney any damage. I’m sure the vids are nothing like seeing the effects…
Man, file this under “things that will never happen to me.” And gladly. Water animals and I don’t get along. Let alone a 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea experience. Check out this wild video of an octopus stealing a guy’s video camera. Apparently the octopus had left the house that day with no makeup on…
If you think videos of cats and dogs doing ridiculous stunts are an internet phenomenon, think again. Nope, not even America’s Funniest Home Videos gets the honor of the earliest ones. In 1894 Thomas Edison released the Kinetoscope to the public. And one of the earliest films ever made is The Boxing Cats. Humans learned…
