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Coffee, Karaoke & Me

The coffee in the office must be nuclear strength. I was feeling a little sluggish so I made a cup. 5 minutes later, I was fighting the urge to run through the halls like the Ultimate Warrior. Luckily, I have discovered the perfect outlet for my pent up energy on days like this. My friends [...]

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The Good, The Bad and The Funny

I was recently in a street fight, wielding a monkey wrench. Thankfully, it was just a promo video for my friend Martin Amini’s comedy night as opposed to a real battle. If it had been real, I would not be here confessing to committing such a violent felony in print on a blog. I’d probably be on the run somewhere. That, or [...]

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5 Lessons I’ve Learned From Hosting Live Events

Over the past few months, I’ve been super-busy. Just in the past 30 days. my 9-5 put on a conference in Atlanta, and I’ve been done a ton of live comedy shows. To put things in perspective for you, tomorrow I am doing another “You Know What Really Grinds My Gears,” Friday I’m performing stand [...]

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Business Is About To Pick Up

The blog has had technical difficulties, so since I have not been able to post anything, I must hit you with a Tsunami of announcements. First things first, I have been doing pretty well lately, as you can probably tell from my money photo above. Don’t worry, I am not about to tell 47% of [...]

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Gears Get Ground Monthly

Karaoke for complainers a.k.a. You Know What Really Grinds My Gears is a monthly event now. The last Thursday of every month, join me as I host things at 1920 DC alongside DJ Roz of Champion Sounds. Now you’ll have more opportunities to give a 90 second rant about whatever is on your mind over [...]

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Interview with Rob Delaney

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing comedian Rob Delaney. Along with stand-up, Delaney writes a very funny column for Vice Magazine and has a Twitter following over 400,000-strong. I asked Delaney about his social media presence, his advice for fellow comedians, and the joke contest which he is launching with Klondike. The actual [...]

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My Sideways DC Improv Video

Yes, I realize this video from my show at the DC Improv is sideways. No, I do not care to fix it. Watch it lying down if you have to. My cousin filmed this video, so blame him for it being shot this way. Blame him from a distance however, because the man is a [...]

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