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Dear Ray,

I grew up in Somerville, MA, and I now live in New York City. Knicks fans have always been intense, but with this first round match-up, anti-Boston feelings are at an all-time high.

Your dagger in Game 1 has made this week much, much easier for me. Thanks a lot, and keep up the good work.

Your friend,

Steve

Colin Quinn, of SNL and recently Broadway, was cool enough to do a spot at this out-of-the-way venue called The Creek. He was extremely funny, and had a great stage presence. I’m sure that comes with years and years of performing, but he was so natural you felt like you were just hanging out.

I didn’t get to say anything to him after the show, because he just did his set and left (presumably to do much cooler things), but I’m sort of glad I didn’t. I always find it embarrassing to meet huge comics and be like “Yeah, I’m a comic too… oh you’ve never heard of me? That sounds right… bye.”

And it’s cool to think about the fact that he’s one of like eight people to ever anchor Weekend Update. Kevin Nealon is my all-time favorite, but Quinn is definitely second. Hopefully, he’s doing more sets around the city and I’ll catch him again.

Hey everyone – thanks for reading the site, especially considering I hardly ever update it. But I do have some good shows coming up this weekend, so you should check them out:

Sunday Morning (musical improv) featuring Standard Oil and Halle Kiefer
Saturday, 3/26
10 pm
Gotham City Improv (48 W 21st, btwn 5th and 6th, 8th Floor) 
 
 
Bar 13 Comedy (stand-up) with *FREE WINGS*
Sunday, 3/27
8 pm
Bar 13 (35 E 13th, right at Union Square)

So come see a show! And I PROMISE* I’ll try to update the site more.

*Promise void in all 50 states.

Yo guys, come check out my musical improv show this Saturday. It’s at 10 pm, at Gotham City Improv (48 W 21st, btwn 5th and 6th, 8th Floor).

We’re really psyched to have two of the best improvisers in the city, Drysdale and Gausas, come and do two-person improv. If you haven’t seen these performers before, now is the time. They’re amazing, and it promises to be a great show. See you there!

(And if it’s snowing, just come! The show will not be cancelled, unless it starts snowing money. If money is falling from the sky, show’s cancelled, but other than that, the show is on.)

A story of comedy, not giving up, and Diddy. Congrats to Chris Gethard and all his friends!

Also, check out some musical improv with Sunday Morning this weekend. Saturday night, 10 pm, at The Brick in Williamsburg.

Saturday, 1/22, 7 pm, The Village Lantern (167 Bleecker at Sullivan)

I’m excited. I couldn’t do my monthly show last month because of my schedule (and general holiday apathy) but it’s good to be back. Line-up to come, and if you have any ideas for themes let me know.

Hey everyone – The two-oh-one-one brings some great new shows! A great mix of stuff this month, so come check out a show.

• Sunday Morning (musical improv) appearing courtesy of North Coast
  • Wednesday, 1/5
  • 9:30 pm
  • The Tank (354 W 45th btwn 8th and 9th)

• Improv Show
  • Saturday, 1/8
  • 7 pm
  • Identity Bar (511 E 6th Street btwn A and B)

• Sunday Morning at The Brick Theater
  • Saturday, 1/15
  • 10 pm
  • The Brick Theater in Williamsburg

• Sunday Morning at Night! (our monthly show)
  • Saturday, 1/29
  • 10 pm
  • Gotham City Improv (48 W 21 Street, btwn 6th and 5th, 8th Floor)

[Quick editor's note: I know the headline up there says stand-up too, and I'm just confirming a few dates. Hold on to your horses and I'll post some updates later this week. Thanks!]

What do we call this decade? Any ideas? The ‘teens?

More importantly, what do we call this year? The two-oh-one-one? Twenty-eleven is accurate, but boring. I’m taking any and all suggestions.

As of publication, it is almost 2011. Can you believe that? My favorite movies about the future are seeming more and more ridiculous, what with no colonies on the moon, and more importantly, no hoverboards.

2010 was a pretty crazy year for me. It was my first full year of not having a job in the sense that my Mom would like me to, and committing my time to doing comedy. And honestly… it’s been awesome. I won’t lie, it is terrifying sometimes, because I’m constantly worrying about making enough money, doing enough shows, etc. But I think dealing with your own crippling self-doubt is just as important as being confident.

Anyway, here are some goals/reflections as the new year approaches. Continue reading →

Hey guys – so, for real, thanks to everyone who came out to see me last weekend. Doing a Villanova event last Friday, and then doing my first Boston show last Saturday, really meant a lot to me.

Mostly because, sometimes, doing comedy really sucks. You’re busy every night, you miss Patriots games, you’re basically always working. I had no idea how much work it would take just to get to the tiny, tiny level that I’m at now. And with a full schedule already, you (or most people anyway) have to hold down a day job until NBC picks up your TV pilot about mid-twenties superhereos living in Boston. Especially when you’re starting out, it’s not a lifestyle that allows for the standard eight hours of sleep a night. 

But doing the shows that I want to do, and having fun on stage, reminds me that I’m doing all this because I cannot be happy doing anything else. It reminds me that performing is a craft and not a job. In the day jobs I’ve had, there was always a ”good enough” – people get tired, supervisors want to go home and see their kids, deadlines approach. There comes a point where everyone just says, “Fine.” In performing, especially comedy, you can never do that. Mostly because you care so much about what you’re doing, but also because, if you’re not prepared, some drunk guy in the audience will throw buffalo wings at you (*Actually happened to me. And sometimes that happens where you’re very prepared). You cannot hide, and that’s what makes performing so exciting for me.

Yikes, I just realized I’ve been typing for like twenty minutes. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway, here are some cool people I worked with last weekend, please check them out:

I opened for former Villanova basketball starter and current hip hop artist Will Sheridan last weekend. Check out his music and stuff here.

The Boston show last weekend was hosted by a local stand-out, the hilarious Bethany Van Delft. I don’t know anything about the Boston stand-up scene, and she explained a lot of what was going on in Titletown. Plus, she killed it.

And the Boston show was headlined by the hilarious Colin Kane. If you haven’t seen Colin perform… just see a show. By far one of the funniest, most professional guys I’ve worked with.  

That should be about it for now. Thanks again for all the support, and check back later this week for more updates.