Here is the comedy documentary I did as a thesis project for my degree at Duke. I promised I would put it up eventually….  My goal was to look at the controversy surrounding offensive humor from the comedian’s perspective. I spoke with local amateurs about their thoughts on...

[Updated: Please read my comments on bottom for more of my thoughts. Feel free to chime in.] If you hadn’t yet heard about it, Daniel Tosh was called out by an anonymous blogger for making what she considered to be offensive jokes at The Laugh Factory. Here it is directly from the...

So I was just featured on the Connected Comedy Podcast with Jordan Cooper, Josh Spector, Josh Homer, and Chelcie Rice. We had a delightful discussion on often failed marketing logic that drives comedy contests and festivals. Also we discussed whether or not TV appearances should be considered...

Athens — After many years of embarrassing budget mismanagement leading to a debt of over 450 billion dollars, the Greek government has agreed that the only way out of their economic recession is to remake the 2002 sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Greek Parliament Member Gino...

Check out the latest episode Dating Show written by my good friend Taylor Adams. And thanks to everyone that has watched and shared it already, we have almost 14,000 views! The script for the next episode is already finished and will be about CSI and a certain group of mystery solving teens in...

Hello world, I and the wonderful Deb Aronin have been running a comedy open mic on the second floor “Oyster Bar” at Fishmongers restaurant in downtown Durham. We would love for you to come to a show with us. The show starts at 9 PM. Anyone who would like to perform comedy can sign...

Hey All, I haven’t been at the blog for a bit, but now that I finished my degree (fist pump), I plan on writing on here on the regular. Now an update, I just recently got to meet one of my comedy idols at a concert fundraiser against Amendment One (a NC ballot measure that would restrict...

This Monday we are doing the first show of what will hopefully a regular monthly series at the Tavern in Durham. We got a deal with the owners that if we can prove that comedy is a draw, they will pay us to perform just like any band. I really want to provide a paid gig for all the local guys...