1-16-07 What a Night

Fucked up is one way to describe my night.. i started at the funnybone i was gonna go watch, as i do on some random tues nights.. Stroupe asked me if wanted to do a set and i gladly agreed to. The Crowd was really weird tonight, the first few rows loved comedy, loved being there, laughing having a blast, the rest of the room HATED comedy, not smiling, not laughing, not blinking lol.. it was as if they were being punished or something.. and i thought i was the problem, i thought maybe i was too offensive or somethign i dunno, i thought i angered them somehow, but NO! they were like that allllll night long. The headliner (Daryl Joyce) and I sat in the back in shock about how unresponsive half the room was.. well he def put an end to that when he took the stage.. he started rippin on ppl left and right, the first 10 mins was all improved and it was all making fun of ppl who werent laughing..and the place went nuts! they couldnt get enough. He then stops and says, thats for not laughing and not showing respect to all the comics who were on stage tonight, fuck you people for not laughing and not coming out to have a good time this is a hard job up here..... etc.. it was amazing to say the least.. it was one of those moments where you go, "wow did he just fucking do that?!"

So then things get weird...
Im driving home (i live out on a country road) and this car about half a football field in front of me slams on their brakes, im starting to gain on them, realizing they are at a complete stop i slam on my brakes, i even pause to you know make sure everything was okay.. so i slowly go around them, the car punches it and starts riding my ass.. then begins to drive side by side with me, i freak out right and slam on my brakes, they slam on their brakes, then pull up about 20 feet and half ass block the road... Driver side door opens, big fuckin dude gets out and begins to run at my car full speed.. i punch it whip around him and his car and do a little night flying, turn out my lights and go home... the most random attack ever lol

1-12-07 I went bananas!!!!!

I did two sets at the comedy club in Cinnci OH called Go Bananas this week, sun night my boys Derek Vana and Rod Paulette were there so i got hooked up with a guest set which was a fucking blast, the crowds there are always so open minded.. i dont know if its the city or what but i like playing that room.. i went back on wed night for their pro/am night.. had another great time while i was there, alot of comics i knew were there and alot of fresh faces that im sure ill run into again and again.. just wanted to say thanks for coming out and supporting live comedy to those of you who made those nights special for some of us.. heres a link with a video if you wanna watch my set from wed night! Enjoy! CLICK HERE

1-07-07 Welcome New Year!!!

So my new years was pretty boring since i dont drink and all... i refused to go downtown and pay a cover charge to watch people get hammered and hook up.. so that left me with alot of options (notice sarcasim).. A group of us did go out and my friend Jay and I dressed up in these 1970's suits from the thrift store and hit the town! Highlight of the evening were these group of guys thinking i was Johnny Knoxville lol.. and they wouldnt take no for an answer, we took pictures i shook hands offered me drinks... good times.. Heres some pics enjoy

I just got home from a guest spot at Go Bananas comedy club in cinnci OH.. it was alot of fun, i knew the mcee and the feature was my good friend Derek Vana, and the closer was Rod Paulette who i also know and love his work. I used to watch Rod when i was first starting out thinking god i wish i was half that good, and now im starting to share the same stages with him.. its weird how things pan out sometimes.. i used to look up to and watch whenever i got the chance, another comic from columbus named Jake Iannarino, then he asked me to join his improv group, and we travled ALOT of places and became really good friends, and its weird knowing that just a few months before that he was like a celeb to me ya know, someone in the lime light who i wished i could one day be 10% of the comic he was... ive also had the pleasure to be approached as that kind of comic.. which is really freaky, i mean to think that someone else understands and enjoys something you wrote and acted out, something youve done a million times so its not special anymore, someone thinks is amazing, and inspiring, and border line idol material is fucking crazy.. the feeling you get when someone actually understands or highly enjoys your stuff enough to say to you more than "nice job" or "great set" is unmatchable to any drug. When someone breaks down what you said and shows that they were really listening is fucking crazy, esp if they repeat a phrase or bit of yours its truly one of the craziest things you can experience in this life. To be able to reach people like we do is an honor. My good friend and comedian Bernie McGrenehan sent me a book recently, and he wrote inside of it and what he wrote is so true, it says "Mike, comedy is a gift that we share with the world and all its people. Its not fame or fortune or ego. Its about saying something that triggers a smile or laugh in another. Keep giving your gift michael." A gift indeed, alot of people dont see it or use it like that, but when you break this crazy thing down we call stand up comedy, thats what its all about, YOU.. the listener.. the people who can make us feel like kings or bums at the end of the night. Thank you for listening night after night....