Roadkill Comedy – 2 Oct 2012
The well kept bar, the clean tables, the contemporary leather furniture, the spotless floor, the professional bar staff… none of these are harbingers of what’s about to go down on stage… Every Tuesday night at 8pm, the best kept secret in Utah’s comedy scene whirs into action. Comedy Roadkill at The Complex hosts a comedy […]
Sunday Comedy at Mo’s
It’s 10pm on a Sunday night. Salt Lake City is a sleepy town. The streets are quiet, buildings are dark, and pedestrians are few. An unlikely microcosm of activity aggregates as comics arrive at Mo’s Bar and Grill’s open mic night. A few miscellaneous locals wander in for a late night snack, often unaware of […]
wrestlers, winos, and wisdom
Is there a spiritual realm that we can tap into, and gain wisdom & direction that is beyond our own capacity? Joe Rogan recently interviewed Maynard James Keenan on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Maynard recounts being awakened in the middle of the night by a strange dream and a strange sensation. Later on, […]
Stanhope Special
Just a real quick note here… last summer, I was hired to photograph legendary stand up comic Doug Stanhope as he filmed his new special in Salt Lake City at The Complex. It was an honor, privilege, and amazing introduction into the world of stand up comedy. The special debuts this friday (3 aug 2012) […]
the internet is my girlfriend
It’s Wed night. I just got back from doing a small comedy set at Wiseguys. Tonight was not good. I think that subconsciously, I choose to have these experiences that drag my ego down into the mud. On some level, I view myself as a pompous, try-hard, pretentious douche bag, and there is part of […]
Is Louis C.K. the best human being alive?
Louis C.K. is probably my favorite human being right now. Some of you may be familiar with his stand up – and his stand up comedy is brilliant. His show, Louie (on FX), is 10x more brilliant. Check out these two clips, and then I’ll geek out about Louis C.K. a little bit more, all […]
The comedy muse
Recently I got brutally honest with myself and admitted something that was very hard to admit. For some reason I found it kind of embarassing to find myself thinking like this. But I’m going to share it with you now…. I want to be like
Open Crucifixion Night
I rolled up to the club on my skateboard, wave “HI” to the general assembly of smoking comics outside. I walk in. Find the host. Get my name on the list. Order a beer. Find a table. Take a seat. The vibe is not good tonight. Before a single comic has taken the stage, I […]
Inaugural Wine Wednesday
My friend Nate (aka “Super Nate”) have decided to institute a new tradition: Wine Wednesday. Every Wed evening, we do a stand up comedy set at Wiseguys Comedy in Salt Lake City. Following the comedy club, we convene at my studio for an informal wine tasting party. This week was the first such pairing of […]
Microphones, gross babies and humble pie
One of the significant developments in 2011 was my deepening love for the craft of stand up comedy. Podcasts by comic Marc Maron (WTF Podcast) and Adam Carola’s podcast were vital to my intellectual survival during my last year at the Postal Service. I was hired by RoadRunner Records to photograph comedy legend Doug Stanhope […]