comedy
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Friends, Romans, Comedians
To be driven by success also means to have a competitive soul. Always looking for a way to do better, to improve upon mistakes made in the past, and constantly comparing yourself to others. It’s an attribute most useful in sports or perhaps, if you’re satan, politics. Art, in all forms, to me never seemed…
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Committing To The Bit
Olivia Von Blue is the type of person to have a Wendy’s for Life card. She’s the type of person to give money to the homeless, only to find out that she has been scammed, and while still mad about it, doesn’t regret it. She’s the type of person who, when approached about doing a…
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At the Buzzer
There are moments where life calls upon you to have an answer, to make a decision. It happens to everyone, whether they know it or not, and comedian Jared Sterling has seen those “at the buzzer moments” with more clarity than most. Jared sat in his backyard with me, smoking weed (which he didn’t offer…
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Roasted to Perfection
When I reached out to talk to comedian, writer, actor, and activist Lukas Arnold, he suggested that we meet at one of his favorite locations in NYC: an elevated rooftop garden in Wall Street. Walking between the narrow streets of the financial district, I wasn’t expecting such a beautifully thought-out and open garden hidden among…
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How to Interview Friends and Influence People
How do you become friends with someone instantly? This is something that Noel has been practicing for years now, and has gotten pretty damn good at it. “That’s a skill that I’ve learned via doing thousands of interviews…I can be friends with someone instantaneously.” And while he has a lot of practice, Noel himself is…
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Laughing With or Without You
“It’s not about these highs and lows,” Gary explains to me as we sit on opposite sides of his living room. “You can have a great set and then it’s like, what’s left?” Gary was explaining to me about a transition point that all comedians (and artists in general) face when reaching a certain point…
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Death of a Comedian
When I asked Jack Reichert why there were so many comedians now-a-days, he said it was simple. Divorce rates were higher. With couples falling out left and right, they’re looking for to find levity through their depression. I’m not sure if this correlation is totally true, but there is a type of truth in what…
Kill Vanity 