truly a hodge podge of info here...
had a fantastic time in Williamsburg, Virginia performing at the Kimball Theater along with Steve Mason, Joey I.L.O. and producer/host of the evening, Teresa Roberts Logan. A great audience and just a fantastic time in this historic part of our country.
last night was a fun night for me - I was added to the list of "regular performers" at Wits End Comedy Club in Westminster, CO. This is a wonderful honor and I'm very grateful for the chance to work as a "week-long" emcee for upcoming shows!
sad news in Denver comedy - - Larry Killingsworth, 55, passed away this last weekend. Larry was a very unique fellow - a plumber by trade, a comic at heart. Larry had the amazing knack of turning any back room of a gas-station into a successful open mic night! And when he wasn't running rooms or performing, he would travel around to other rooms to watch his Denver comic friends perform. You always knew Larry was in the audience by his contagious, jovial, gut-wrenching laugh. Larry will be missed by the entire Denver comedy scene.
UPCOMING SHOWS
July 1 - Star-Spangled Laughter at Festival Playhouse in Arvada
July 3 - Just Pure Laughs at Nissis in Lafayette
July 4 and 5 - Performing in Montrose, CO
July 11 - Just Pure Laughs comedy show in Parker, CO
July 21 - New Faces Contest at Comedy Works in Denver, CO
July 28 - Just Pure Laughs comedy show at the Improv in Denver
Thanks for stopping by...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Weekend In Williamsburg
I'm heading to Williamsburg - historic Williamsburg - near Richmond - historic Richmond - in Virginia - historic Virginia...
Doing comedy at the Kimball Theater - and, I hate to say it, but, yeah - the historic Kimball Theater.
Me, Teresa Roberts Logan, Steve Mason and Joey I.L.O. Quite the variety show!!
I'll let you know how things went upon my return.
Doing comedy at the Kimball Theater - and, I hate to say it, but, yeah - the historic Kimball Theater.
Me, Teresa Roberts Logan, Steve Mason and Joey I.L.O. Quite the variety show!!
I'll let you know how things went upon my return.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Not Really Funny - But I Wanted To Share
Today...
Got me some 4x4x8 wooden posts... some cee-ment... a post-hole digger... some H20... the neighbor kid who's way younger and stronger than me... and we dug ourselves 3 post holes, filled 'em with concrete, stuck posts in 'em and later this week I'll be putting fence slats and a gate on them posts...
NOW maybe my wife will be happy...
Got me some 4x4x8 wooden posts... some cee-ment... a post-hole digger... some H20... the neighbor kid who's way younger and stronger than me... and we dug ourselves 3 post holes, filled 'em with concrete, stuck posts in 'em and later this week I'll be putting fence slats and a gate on them posts...
NOW maybe my wife will be happy...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Writers Write
Yes, tis true. Writers write...
So, why haven't I been writing? Guess I could offer all the same lame excuses most of us would offer - been in a slump... haven't been inspired... been too busy... the dog ate my jokes...
On one hand, I feel pretty good that between my verbal material and jokes I have about 60 minutes worth of material overall. Mixing and matching, I can get about 45 or so for corporate and about 45 or so for church events.
But I can feel that I need more. I need to trim down my collection of witty anecdotes to only the best and then see how much "ultra-A" material I have... after that, write more material that is, hopefully, of the "A" variety.
What I've noticed, however, is that when audiences continue to laugh at the standard material, it's easy to fall prey to the "Demon of Procrastination" and simply "wait for inspiration." Sometimes that does happen. The other night I penned a couple of new jokes - and I have a few others I've been bantering around, trying to refine.
Tonight I am in a contest over in Westminster at The MadCap Improv Theater. We have 5 - 7 minutes to fill, so I'm doing all my material that usually gets good laughs. I only know two other comics on the show - the other names I don't recognize. Sometimes those "dark horses" can come out of nowhere and steal the votes - and with $100 cash on the line, well, I don't wanna take any chances! (That would just about fill up my minivan to get me back home after the show!)
Don't forget to tip your wait staff...
So, why haven't I been writing? Guess I could offer all the same lame excuses most of us would offer - been in a slump... haven't been inspired... been too busy... the dog ate my jokes...
On one hand, I feel pretty good that between my verbal material and jokes I have about 60 minutes worth of material overall. Mixing and matching, I can get about 45 or so for corporate and about 45 or so for church events.
But I can feel that I need more. I need to trim down my collection of witty anecdotes to only the best and then see how much "ultra-A" material I have... after that, write more material that is, hopefully, of the "A" variety.
What I've noticed, however, is that when audiences continue to laugh at the standard material, it's easy to fall prey to the "Demon of Procrastination" and simply "wait for inspiration." Sometimes that does happen. The other night I penned a couple of new jokes - and I have a few others I've been bantering around, trying to refine.
Tonight I am in a contest over in Westminster at The MadCap Improv Theater. We have 5 - 7 minutes to fill, so I'm doing all my material that usually gets good laughs. I only know two other comics on the show - the other names I don't recognize. Sometimes those "dark horses" can come out of nowhere and steal the votes - and with $100 cash on the line, well, I don't wanna take any chances! (That would just about fill up my minivan to get me back home after the show!)
Don't forget to tip your wait staff...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Don't Look Now, Here Comes Some Comedy
What's coming up on the ol' comedy schedule, you ask?
TONIGHT - at Wits End in Westminster. 2 shows. 8pm and 10:30pm. I'm opening and our headliner is a great guy from LA named Danny Villalpando! Call Wits for info.
Thursday, May 1 - the FINAL round of the semis for The Boulder County Comedy Contest! We have 9 comics competing and our headliner is the amazing SAM ADAMS! I'm the emcee/host.
Tuesday, May 3 - Battle of the Comics at the MadCap Improv in Westminster. A fun night of clean comedy and we're competing for $100!
Friday, May 9 - I'm performing for an education appreciation dinner in Denver. Private event.
Thursday, May 15 - Be Happy Laughing Comedy Show in Boulder! For more info check out www.behappylaughing.com.
Sunday, May 18 - I'm one third of a 3-man comedy show at the MadCap Improv Theater in Westminster. Check out www.danmcgowan.com for more info.
For ALL of the above shows, you can find out more info at www.danmcgowan.com.
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING LIVE COMEDY!
TONIGHT - at Wits End in Westminster. 2 shows. 8pm and 10:30pm. I'm opening and our headliner is a great guy from LA named Danny Villalpando! Call Wits for info.
Thursday, May 1 - the FINAL round of the semis for The Boulder County Comedy Contest! We have 9 comics competing and our headliner is the amazing SAM ADAMS! I'm the emcee/host.
Tuesday, May 3 - Battle of the Comics at the MadCap Improv in Westminster. A fun night of clean comedy and we're competing for $100!
Friday, May 9 - I'm performing for an education appreciation dinner in Denver. Private event.
Thursday, May 15 - Be Happy Laughing Comedy Show in Boulder! For more info check out www.behappylaughing.com.
Sunday, May 18 - I'm one third of a 3-man comedy show at the MadCap Improv Theater in Westminster. Check out www.danmcgowan.com for more info.
For ALL of the above shows, you can find out more info at www.danmcgowan.com.
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING LIVE COMEDY!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Cheech and.... ME!
Last night I had the distinguished honor of performing comedy and emceeing a fundraising event for Le Gente Sports League which is an organization that offers a full spectrum of sports activities for kids in the Pueblo, CO area. It's an amazing organization and last night the keynote speaker was none other than Cheech Marin (of Cheech and Chong fame - as well as TV, film, animation and many other accomplishments.)
What a great evening - and what a great guy!
It caused me to think how we "non-celebs" always seem so surprised whenever we meet someone who is famous and simply assume they are not nice people! Why is that? Maybe it's because we know, deep down, that if we were not careful, we could be jerks if we ever became famous! Who knows. But it was a pleasure to meet Cheech and hear him speak about the positive influences that Latinos have had on the entertainment industry.
It was a great night and I'm very grateful to have been a part of the gala!
What a great evening - and what a great guy!
It caused me to think how we "non-celebs" always seem so surprised whenever we meet someone who is famous and simply assume they are not nice people! Why is that? Maybe it's because we know, deep down, that if we were not careful, we could be jerks if we ever became famous! Who knows. But it was a pleasure to meet Cheech and hear him speak about the positive influences that Latinos have had on the entertainment industry.
It was a great night and I'm very grateful to have been a part of the gala!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Pure Laughs Produce Joy!
Tonight I was joined by 6 of Denver's hilarious comics in an evening of clean comedy for The Smoky Hill Vineyard Church located in Aurora.
The Vineyard Church did an excellent job of promoting the show because they had over 425 in attendance - not something they expected! It was so cool to see people from the church heading into the sanctuary to bring in more chairs as the audience continued to file in to the event, which took place in their "Mosaic Cafe" just off the main sanctuary.
The performing comics included myself, Isaac Camargo, Spencer James, Kevin Ladd, Ron Maranian, Dmitri Davelle and Bob Meddles.
One of the comics told me he's going to visit that church this coming Sunday! Hope he knows they probably won't let him get up and tell jokes during the sermon... well, he'll find out!
What a great night of comedy it was! The audience really seemed to have a great time and the comics did a great job of bringing clean, G-rated comedy to an audience of all ages!
More comedy nights at The Vineyard are coming soon!
The Vineyard Church did an excellent job of promoting the show because they had over 425 in attendance - not something they expected! It was so cool to see people from the church heading into the sanctuary to bring in more chairs as the audience continued to file in to the event, which took place in their "Mosaic Cafe" just off the main sanctuary.
The performing comics included myself, Isaac Camargo, Spencer James, Kevin Ladd, Ron Maranian, Dmitri Davelle and Bob Meddles.
One of the comics told me he's going to visit that church this coming Sunday! Hope he knows they probably won't let him get up and tell jokes during the sermon... well, he'll find out!
What a great night of comedy it was! The audience really seemed to have a great time and the comics did a great job of bringing clean, G-rated comedy to an audience of all ages!
More comedy nights at The Vineyard are coming soon!
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