Back to Work

The month of March was a tough one, losing my father, turning 46 and all the rain. But its time to get back to Work. I have written and thought a lot about stand-up comedy. I was feeling that it was a juvenile and superficial thing to do.I guess hanging out with the young comics might have something to do with this feeling.The need for attention seems childish, and the rewards for the up and comers seems to out-stripe their efforts and value. I have to accept that this business rewards the cute and silly cimics with TV shows and such, even when they can barely do fifteen minutes in front of me. More and more I realised this is something that I can do, and so few others can - that I need to keep it going. I've had several friends talk to me about what a great thing it is to do, and how well I do it. My friend Cody told me when he was a little boy, he wanted to be an NHL hockey player or a stand-up comedian, and how envious he was that I got to be one. My friend Rogue told me that Dane Cook was a friend on his myspace.com site, and that he didn't think Dane's comedy was that great, but maybe because his standards were high because of me - who he considers to be one of the best. It reminded me of all the audience members who have told me to "NEVER EVER STOP". And so, with some time off to evaluate my life, I am happy to be back onstage tonight, and a lot this month, all leading up to my headline set at yukyuks at the end of the month. So instead of putting down stand-up - I am grateful to have to such a cool job, and happy to have the skill to do it well. Bringing the funny...