I'm a 28 y/o stand-up comic who's been on Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing and the Tonight Show. I've toured almost 300 colleges and I was recently named one of LA Weekly's "Top 10 Comedy Acts to Watch in 2012" and one of Funny or Die's "30 Comedians to Watch Under 30."
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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
When someone interrupts me, I usually ignore it at first and hope that it stops. It’s important to still seem likeable as a comedian, and if you get aggressive too early, you lose likeability. But if the interruptions continue, I will usually interact with them. And kind of tell them to stop, but in a joking tone. Like I’m not upset, but you need to shut up.
One time, I said I was about to get off stage, and this guy started clapping. As in, he was happy I was leaving. It was rude, and I’d had enough of him, so I walked off stage and knocked the hat off his head. I asked him if he’d like to take it outside, but he cowardly shut up.
How to Perform at Colleges
A lot of comedians ask me how to get into the college game, so I’m going to make it nice and easy.
The easiest way to get into the college game is by showcasing at a conference called NACA (National Association of Campus Activities). There are 6 regional showcases (Mid-America, South, Central, Northern Plains, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic) and then one national showcase every year. Basically you have to be selected (based on your 3-5 min video) to the showcase. Then you perform with a bunch of other entertainers (musicians, lecturers, magicians, etc). The audience is composed of all the various college activities boards of colleges in that region. So they decide who they like and book you to come to campus. Just being selected to perform on a NACA is very difficult. And submitting cost money.
New sketch video I made
My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance to Defend Her Killer In Court
I’ve been sending out some impertinent tweets about Progressive Insurance lately, but I haven’t explained how they pissed me off. So I will do that here as succinctly as possible. There’s a general understanding that says, “insurance companies— oh they’re awful,” but since Progressive turned their shit hose on my late sister and my parents, I’ve learned some things that really surprised me.
I’ll try to cleave to the facts. On June 19, 2010, my sister was driving in Baltimore when her car was struck by another car and she was killed. The other driver had run a red light and hit my sister as she crossed the intersection on the green light.
Podcast
Check me out on episode 42 of Gandhi, Is That You? It’s a great podcast that gets to the core of Rob O’Reilly
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Five years ago, Barry Rothbart, Dan Boulger and I made an internet pilot for SuperDeluxe that didn’t get picked up. The premise was remarkably similar to that of the movie Mystery Team. I was a 22 year-old detective who still solved kid crimes. Though none of us knew about that script. Just parallel thinking.
A College Humor video where Yoko breaks up our Rock Band
A College Humor video where I play John Lennon
Today my Charades Sketch is on the Funny Or Die homepage!
Check out my new CD “Don’t Sioux Me” on iTunes, Amazon or Spotify!
