Phil Johnson of Roadside Attraction

I finally had a chance to watch Henry Phillips’ film “Punching The Clown” yesterday and I highly recommend it.  In the film Henry plays himself moving to Los Angeles after years of battling it out on the road for small collections of drunks at various off-the-beaten path venues.  LA then smacks him

With today’s much-hyped IPO of Facebook, U2′s Bono stands to make a couple billion dollars through his investment company Elevation.  That will be more money than he’s made with U2 in the last 30 years and, depending on his personal cut, could make him the world’s richest musician. Paul McCartney ha

I was reading recently about a mentally challenged child.  He’s only two year old but already exhibiting aggressiveness issues of control and greed. And I really feel sorry for the kid because he’s going to grow up to be a politician. I’ve been reading candidate statements for the upcoming primary e

I thought today I’d continue my series of “Boobs I Haven’t Seen” after my recent post about the lady who only wanted me to lie about showing me her boobs. Years ago, I used to play the Borders Books circuit.  They used to have indie artists perform in their cafes.  It was a nice gesture towards [...

This happened at one of my shows recently.  A lady comes to my merchandise table outside the showroom while the other comic is on stage.  She hands me a $10 bill and said she wants a CD.  Then she tells me that her husband doesn’t want her to spend the money.  So if he asks [...]

As a comedian, I spend a lot of time traveling, particularly by car.  I often tell people they pay us to drive and we do comedy for free.  Since I’m in the middle of a tour right now and thinking about all this stuff, I thought I’d impart a little wisdom on how to travel [...]

There’s been plenty of news coming out of Coachella over the weekend.  And if the outrageous success of acts like The Swedish House Mafia or the appearance by a long-dead Tupac Shakur is any sign, our business of show is in for more groundbreaking changes. Strangely, the hologram stuff is exciting t