Royal Canadian House of Cards

Proud by Michael Healey is play about Canadian politcs, and that's not the only joke

Nick Offerman: American Ham

Nick Offerman takes the stage in a one-man showcase of his abilites as a humourist. Watch it for yourself and comment if you agree or disagree with my review!

Louis C.K.

Louis C.K. is arguably the greatest living comedian. Here's why.

Late Night Comedy Round-up

Stand up is starting to be seen on television once again after a decade hiatus. Who should you be laughing at?

Friday, March 27, 2015

The Battle of Cute and Deadly


Hello friends,

One of the best parts of my life right now is my gig writing at Geekdom House. On Fridays, we post fun, silly articles.

I want to present my current favourite of these, posted today: The Battle of Cute and Deadly.

Tired, old Yoda was strolling along
through the Dagobah swamp like nothing was wrong
when suddenly Mega Gnar popped out of the mist
and pummeled into Yoda with his great, big fist
Yoda force-shoved him back, Gnar landed on his feet
Gnar leapt away through the air as they both felt the heat
of a lightning bolt crashing between them on the ground
and Pikachu came tumbling through the air with the sound
of “Pika!” he cried as he zapped Gnar away
then “Kupo!” Mog the moogle chose to join in the fray
for a moment there was silence, when from out of the fog
sinking teeth into Mog’s ear was the Rabbit of Caerbannog
Then River Tam, Skull the Troll,
Reepicheep, Krtek the mole,
Mogwai Gizmo, the Duck of Doom,
May Chang’s panda and Rocket Raccoon
shouted “for Narnia!” and “Bring the pain!”
and “I can kill you with my brain.”
Killua Zoldyk sauntered in with a sigh
dodging every strike like it was easy as pie
Gizmo tried with a leap to jump on his head
Gnar was standing by a tree and looking kinda fed
Nibbler toddled in, confusion on his face
Skull the Troll aimed to smash his head in with a mace
Then Nibbler bared his teeth, they were ready to rend
And he gobbled up the group entirely. So satisfied.
The End.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Roustabout: Making the World A Better Place The in the Dumbest Way Possible


Kurt Braunohler is a comedian I love and he did something hilarious and meaningful this last year.

He jetskiied 200 miles of the Mississippi in seven days to raise $35,000 for Heifer International.

He recorded the whole thing an it's up for free on Comedy Central's website and YouTube.

Here's the first of nine episodes, the whole thing is about an hour and you should definitely watch it.


Friday, March 13, 2015

Bo Burnham: what


Bo Burnham's first hour-long special what has been on Netflix for around two years now and I can not think of a more fitting name for it.

I started watching it when it first came out and was immediately turned off. If you're not familiar with Burnham, he first rose to popularity on YouTube as a teenager with some wholly original, if strange, comedy. I really didn't like his YouTube stuff so I was not coming into this with high hopes.

I really didn't like what the first time I watched it, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why. I went back to watch it and it has become one of my favourite stand-up specials to listen to whenever.

To be fair, it's closer to a one-man show or performance art than conventional stand-up, but it is safe to say you won't find anything quite like this on Netflix.

He does weird joke songs like "Hashtag Deep", weird tongue-in-cheek parody poems like "I F**k Sluts", and his opening and finale bits are quasi-pantomime bits set to strangely specific music.

If you like comedy that's not traditional brick-wall stand-up, and think you have a brain that can process the difference between a stage persona and someone's real personality, i would highly, HIGHLY recommend watching Bo Burnham: what.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

A Deviation From My Standard Format



This week I'm going to post something that doesn't really fit in my blog's normal format.

I am a staff writer at a fantastic new website called Geekdom House, and this is a feature I recently wrote. 

It's something I've been trying to find a way to express for a long time, and Geekdom House gave me an outlet to do it in a way I am very proud of. Please read it and enjoy!


http://geekdomhouse.com/the-prodigal-geek/


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