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Initially yes. But in today’s world of social media, even those regrets turn into moments of gold. For example, there are clearly times when I ask a question and the person does not hear me correctly or understand the question, which leads to an incoherent response. Those are funny moments but clearly not the intent of the question asked. Of course, thats a win too because the audience loves it. Last weekend, I spoke to someone who was from another country and English was his second language so his answer was unresponsive to my question. It turned into a great moment and we all laughed. Another time, someone gave me a long winded response to a yes or no question and that ended up being funny clip as well. A few times I spoke to someone about their tattoos and they represented someone who had passed away and rather than make it awkward, I leaned into it by including them on the fun and they appreciated it, even though the crowd thought I really stepped in it. I didn’t. I am an expert and am ready for anything. One time, I asked someone a benign question and he got upset because he thought I was making fun of him and it turned into a genuine unfunny and scary moment as he had to be escorted out of the club. I talked about that heckle moment before and will one day have the clip from it online! So in hindsight, even those I initially regretted turned into silver linings. #comedy #comedian #crowdwork 
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Where Would You Go If You Could Pick One Place To Do Stand UP Comedy The Rest Of Your Life?1/23/2026 Hard question to answer because if you are doing the same venue or city, that means you have to update your stand up set every time you go out. That's the problem with performing too much in one venue or city. The same people come out to see you and if you are doing the same jokes, its not fun for them, or you. Mostly comedians will come back to a city every 6-12 months, depending on the market. I guess if I was doing a weekly show, it would be ok but generally speaking, I would not like to do that. So I would hate to just be stuck in one place to do comedy, but if I had to and the audience would not be the same, I would say Chicago since thats home for me. I love Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Tampa, Scottsdale and L.A. too. Also those are places where I have friends and family and know where to get late night food! #standup #comedy #blog  Two pieces of advice I received that is important to this day. The specific is to record every set. Not with video necessarily but audio. I record every show on my cell phone without fail. I try to video tape as well but the prior is to record so I can listen back when I write (that’s how I write) and see what worked or to remember something for a later joke or to build on existing jokes. Sometimes an organic moment turned into a joke. The second important piece of advice I received was to “Be Undeniable”. If you are undeniably the best, the industry and audience cannot ignore you. On every showcase, be the best or one of the best performances. If you write all the time and perform all the time and keep getting better, it will be impossible for people to ignore your excellence. I have the words “BE UNDENIABLE” on my fridge and taped to my bathroom mirror now. I try to be. #undeniable #standup #comedian #formerlawyer #advice  Someone messaged this when I recently explained the use on deadly force by officers in relation to the tragedy of Minneapolis on my personal Facebook page and shared a video the shooting on my instagram stories. As some of you know, before I did comedy, I was a lawyer who defended municipalities and police officers in civil lawsuits. And as part of that work, I handled dozens and dozens of excessive force cases as well as deadly force cases. I handled more cases on the use of deadly force than all the lawyers in the Trump Administration, including Pam Bondi and JC Vance. I argued (and won) cases before Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett when she in the 7th Circuit. So I happen to know a lot about the use of deadly force and feel that my insight is useful and beneficial to my followers. Sadly, some people view this as political bias, which is ironic because for fifteen years, I defended police officers, I did not sue them. I used to avoid mentioning any politics for fear of losing followers but now I think its important to express my opinions.. If someone is going to be triggered by my explanation of the law and criticizing the government for essentially gaslighting the country about the law and facts we all saw with our own eyes, then they don’t deserve to see my comedy. Ironically, I was not a liberal and while I am not a fan of this President, I was once a Republican with a poster of Ronald Reagan on my wall in junior high (right next to my poster of the band The Police and a picture of a Porsche) I have a friend who is a filmmaker and when he posts about movies, I love to read his insight. I have friends (and family) who are doctors so when they update me on health issues, especially during the pandemic, I wanted to learn. I feel that way about my knowledge of the law, at least in certain areas where I had experience. Same with music as a musician and of course comedy. I have a thirst for knowledge and if people choose tribalism over learning or engaging in meaningful conversation, they are choosing not to grow. If people don’t agree with me, I love to discuss issues with them and as long as they don’t call me names or attack people without facts or reasoning, I will engage. I don’t think cutting people off who disagree with you is a way to grow, unless those people are actively promoting hate and crime. For those of you on the far right or far left, listen to each other. Learn, engage. teach. Don’t blindly follow power and lastly, don’t unfollow. #standup #formerlawyer #lawyer  |
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