What’s Your Most Memorable Comedy Moment?

So many memorable from my first weekend headlining a club, getting passed at the Laugh Factory and Zanies to be a regular, opening for my favorite comedian or performing at the Vic Theater in Chicago.

One memory that stands out however is when I was handing out after a show with one of my favorite comedians who sells out theaters nationwide. I was friends with his opener who invited me to the hotel patio to hang out on the patio with them.

There was a group of 10 people just outside on a patio, drinking and smoking cigars. This was when restrictions for Covid and just opened up so people were just happy to be socializing again. There was a tense and awkward moment where a fight almost broke out because a drunk passerby thought my friend Alan* stole his bottle of alcohol, which he would not do because he doesn't drink. It was a ridiculous accusation on so many levels but the drunk was furious and wanted to start a fight. Cooler heads prevailed and when the tension left the patio, it was dead calm and silent for a few seconds as the drunk left the area, and then I yelled to everyone "Just give him back the bottle, Alan!"

The patio went nuts. My friend Alan was bent over crying and laughing. So were strangers that were hanging around. But most importantly for me was that I made one of my idols die laughing as well; a comedian that sells out theaters, ranked of one of the greatest of all times and someone who made me die laughing for years. He was hunched over laughing and then said 'This kids got jokes." Easily one of the best moments of my life #standup #moments #throwback #comedy