Did a show with Jake in Hotchkiss, CO, I kept calling it Crotchkiss, cuz I'm hilarious.
The show was at the West Elk Inn, which was a pretty cool place. Wasn't packed or anything, but we had a great show. We walked around the town a bit, went up to the cemetary and hung out. The cop kept following us around town, so I went to the store and bought a fake mustache so he wouldn't recognize me.
Jake took a poop at the gas station.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Albuquerque
Went down to Albuquerque with Jake Sharon to do some shows. Friday the 20th was at the Lotus Night Club. I did a 12 minute headline set, yeah 12 minute headline set! It was fun though. Kind of a shitty place though. Got to hang with my friends, N8 and Ashley after though which was nice.
Saturday did 2 shows at the County Line. Small crowds, but had a great time. Lots of cool people showed up which was nice. Pay was crap, but I got to see some family and friends.
Also I advanced to the semifinals in the New Faces Contest at Comedy Works which is bad ass!
Saturday did 2 shows at the County Line. Small crowds, but had a great time. Lots of cool people showed up which was nice. Pay was crap, but I got to see some family and friends.
Also I advanced to the semifinals in the New Faces Contest at Comedy Works which is bad ass!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Texas Trip
I just spent about a week and a half in Texas, it was 100 degrees every day! No rain or anything.
First week, I was at Hyenas in Fort Worth, working with Billy D. Washington, the opener was Shaun A, I'm not gonna try to spell his last name. Shows were great all weekend, Shaun was an awesome opener, really got the crowd into it! Billy D rocked, I'd never seen him before. He remembered me from the Comedy Works back in 2005 when I did a set for the contest. The staff was super cool, Jerod, the manager was awesome. Can't wait to go back for sure! They also have a couple of Dimebags guitars hanging on the wall, which is really neat.
Monday I went to San Antonio with Kris Shaw, we had a couple gigs in S. Texas, so we left on Monday. We went and hung out at River Center Comedy Club downtown and watched their open mic showcase. It was a nice club, got to see an old friend, Todd Larsen, and met some other cool comics. Tuesday we had lunch with David Beck, who was in town featuring, I met him once when I worked at Wits End, really nice guy. We went to lunch at some Italian place, I wish I could remember the name, it was awesome!
Tuesday night's show was in Weslaco at the Paradise Roadhouse. The crowd was pretty decent size, but not great laughers. I didn't have a very good set. But, it was fun. And the opener was Dat Nigga Tre. That's fun to say.
The next night was a lot better. We performed in McAllen at the Cine El Rey Theater, which is an amazing venue! Very good size crowd, kinda slow on some of the jokes, but I had a great time!
Thursday I headed back to Dallas to perform at Hyenas with Dante! I love working with Dante. The opener was Casey Coleman, it was his first time opening and he did a great job. Kind of reminded me of me when I was just starting out. Which sucks for him. Lol, jk. Well, Thursday night was pretty weird. Pretty small crowd and they didn't like to laugh at all, so it felt like a bad show. Everyone after the show seemed to enjoy it though and that's all that matters I guess. The weekend was awesome, had 4 sold out shows!! Billy, the manager, was great, too.
Met a lot of cool people on the trip, all the people at the clubs were awesome. Definately looking forward to going back to these clubs!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Excited for College Football to Start!
September 4th is Iowa's first game! Should be a blow out against E. Illinois. The following week is the big in state rivalry with Iowa State. I'll actually be up in Iowa, which will be pretty cool!
I lined up a gig at Little Willies in Clarion for that night! Did a show there back in April, it was a lot of fun. First time performing back in my hometown. Can't wait to do it again. Got some other gigs lined up that week in Wisconsin and possibly Minnesota as well! Check my schedule, I'll update it when I get the info. I'm typing like people actually read this.
Tonight I am doing a set at the downtown Comedy Works! I love performing there, the crowd was response is always amazing.
Thursday I'm bussing down to Dallas, I'm performing at Hyenas in Fort Worth Friday and Saturday, then I've got a couple one night gigs in S. Texas in Weslaco and McAllen on the 10th and 11th with Kris Shaw. Then back to Hyenas in Dallas for the 12th-14th with Dante! I worked with Dante a few months ago for the first time and had a blast.
I won't have much computer access while I'm out there, so no blogs probably.
Today I am going to a job fair at the airport. I'm really hoping to get a job there, it would be a nice part time job when I'm not on the road. And cheap flights!
Got in with a new booker today, too, Eric Yoder. Pretty excited about that!
And with college football about to start I'll make my top 25 list, I always like to do that before the season. I'm a huge nerd.
I lined up a gig at Little Willies in Clarion for that night! Did a show there back in April, it was a lot of fun. First time performing back in my hometown. Can't wait to do it again. Got some other gigs lined up that week in Wisconsin and possibly Minnesota as well! Check my schedule, I'll update it when I get the info. I'm typing like people actually read this.
Tonight I am doing a set at the downtown Comedy Works! I love performing there, the crowd was response is always amazing.
Thursday I'm bussing down to Dallas, I'm performing at Hyenas in Fort Worth Friday and Saturday, then I've got a couple one night gigs in S. Texas in Weslaco and McAllen on the 10th and 11th with Kris Shaw. Then back to Hyenas in Dallas for the 12th-14th with Dante! I worked with Dante a few months ago for the first time and had a blast.
I won't have much computer access while I'm out there, so no blogs probably.
Today I am going to a job fair at the airport. I'm really hoping to get a job there, it would be a nice part time job when I'm not on the road. And cheap flights!
Got in with a new booker today, too, Eric Yoder. Pretty excited about that!
And with college football about to start I'll make my top 25 list, I always like to do that before the season. I'm a huge nerd.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Sharon Jacobs-Comedienne
Sharon Jacobs had just graduated from a small college in Nebraska after growing up in Loveland, Colorado. She had always dreamed of being a stand up comic just like her idol, Johnny Carson. She had written material during college, but never had a venue to perform. She knew if she didn't start now, the dream might pass her by.
Instead of moving back to small town Loveland, she decided to try the big city...Denver. She had been to 5 or 6 comedy shows at the downtown Comedy Works and always thought to herself..."I can do this." One of her friends from high school gave her some info on a neat little place downtown for rent. She went and checked it out and loved it. She moved in a few weeks later, starting her new "grown up" life downtown.
She went to the new talent night at Comedy Works to meet some local comics and get info on other stages she could hit up. Everyone mentioned the Square Lounge, they have an open mic every Tuesday following the Comedy Works show. Sharon stuck around and watched the open mic at Comedy Works and loved every minute of it. She went down to the Square Lounge afterwards, a shitty little bar on a shitty street. She didn't like the feel of the Square as much as the Comedy Works, but figured she had to start somewhere.
She signed up with the host of the show, a skinny tattooed comic named Glen Buckmaster. He told her she'd be 10th on the list. She sat quietly in the back as the show began. Glen, the host, went up and did about 5 minutes of the crudest, unfunny material she had ever heard, but the crowd loved it. She patiently sat and watched the comics go up, some of the nastiest things she'd ever heard with Glen insulting all the comics in between. Sharon was starting to feel unsure about her set, which was squeaky clean. She was worried it wouldn't go over well, "what would Glen say about her" she kept thinking. She thought about leaving and never showing her face there again, but she couldn't. As she sat there thinking she heard..."please welcome...Sharon Jacobs!"
The butterflies in her stomach were going crazy, she hadn't realized she had already drank 10 cups of coffee, which is not normal for her. In fact, she rarely drank 10 cups in a week. She took the stage with confidence grabbing the microphone, "Hey give it up for Glen, I can't wait to hear what he says about me." She knew in the back of her mind she couldn't do her material here, so she decided to go off the cuff. There was a big guy sitting right in the front with a bunch of tattoos and a shaved head. Sharon looked right at him and said, "who let this faggot in?" The crowd erupted, she got her first huge laugh! She felt something she had never felt before, but it didn't last long.
The next thing to come out of her mouth stunned the crowd...vomit. She puked all over the microphone and the stage and pissed in her pants. All of the coffee finally got to her. She ran out of the Square embarrassed and was now on Koufax covered in piss and vomit, and actually looked normal. She ended up heading home, taking back ways so normal people would see her. She was so embarrassed of what had happened but she needed to do stand up. The thrill of the huge laugh excited her some much, but she knew the comics would poke fun because of what had happened. She decided the only thing she could do would be to get a sex change. She got the sex change, grew a beard, and changed her name to Jake Sharon.
Instead of moving back to small town Loveland, she decided to try the big city...Denver. She had been to 5 or 6 comedy shows at the downtown Comedy Works and always thought to herself..."I can do this." One of her friends from high school gave her some info on a neat little place downtown for rent. She went and checked it out and loved it. She moved in a few weeks later, starting her new "grown up" life downtown.
She went to the new talent night at Comedy Works to meet some local comics and get info on other stages she could hit up. Everyone mentioned the Square Lounge, they have an open mic every Tuesday following the Comedy Works show. Sharon stuck around and watched the open mic at Comedy Works and loved every minute of it. She went down to the Square Lounge afterwards, a shitty little bar on a shitty street. She didn't like the feel of the Square as much as the Comedy Works, but figured she had to start somewhere.
She signed up with the host of the show, a skinny tattooed comic named Glen Buckmaster. He told her she'd be 10th on the list. She sat quietly in the back as the show began. Glen, the host, went up and did about 5 minutes of the crudest, unfunny material she had ever heard, but the crowd loved it. She patiently sat and watched the comics go up, some of the nastiest things she'd ever heard with Glen insulting all the comics in between. Sharon was starting to feel unsure about her set, which was squeaky clean. She was worried it wouldn't go over well, "what would Glen say about her" she kept thinking. She thought about leaving and never showing her face there again, but she couldn't. As she sat there thinking she heard..."please welcome...Sharon Jacobs!"
The butterflies in her stomach were going crazy, she hadn't realized she had already drank 10 cups of coffee, which is not normal for her. In fact, she rarely drank 10 cups in a week. She took the stage with confidence grabbing the microphone, "Hey give it up for Glen, I can't wait to hear what he says about me." She knew in the back of her mind she couldn't do her material here, so she decided to go off the cuff. There was a big guy sitting right in the front with a bunch of tattoos and a shaved head. Sharon looked right at him and said, "who let this faggot in?" The crowd erupted, she got her first huge laugh! She felt something she had never felt before, but it didn't last long.
The next thing to come out of her mouth stunned the crowd...vomit. She puked all over the microphone and the stage and pissed in her pants. All of the coffee finally got to her. She ran out of the Square embarrassed and was now on Koufax covered in piss and vomit, and actually looked normal. She ended up heading home, taking back ways so normal people would see her. She was so embarrassed of what had happened but she needed to do stand up. The thrill of the huge laugh excited her some much, but she knew the comics would poke fun because of what had happened. She decided the only thing she could do would be to get a sex change. She got the sex change, grew a beard, and changed her name to Jake Sharon.
Leela's
Last night I closed the show at Leela's European Cafe, for Sam and Roger's Night of Hilarious Fun. The crowd was pretty noisy, but the people who were listening were great. Had some great comics on the lineup: Roger Norquist, Sam Tallent, Matt Baca, Steven AJ, Jason Keyes, and Josh Nelson.
I'm doing a set at the downtown Comedy Works on Tuesday!
This weekend I will be performing at Hyenas in Fort Worth, TX! It'll be my first time performing there. I'm excited to see my buddy, Jason Russell. I'm working with Billy D. Washington.
I'm doing a set at the downtown Comedy Works on Tuesday!
This weekend I will be performing at Hyenas in Fort Worth, TX! It'll be my first time performing there. I'm excited to see my buddy, Jason Russell. I'm working with Billy D. Washington.
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