PinnedMember-onlyI Still Don’t Get Why SNL Didn’t Hire MePlease enjoy the sketches I submitted to SNL back in 2019 — Commercial: Noseguard Infomercial Narrator: Chris Patient: Host (could be anybody) Mikey: Mikey Kenan: Kenan Kate: Kate Leslie: Leslie Pete: Pete Aidy: Aidy Michael: Michael Alex: Alex Kyle: Kyle Mikey is sitting on a chair by a fireplace in an expensively decorated room like in Beauty and the Beast. He is…Comedy10 min readComedy10 min read
Nov 22Member-onlyMatt Rife Was Not an Overnight SuccessThere are lots of criticisms of Matt Rife, many of which I agree with, but one I’ve been hearing frequently is that he was an overnight success. This is only somewhat true. He had a tiktok go viral which shot his popularity way up, but he had been doing standup…Comedy2 min readComedy2 min read
Nov 17Member-onlyOne of my Favorite Standup JokesIt’s also probably my dumbest. — It’s also one of my most popular jokes, but in case you haven’t heard it here’s audio of one of my recent performances: Sandwich #shorts #comedy #americancomedian #standup Edit descriptionyoutube.com I love it because there’s nothing funny about the actual joke. One day early on in my standup career I was experimenting with saying things as if…Stand Up Comedy2 min readStand Up Comedy2 min read
Nov 15Member-onlyIn Defense of Screen TimeWhen I first became a parent I was very against introducing my child to screens. It’s not recommended at all before the age of two and I took those recommendations to heart. But with my second child, I was divorced and therefore a single mom. My older child was older…Parenting2 min readParenting2 min read
Oct 26Member-onlyMy Strategy for Getting Booked on Comedy ShowsI’m sure many people would argue I’m not the right person to give this advice, because while I’m booked pretty consistently, I’m not constantly booked. Comedy is not yet my full time career, though I hope it will be eventually. I make a few hundred dollars a month. I’m in…Comedy3 min readComedy3 min read
Oct 8Member-onlyWriting Memoir is TrippyI’m working on my first book-length memoir piece and it has been an interesting experience so far. It’s turning myself into a character in a book. If it was a fictional story, I’d be considering whether the story should be told from my point of view. People might be more…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Oct 3Member-onlyThings I’ve Done for $14 an HourI became a stay at home mom when my oldest was born, so it’s been about six years since I’ve worked full-time at a regular job. At both of my workplaces I maxed out at $14 an hour. At one of those I was an assistant pre-K teacher. The other…Work2 min readWork2 min read
Sep 24Member-onlyThe People Who Helped the Most When My Father-In-Law DiedMany of my friends are going through difficult times right now, so I’ve been reflecting back on when my father-in-law died and thinking about the things that helped me then. I hope I can be as helpful to others, as people were to me when I needed it. It was…Death4 min readDeath4 min read
Sep 11Member-onlyPart of Being a Parent is Having Other Adults Hate YouHate may be too strong a word but it does sort of seem that being a parent means most people don’t like you anymore. They may not say it to your face, but there are little signs or you’ll hear them say it to other people. People who don’t have…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Sep 8Member-onlyMy Internal Monologue While WritingThis is going to be so good! So brilliant! I will go viral and become famous overnight. Hmm. Well now I’m stuck. This seems too short. Oh! Because I forgot this part. I have to describe what I’m talking about but not too much so it’s boring or it seems…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
