Break on Through to the Other Side: Trying to Make it as a Comedian in Los Angeles
Comedy becomes an unreliable drug, one that sends you shooting to the moon or crashing into the fiery depths of hell.
Comedy becomes an unreliable drug, one that sends you shooting to the moon or crashing into the fiery depths of hell.
When people ask me where I started doing stand up comedy and I say “Hawaii,” it’s always met with assumptive skepticism. They never relay it with actual words, but their raised brows and frowns gives me all the signal I need. I agree, it is an insane idea to perceive. How does one go to paradise and ultimately decide that telling jokes is a feasible way of life? It’s part perception, duration, and realization.