by Paul Ogata | Feb 29, 2012 | Blog
Happy Mass Delusion Day! Today is February 29, or as I like to call it: March 1. You, as well as I do, know it’s really the next month already, but we made a social contract with each other where we all agreed to pretend that February is a different length...
by Paul Ogata | Feb 14, 2012 | Blog
Dear Floyd Mayweather Jr., When you said that Manny Pacquiao should, “make some sushi rolls and cook some rice,” I chalked it up to promotional taunting, even though you continue to duck him. Hey, if it adds heat to the fire surrounding your perpetually...
by Paul Ogata | Feb 12, 2012 | Blog
Just the other day, I mentioned how Whitney Houston’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner was among the most American things I could think of. It is still the gold standard, as far as live performances of our national anthem go. And today, the internet is...
by Paul Ogata | Feb 10, 2012 | Blog
“Paul Ogata CAN!” Is that a political bumper sticker or some kind of motivational slogan? Nope. It’s the promotional poster for upcoming international comedians at Parker’s Comedy & Jive in South Africa. Except they mistakenly list me as a...
by Paul Ogata | Feb 3, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday, I told you about the Egyptian comedian who faces 3 months in jail for a movie he did. Today, we spiraled deeper into comedy hell as the legendary Billy Connolly got heckled off stage twice in one week. It’s bad enough when hardline theocratic foreign...