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...
by Paul Ogata | Feb 2, 2012 | Blog
It’s a bad day for my business. In Egypt, one of the country’s biggest comedians, Adel Imam, has been sentenced to three months in jail for defaming Islam. I’ll go further and say it’s a bad day for mankind. What are comedians, but...
by Paul Ogata | Jan 27, 2012 | Blog
On my way from last night’s awesome show in Morgan Hill (thanks, everybody up in the MH!) I was off to Monterey for this weekend’s shows at Planet Gemini. It’s only an hour-long drive, what could go wrong? Everything, if you are illiterate. I made...
by Paul Ogata | Jan 21, 2012 | Blog, Shows
Before I head off to South Africa, I’m squeezing in a week of shows in Northern California. Which is kind of the opposite of South Africa, I guess. Here’s where I’ll be: January 24, Danville, CA – Wild Vine Hideaway (8 pm) January 25, Gilroy,...
