by Paul Ogata | Jan 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
To paraphrase former Hawaii sports anchor (and former ESPN anchor) Larry Beil, “Aloha means hello!” As in, “say hello to Hawaii’s brand-new comedy festival, the Aloha Comedy Festival!” Yay, three full days of laughter featuring over 50...
by Paul Ogata | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog
Back in the day at Ocean Club in Honolulu (formerly Studebaker’s, if you are that old… and I am), it was one of those crowded nights. One of those nights when too many people crammed themselves into a small club to get their minds off of being crammed in...
by Paul Ogata | Jul 8, 2016 | Blog
The mighty Kamehameha Lions Club puts on a hell of a comedy show every year in Honolulu. This year is the show’s 10th anniversary, and is its biggest yet! I am honored to have been a part of this show for several years, and especially honored to be asked back...
by Paul Ogata | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Shows
Sure, comedy sounds like a dangerous thing. Comedians kill. Or they die. They will crush going up last. Or they will take the bullet going first. But those are all just metaphors for what goes on: Comedy. Making you laugh out loud. I just got done with a tour of doing...
by Paul Ogata | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog, Shows
Nursery rhymes, in general, are the worst things anyone has contributed to the literary world. They almost always contain dark themes such as handicapped-animal mutilation (Three Blind Mice), infanticide (Rock-a-bye Baby) or even a possible murder-suicide (Jack and...