by Paul Ogata | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Shows
Time to face facts: I am the chicken feet of comedy. Yes, I said chicken feet. In China, they are called Jī jiǎo. In Indonesia, they are ceker. And in the Philippines they are adidas. Taking a look at chicken feet’s Wikipedia page, it seems that I tend to work...
by Paul Ogata | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, Shows
There are some really fun shows coming up to close out the year, and I hope to see you at one (or more!) of these. First up, I leave this week to entertain the troops in undisclosed locations (or “parts unknown” in wrestling parlance) with Comics On Duty...
by Paul Ogata | Sep 22, 2012 | Blog, Shows
This November 7th through 11th, we’re putting the ART in JakARTa… It’s the inaugural Jakarta International Fringe Festival! Over the last couple of years of performing in Indonesia I’ve had some fantastic times. Ate cow brains. Survived an...
by Paul Ogata | Oct 14, 2011 | Blog
I have put some horrible things into my body in my time. Absinthe, for one. I even managed to win lots of money by playing Swish-and-Spit. What’s that, you ask? As you and a bunch of friends sit around a table at a bar, everyone chips in $20. Now you pass around...
by Paul Ogata | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog
“Do you do your act in Asian?” is a question I get asked a lot by nimrods who just found out that I do comedy shows in Asia. When I tell them that “Asian” is not a language, they reply with, “Oh, my bad. Do you speak Chinese?” It’s a good question, though still...