Vegastine’s Day

If you’re a procrastinator, you are always late in planning your Valentine’s Day activities. I see you buying gifts from the 7-Eleven. I know you had to move your plans to 2 days later because nothing was available when you checked at the last moment. And...
The Healing Power of Comedy

The Healing Power of Comedy

Still reeling from the sudden death this week of my beloved boy, McLovin Ogata. Around the house he was Protector-In-Chief, Food Tester Extraordinaire and Pro-Level Head Scratch Enthusiast. Adding to the sorrow, his sister Nala passed away just two months prior. What...
The Importance of Giving

The Importance of Giving

Flashback to November 1979. I was a lonely fat kid with no friends. Sure, little has changed since then, except I’m old now. And married. But let’s focus on this dream sequence. CUE THE HARP AND BLUR I desperately circled page 52 in the Sears catalog and...
Guardians of the Comedy

Guardians of the Comedy

When Disney and Marvel got together they made an estimated 700 gazillion dollars with The Avengers movie and the sequels to the Iron Man, Captain America and Thor franchises. Then they must have gotten tired. Do you know how tedious it is to count 700 gazillion dollar...
Laugh Factory Vegas!

Laugh Factory Vegas!

It doesn’t look like Frank, Sammy and Joey enjoyed my brief tenure in the Rat Pack. But that’s okay, because I’m the only one of us who will be headlining in Las Vegas this August. Catch me at the brand new Laugh Factory Las Vegas at the Tropicana...