by Paul Ogata | Jan 31, 2018 | Blog
Propaganda posters used to be all the rage back during the Cold War and World War 2. Stark images emblazoned with terse slogans. Come to think of it, propaganda posters were the original memes. But what was once artful and pithy is now simple and banal. Catchy slogans...
by Paul Ogata | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
This April, I’m headed back for more shows across the Middle Kingdom! Some of the questions I’m asked frequently about my gigs in Asia include, “Aren’t you afraid to go to a Communist country?” and, “Do you do your act in...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog, Shows
Stand up and be counted For what you are about to receive I am the dealer I’ll give you everything you need Hail hail to the good times ‘Cause comedy’s the right of way I ain’t no legend, ain’t no cause I’m just livin’ for...
by Paul Ogata | Jan 31, 2016 | Blog
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy’s sidekick, Short Round, asks him what they are searching for. “Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory,” he replies. Much like the fictional Dr. Jones, in my career as a stand-up comic, I have...
by Paul Ogata | Apr 14, 2014 | Blog, Press
Come read my thoughts on comedy regrets, ombudsman vigilantism, and a body-fluid double-exit. It’s all in the latest installment of That’s Shanghai, promoting my Great Paul of China tour across the middle kingdom this week. Want to come see the shows? Full...
