by Paul Ogata | Apr 3, 2013 | Blog
Remember the simpler times? In simpler times, you made calls on your telephone and watched shows on your TV. Now, I watch television on my phone, and my TV has caller ID. In simpler times, everybody had their own mailbox right outside their house. Today your mail...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 26, 2013 | Blog
Hello. My name is Paul Ogata. I am a stand-up comic. Or a comedian. Is there a difference? Famous dead comedian Ed Wynn once explained that, “a comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny.” But what did he know? Ed Wynn wasn’t even his real...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 8, 2013 | Blog
My job here in Afghanistan is done. I’m in the cockpit of an Air Force C-17, leaving Kandahar and riding off into the sunset. It’s like an old Western movie, except in this case the heroes are not the ones making the cinematic exit, they are staying...
by Paul Ogata | Jan 23, 2013 | Blog
It’s a new year, and I’ve had a few comedians asking me if they should enter this comedy competition, or submit to that competition. Well, let me save time by telling all of you curious comedians at the same time: A comedy competition is a funny thing. As...
by Paul Ogata | Jan 16, 2013 | Blog, Shows
I’m headed back to Afghanistan to entertain the troops. Simultaneously the best thing I get to do and the most dangerous. Had to beg my wife to let me go back. But it’s the least I can do for the real brave folks putting their lives on the line daily....
by Paul Ogata | Jan 6, 2013 | Blog, Shows
Here’s your chance to see me at the movies! Well, kinda. Bogart’s Bar & Grill is the super-plush VIP part of Muvico Theatres in Thousand Oaks. And on Thursday, January 31, at 8pm you can catch an awesome live comedy show, right there. So while you may...
