by Paul Ogata | Aug 20, 2012 | Blog
When I went to Phyllis Diller’s home in Los Angeles a few years ago, the groundbreaking comedian was already a nonagenarian but still had that hearty laugh. Oh, that laugh. That wonderfully, raucous, bellowing laugh, so full of life. Over the years Diller had...
by Paul Ogata | Aug 14, 2012 | Blog, Shows
While I’ve been doing shows for years now in Hong Kong and Macau, this will be the first time I’m storming the Middle Kingdom and doing shows in mainland China. It’s going to be a whirlwind of shows in the Far East! If you are in the area, stop by...
by Paul Ogata | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog
North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, is on a roll. For starters, he’s acquired a rather impressive collection of medals. Just look at the photo above… more then the minimum pieces of flair! Next stop, Chotchkie’s. But also, he recently has been awarded...
by Paul Ogata | Jul 12, 2012 | Blog, Shows
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...
by Paul Ogata | Jun 27, 2012 | Blog, Shows
I appreciate whenever a club, theater or venue at which I am performing goes out of their way to tell their customers that I will be there. Posters, flyers and, yes, especially the marquee. So it was with mixed feelings when I came across the website for The Ranch,...
by Paul Ogata | Jun 18, 2012 | Blog
Just back from entertaining the troops in the Middle East, and morale is high despite the heat and the imminent danger all around them. In Tina Turner’s song “One of the Living” from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, she says, “In the desert sun...
