by Paul Ogata | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog
Just back from doing some very fun shows in China. Let me show you some of the pretty mind-blowing things I saw. But first, while there, I was interviewed by a couple of magazines. Click to read the Q&A’s and you’ll probably learn something about me...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 7, 2018 | Blog
I have had comedians ask me, “Hey Paul, I see you performing around the world all the time. Let me buy you dinner at Morton’s and pick your brain about getting my foot in the door.” Nobody (NOBODY) loves Morton’s Cajun Ribeye steak more than I...
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 | 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 | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
Performing in Asia is always an adventure. Escaping the authorities, alcohol-fueled amnesia, gigs gone sideways. The comics I shared these adventures with had, until recently, all lived there. But now, we congregate back in America for a night of reunited regaling of...
