by Paul Ogata | Jul 8, 2016 | Blog
The mighty Kamehameha Lions Club puts on a hell of a comedy show every year in Honolulu. This year is the show’s 10th anniversary, and is its biggest yet! I am honored to have been a part of this show for several years, and especially honored to be asked back...
by Paul Ogata | Aug 29, 2015 | Blog, Shows
The author Thomas Wolfe said “You can’t go home again.” But John Francis Bongiovi Jr. said, “Who said you can’t go home?” I’m more inclined to go with Bon Jovi on this one. The Honolulu show on Thursday was so fun. Now...
by Paul Ogata | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog, Shows
Sure, comedy sounds like a dangerous thing. Comedians kill. Or they die. They will crush going up last. Or they will take the bullet going first. But those are all just metaphors for what goes on: Comedy. Making you laugh out loud. I just got done with a tour of doing...
by Paul Ogata | Jun 30, 2015 | Blog, Shows
Nursery rhymes, in general, are the worst things anyone has contributed to the literary world. They almost always contain dark themes such as handicapped-animal mutilation (Three Blind Mice), infanticide (Rock-a-bye Baby) or even a possible murder-suicide (Jack and...
by Paul Ogata | Aug 7, 2014 | Blog
While this post may be about Hawaii, it can apply to anywhere, really. Because what it involves is a universal thing: loyalty. On Twitter and Facebook, I see instance after instance of stores in Hawaii jacking up the price of bottled water in anticipation of the...
