by Paul Ogata | Jul 19, 2014 | Blog, Shows
Ah, Kona. I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for Kona. It’s where I shot my first spot doing stand-up comedy on national TV. Back in the day, MTV was a channel that showed music videos. (Remember that?) And when music videos were brand new and MTV was the...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 22, 2014 | Shows
Comedy and fighting are so much alike. Comedians and fighters both throw punches, they both have managers that yell at them and in both cases low-blows are frowned upon. So I figured, why not do this poster in an old-timey boxing poster look? Hawaii, I only get back...
by Paul Ogata | Dec 18, 2012 | Blog, Shows
Can I make a confession? I’m really looking forward to doing the shows on Maui and Oahu this week. Of course, it means coming back home to Hawaii and seeing friends and family. But on a comedy level, it’s really much more important than that. When I was a...
by Paul Ogata | Dec 9, 2012 | Blog, Shows
There is a certain set of the population who think that the Mayan Calendar predicts the end of the world on December 21, 2012. This is the set known as “idiots.” Moreover, there is a subset of this set of the population who are stockpiling supplies such as...
by Paul Ogata | Oct 9, 2012 | Blog, Press
When I was back home in Hawaii earlier this year, I shot an interview for my friend, legendary Hawaii comedian Andy Bumatai, and his show, “In The Car.” It airs locally in Hawaii on OC 16, but now this episode is available for you to watch online. We talk...
