by Paul Ogata | Aug 31, 2016 | Blog
In 2006, I flew out to China’s Special Administrative Region to headline the very first Hong Kong International Comedy Festival. What a raucous week that was. The TakeOut Comedy Club housed the shows and the festival’s competition finals within its...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog, Shows
Stand up and be counted For what you are about to receive I am the dealer I’ll give you everything you need Hail hail to the good times ‘Cause comedy’s the right of way I ain’t no legend, ain’t no cause I’m just livin’ for...
by Paul Ogata | Nov 22, 2015 | Blog
There’s been an awakening. Have you felt it? I have. In Hong Kong. It’s the awakening of awesomeness. For some reason, the Special Administrative Region of China is getting massive love from Disney/Lucasfilm in advance of the movie’s opening. In...
by Paul Ogata | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog, Shows
I aim to entertain you when you come to a show, of course. Also, just for kicks and giggles I do most of the posters you’ll find me on, especially the ones here on my website, Facebook or Twitter accounts. Often, the posters have something to do with the gig....
by Paul Ogata | Sep 28, 2014 | Blog, Shows
History lesson: if you liked Pacific Rim and its kaiju monsters, you would have loved the old tokusatsu TV shows. The original Godzilla films begat these awesome/silly Japanese superhero TV series, which then begat the Idris Elba blockbuster of 2013. But what are...