First Laughs #202: My Best Set

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Here it is: the best I’ve ever done as a comedian.

A few bits of useful context:

  • This set was in front of a room of baseball boosters.
  • The town where I live had a very well publicized pedophile scandal.
  • Altoona, a nearby town, even more recently had a very well publicized pedophile scandal involving the Catholic church.
  • I wrote this set the morning before, in the shower.
  • Much of the middle is improvised.
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First Laughs #201: What Workshop?

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Season 2 Premiere: In which I try out my new material for the first time in front of a paying audience.

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First Laughs #008: Throwing It All Away

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In which I write a new set during my scooter ride to the club.

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First Laughs #007: Open Up, It’s The Police!

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In which the local constabulary respond to, um, a situation at my apartment.

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First Laughs #006: Sex With Cats

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In which I discover that, at least in central Pennsylvania, bestiality is hilarious.

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First Laughs #005: Time To Buy A Watch

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In which I have my best weekend of stand-up yet … and go more than twice as long as I was supposed to at one of the shows.

BONUS IMAGE: Headliner Rodney Laney with the pair of panties mentioned in this episode. (Also be sure to check out David James.)

panties

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First Laughs #004: Sean Conroy

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In which I interview Sean Conroy: comedian, improviser, head writer of Mr. Pickles, and host of The Long Shot podcast.

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First Laughs #003: Living And Dying In Central PA

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In which I get laughs at the early show, and get heckled at the late show.

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First Laughs #002: Hey Ma And Pa

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In which I perform stand-up comedy in front of my parents, and also improvise some jokes about typos.

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PHOTOS: Gary Delena, John Romanoff, Jason Crane at Wisecrackers (Feb. 21, 2015)

This weekend I worked with two very talented comedians, John Romanoff and Gary Delena. I’m happy to have shared the stage with them for my first weekend as a comic. You can hear more about this weekend on the first episode of my new podcast, First Laughs.

Here are some photos from our Feb. 21 show. Thanks to my sister, Gretchen, for taking them.

Jason Crane

Jason Crane [Photo by Gretchen Gustavson]

Jason Crane

Jason Crane [Photo by Gretchen Gustavson]

John Romanoff

John Romanoff [Photo by Gretchen Gustavson]

John Romanoff

John Romanoff [Photo by Gretchen Gustavson]

Gary Delena

Gary Delena [Photo by Gretchen Gustavson]

Gary Delena

Gary Delena [Photo by Gretchen Gustavson]

With Gary Delena after the show.

With Gary Delena after the show.

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