Here’s my new clip for the “Open Mic Challenge 3″ Jokes.com contest.

I’m performing at Watra on 48th and Pulaski this Friday at 9pm and possibly another place downtown on Friday, too. Sunday I’m hosting the 3rd round of Last Loco Standing, where some hilarious comics are left competing for $500. It starts at 8pm, so come see Joe Red, Lucky Luciano, Chris Paladino, Miguel “Big Mig” Mancha, Jody Serafin, and Martin Gollogly do the funny.

Finally, here’s a picture of the Cobra Commander action figure I bought from the new GI JOE movie. The movie was amazing:  crazy action, ridiculous storylines and plot twists, and nonstop cheese.  Pretty much everything I incorporated into playing with my GI JOEs when I was 7. Or 15. It was one age or the other. Maybe it’s 23 since I just bought this toy.

Hey, since I’m taping a half hour DVD on July 11th with my good friend Anthony Sarfino, we’re practicing our longer sets frequently in the months leading up to it at places like Cigars and Stripes in Berwyn, IL.

We’ll be making some special features for the DVDs along the way, and we’ll have the discs for sale probably towards the end of the summer. It sucks talking about the end of the summer when it’s not even here yet, but gotta think ahead!

Tonight I’ve got some standup in Country Club Hills, IL at Pros Sports Bar and Grill.

Tomorrow night I’m at the Charly Horse in New Lenox, IL doing some comedy right off of Route 30.

Next Tuesday I’m doing my friend Joe Anderson’s radio show “Haters to the Left” for DePaul University downtown. That’ll be a blast from 9pm-Midnight.

My calendar is pretty full for the summer and fall, and I’ve got weddings in Springfield, IL, Boston, MA, and San Francisco, CA to go to every summer month. Busy busy busy.

Come see a show or two!

Here’s my second video blog I did from my trip to The Milwaukee School of Engineering with Eric Kallenborn and BigDogEatChild.

Be sure to check out BDEC’s new Jones’ Good Ass BBQ and Foot Massage below.

You can see the classic Jones’ Big Ass Truck Rental and Storage, now with almost 2 million hits, by clicking here.

I’m part of that with some really talented comics and producers. It’s a fantastic opportunity to be part of the biggest annual comedy festival!

Also, every Wednesday at Fizz is getting packed! Come be part of that if you can. I’m in the show this Wednesday, March 25th. Also May 6th and May 13th.

I’ll be posting a new video blog from my trip/gig in Vegas soon. Here’s a picture of some cash I won in the Playboy Club at the top of the Palms betting on Black 8 in Roulette.

I’ve been putting on some shows at a place called Fox’s Pub in Mokena, IL lately and they’ve been a ton of fun. The turnouts are pretty good, the staff and management are friendly and welcoming, and the experience couldn’t be better. I’ve gotten in a great handful of comics so far and am continuing to do so. I’ve been hosting all the shows along with these great fellas.

Show #1-11.21.08.
Dan Brennan
Anthony Sarfino
Ryan Andrews

Show #2-12.05.08.
Jay Harris
Ken Schultz
Ken Garr

Show #3-12.19.08.
Brad Fowler
Adam Burke
Anthony Sarfino

Show #4-01.02.09.
Pablo Rodriguez
Ryan Andrews
Joey Villagomez

I know, I know. Lot’s of dudes. But in coming shows, we’ll be seeing some very talented ladies hopefully gracing the stage. And by stage, I mean the tiled same level section at the front of the dining section of Fox’s. I’m booking shows for the 23rd and 30th now, so I’ll fill those in soon.

Here’s a picture of Joey Villagomez rocking Fox’s:

Along with the success of the comedy nights, they’ve asked me to put on a variety show of sorts on Saturday nights. I call it the Friends of Fox’s Variety Show because I am a very lazy namethinker. It’s also a contest for the performers, with the best voted act receiving $100 cash. We did the first one this past Saturday, and it went very well. Here was the lineup:

Variety Show #1-01.03.09.
Lounge Singer Johnny Chicago
Comedian Ken Orr
Beatboxer Kwake
Comedian Sean Harrigan
Magician James Maddex

I’ll have clips of these guys and also some clips of the comics up on the Funny at Fox’s Youtube Page sometime soon.

We’ll be doing two more of these on the 24th and 30th of January, the day after each standup show, so be sure to check those out.

It was a busy weekend, and I’m back at work, but I’ve got the new comic you can check out daily (today, E is for Eskimo) and soon I’ll have a web series to watch weekly. It might be funny. Here’s hoping in ‘09.

Wouldn’t that be cool? Even if I was playing a chair or a coat rack or something, it would be fantastic to be involved in the making of The Office. I just caught up on Season 4 that I got on DVD and it was really hilarious, especially towards the end of the season. The finale was too good and left tons open for the next season’s first episode, which is always nice. Also included on the DVD is a 23 minute blooper reel that puts most other blooper reels to shame, featuring some great flubs and laughs. Dwight pulling Michael’s face towards his with the metal pointer is probably the hardest thing to film of all time without laughing.

After watching Season 4, I had to immediately watch the first episode of Season 5 on NBC.com because I never catch shows on actual TV anymore. All in all, it was also incredibly well done, and the Michael Klump fat suit character is my new favorite moment from the show. If you haven’t seen it, watch it online right now.

Oh I won that contest that I was in last week, the finals for Last Loco Standing! It was a great night. The other comics Pat Chase and Ryan Andrews were hilarious as well, and we all had to deal with a ‘professional heckler’ that was placed in the audience unbeknownst to us. Is that a word? Anyway, he wasn’t all that bad, and we all had a blast on stage. I’ll put up a video of some parts of it soon. I’ll be working with Ryan Andrews again next Tuesday night at the Flame of Countryside, which I’m told is not a gay bar despite the name. We’re doing a ‘corporate’ show with another great comic, Ken Garr. Should be very fun. And free dinner! That’s spiffy.

See you next time. I’m talking to you, mom. You’re the only one that reads this. (Dad has bad eyes)

What an amazing movie the Dark Knight was. If you didn’t like this movie, there can’t be too much in the world you find appealing. There wasn’t one part of it that wasn’t extremely well thought out and executed to the highest caliber of awesome. Probably one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It’s still one notch below Batman and Robin though.

“ICE TO SEE YOU!”

Just kidding. The weekend was great and all it was cracked up to be. I featured at the Barrel of Laughs on Friday and Saturday night for a show a piece and had a blast. Very fun crowds and lots of great stage time. Lots of good audience interaction, which isn’t something I always dive into, but it’s fun when there’s a good dialog going. My buddy and fellow comic Jay Harris taped Friday’s show for me, so I’ve got a good half hour of stuff to work with for a new promo DVD. Josh Alton was the headliner, a very funny Chicago comic with a great act.

I had some grad parties on Saturday night too with close friends and they were pretty gnarly. Good food and lots of laughs. It’s weird not having anywhere to go back to in the fall for a change. After 18 years of school starting in the fall, you kind of get used to it. Maybe I’ll take a non-credit class at Moraine Valley Community College just so I don’t fall by the wayside. I’ve always wanted to learn how to color inside the lines.

Last night I did a guest spot at Joe’s on Weed St. with Mikey-O Comedy. Such a sweet crowd, and really packed, in one of the coolest venues I’ve performed at. Now I know why everyone is always praising the place. It’s run well and everybody knows how to have a good show. Very cool atmosphere, and I hope to be back soon.

Finally, I’m featured on a new Coke Zero Billboard.

Well not really. But that kind of looks like me right? Check out my pictures section for some comparisons. The Coke Zero guy is not nearly as ripped as me, but few are. Including Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“HAVE AN ICE DAY!”