Some people think I’m a snommety cob. I mean a comedy snob. These people are so dumb—for real. Fact is, I like to spend time figuring out why something is funny (or unfunny)[1]. For a lot of people, it’s enough to simply know that something is funny and leave it at that. But I’m the [...]
One of the oddest aspects of the failfresno situation was the accusation that I was somehow being disingenuous by discussing things on Twitter but “saying nothing in public.” The accusation came at me first via the failfresno account and then via the personal account of one of the guys behind failfresno. I wrote a 2,500 [...]
I try to avoid mundane personal rants here (though I don’t know why; this is the internet, after all), but I’m going to do it today. Feel free to skip this one. It’s mostly incoherent. Lately, in my role helping out with local concert promoters Love The Captive, it’s rare that I get to simply [...]
This is the second part in my Failure Fresno Trilogy. Last time I discussed a bit about why complaining isn’t ipso facto funny. Next time, I get personal. Arguing about which city is better is like arguing which pizza toppings are better. Are you going to convince your uncle who loves Hawaiian that it’s intrinsically [...]