The entire drive to Boston was fueled by thought. Rick’s mind raced. Hundreds of ideas danced around in his dumb dome. What was he going to say on stage? Rick had already figured out that he was going to be on stage and be amazing. (Writer’s note*This is the thought of every person who pursues stand up comedy for the first time. They will be the best ever. They all believe this. They are all wrong. It takes years and years just to be not bad at comedy. Most comics who try it end up giving up on the dream after they realize its all open mics, scarce crowds and failing over and over at the beginning. But…
Author of How Not to Suck at Comedy. Comedian, podcaster, radio personality, pretended his mom was dead on tv once