This is a video clip that I forgot I had until I remember that I had it.  It is just a short 5 minute’ish set from Go Bananas Comedy club on one of the open mic nights.  I drop in there whenever I am not out of town to work on material, usually.  But, sometimes something really weird happens and all my plans go out the window.  This was one of those nights.

The best part of getting “older” in comedy and having a home club where you can take chances or get away with things is that sets like this are possible.  The open mic night on most Wednesdays have been something special for a little over a year now at Go Bananas and you should really check the show out if you’re close and want an always entertaining and brand new experience every week.  Here’s the clip:

this video contains very adult natured things, please do not watch if you are related to me, think you may be attracted to me in a romantic way or just think you may like me as a person.  There, I warned you.  This is the first video in an online/interactive experiment I am going to embark upon called “Joke Workshop.”

During this series I will be showing you video evidence of a joke that does not work so great when first told and we shall see together if there is any hope of this ever making it into my act.  The challenge here is that I will only be showcasing jokes or stories that are very adult and sordid in nature in an attempt to tell true stories of my life and see if the mainstream audiences can ever hear them without becoming very uncomfortable.  Maybe I am overestimating the limits of what normal people want to hear at a club and this will all seem very tame to you.  If that be the case, hooray!  Because I plan on doing more of them in the future.  Enjoy.  But, remember that I warned you in advance.

Please bear in mind that the video is over 9 minutes long and all of it is true.  This new series will be more up the alley of people who enjoy watching a process of things.  If you only like finished product comedy, this won’t be for you.  And before you judge me, just remember that this kind of thing could happen to any of us.

Feel free to leave comments about what parts you didn’t think or did think were funny so I can have a team of joke writers without having to actually pay anyone.

“The Man Kiss”

What people cannot tell by watching this video is what actually happened at the end of it. As “Dewey” played by Ryan Fohl, jumped into my arms as he was open-mouth kissing me, I accidentally bit his lip and injured him. But, that is not the only way I injured him because as he jumped in my arms, my back went out and as you can tell, I drop him on the ground. His fall was broken by a monitor, the speaker on the stage in the middle of his back. It is amazing that he could walk off the stage. What we do for comedy…

If you think you have seen this bit and nothing new can be gleemed from watching this clip, I assure you that you could not further from the truth.  Trust me when I write that the payoff should be well worth your invested time.  I value the time you spend watching videos and/or reading blogs and things on my website very much (I am hoping that there actually is someone who does that as I write this).  I know that in today’s technology age where EVERYONE thinks they have ADD or ADHD that your time is precious, I promise this video will not be wasting it.

Enjoy the newest installment of “Phillip Dan & Dewey Director’s Cut – “They Are Alive!”

I know, I know, it is just a shorter version of a video I posted recently that had me losing my mind aptly called the
“Break From Reality.” But, being the attention whore I am, I figured I would do my due diligence to drive traffic to it anyways. Is it wrong to judge self worth on video views? Surely.

This clip is NSFW – which means NOT safe for work. It is part of my series called, “Repeating Things Until People Laugh at Them.” Think Peanut Butter Boy. If this clip is any indication of the direction of my comedy, plan on seeing me a lot less in your local comedy clubs, at least until I get famous. So, yeah, plan on seeing me less.

One such soul-torturing experience is the bachelorette party.  It is as if the majority of women in this world were born in a Walmart and have no idea how to uniquely celebrate an impending marriage. Not to be unnecessarily cruel or mean, but over 90% of bachelorette parties are the most bland, unexciting and pitiful events known to mankind.  At least what I have experienced of them.  I know these women mean well, but at the end of the day the one thing you have to remember is:  nobody gives a fuck that you are getting married, for reals.  In fact, I would be willing to bet that half of the women in the party do not give a fuck.  And a small percentage of the time, the bride-to-be doesn’t give a fuck.  Point is, do not go to a comedy club and think that the show should be about you.

If you need further evidence at how unoriginal and bland you are, look around the room.  Chances are there is another bachelorette party at the same show.  What does that tell you?  Please do not be fooled by the following video, I am in no way truly enjoying this experience.  I put on the happy face and pretend to like it and like you only because I have not been paid yet.  If it was Sunday night and my check was already in my pocket, I most likely would have verbally assaulted you in a way only becoming of a 13th century henchman.

Cue inner critic: “Well, Ryan? Don’t you think instead of catering to the bachelorette parties in the crowd and reinforcing their behavior to them and to the others witnessing the event, you should regardless of your financial situation behave like a true artist and and either ignore them or as you said, ‘verbally assault’ them? It in fact, is pretty hacky what you are doing, wouldn’t you agree?”

Me: “Fuck off.”

Because at the end of the day, the jokes that I would like to think I work hard at crafting, even if they aren’t mind-blowingly original, will be more interesting than the most interesting thing you may happen to say in the audience that night. Again, not to be a dick, but I get paid to talk. At least in this environment. Let’s roll the tape…

I am currently working on developing the joke into something fun and exciting.  I have reached the point where I realize that the only thing you have in this business is what you can create, your ideas.  Knowing this, I am going to hold as steady as I can in only developing these ideas, stand up comedy performance or other in remaining true to maintaining the quality and purity of the idea.  Of course this means that non-traditional routes to be able to see them or enjoy them may have to be used.  I am comfortable with that.

I will continue to try and post new clips on a somewhat regular basis without putting my whole entire act online.  If you ever see me live and in person I imagine there are some jokes you would like to not know.  Maybe I am wrong?  Okay, you’ve convinced me to just put the whole act up now.  See what you have done?  I hope you are proud of yourself.

I will editing and posting soon some video footage of when I was driving for 12 hours straight with no radio.  Tentatively entitled, “One Man’s Descent into Madness.”  In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this clip!
Also, the picture with this post is my tshirt, which will be available shortly for purchase through this website.