IN THE SPRINGS PODCAST
Recently I had the chance to be on Ryan Lowery's In The Springs Podcast when I was in Colorado Springs. I talk about being the most anti-social social person ever. Check it out:
-Ed.
Recently I had the chance to be on Ryan Lowery's In The Springs Podcast when I was in Colorado Springs. I talk about being the most anti-social social person ever. Check it out:
-Ed.
A few months ago, I shared a video of me performing at the Teen Angst Night, where I read from my grade 8 and grade 11 yearbooks. For those who missed it, here it is one more time:
In my yearbook manifesto, I mentioned a childhood friend, Brett Glosli, who kindly signed my yearbook, and as a ungrateful, angry teenager, I also wrote "Fuck Brett Glosli" for taking the time and leaving his autograph in my empty, lonely book. Although the performance brought back many memories, I thought nothing more of the incident since that night.
And then, as I sat stuck in an airport in Arkansas, this happened on Facebook:
Brett and I laughed about it over Facebook. He hasn't changed a bit. Still a good sport. Still kind like I always remembered. 20 years later, I reconnected with an old friend all because of a stupid comment I made on a silly yearbook. What seemed so trivial became something so beautiful. Sometimes it may seem impossible to believe that things happen for a reason, but sometimes it is also difficult to deny the opposite. It's nice to see you again, dear friend.
Oh, and I didn't forget to remind him:
-Ed.
I honestly had a difficult time writing this post.
I write and tell jokes. In the last year, I have posted a number of tweets poking fun of the lack of Asian representation on the big screen, and the ridiculousness of non-Asian actors playing the roles of Asians. Tweets such as these:
Like all things, the responses to these tweets were mixed. Some people found them funny, while others responded with a slew of grammatically incorrect tirade of discrimination. What made this post difficult to write, however, was not the bigotry that followed these jokes. It was one particular tweet, which I am copy and pasting in order to preserve the author's anonymity, that read:
"Why does it fucking matter so much?"
This was a legitimate question, and the legitimacy of this question is what made this post difficult to write. When it comes down to it, who plays what doesn't really matter. What face with associated to what character doesn't matter. None of this matters.
For you.
The minute I choose to accept another non-Asian Allison Ng or Major Kusanagi, the message I would be saying to Asian children and youths is that their skin colour, complexion and family background are not good enough to appear on the big screen. I would be showing the Asian kids that we are replaceable as people. I would be telling them to give up on their dreams. Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying white actors, or any other actors of any origin, don't struggle. We all struggle as people, in every goddamn profession. However, silence is not a privilege I can afford. What I am saying, especially to the generations to come, is this:
You do matter.
-Ed.
On April 10th, I had the honour of returning to What's So Funny with Guy MacPherson on 100.5FM in Vancouver. I also had the honour of being a giant weirdo who talked non-stop about catching crabs and spent about 3 minutes talking about the new CD.
Well, here's the episode:
I totally should've recorded a crab fishing instructional tape instead.
-Ed.
I don't know if I should have children, because I was once a child. I also had a childhood pet once. This is what happened.
-Ed.
I'm happy to announce that my new comedy album, "Weirdo Whisperer" will be released on April 26th, 2106 in the Merchandise Store, iTunes, Amazon, and other outlets. You can stream, download the digital version, or purchase the hard copy of the CD. I will also be updating the store with some unique merchandise that are kind of...weird.
Stay tuned!
-Ed.