I'm not a parent by any means. It is a world that is a complete unknown to me as a 31 year old man. That is why it is always fascinating for me to talk to parents, and to understand who they are and why they do the things they do. Just not my parents.
Enjoy the clip.
-Ed.
In the midst of the So Far So Good Tour, things are indeed so far so good. As a quick update, I have added a number of new dates that extend into the fall:
05/22: Saturna Lighthouse Pub, Saturna, BC
05/29-05/30: Sunshine Brooks Theater, Oceanside, CA
07/02-07/03: Parlor Live Comedy Club, Bellevue, WA with Rex Navarrete
07/11: Dakoda's Comedy Lounge, Kelowna, BC
07/12: Checker's Bar & Grill, Vernon, BC
07/18-07/19: Aces Comedy Club, Murietta, CA with Frances Dilorinzo
07/23: The Comedy Palace, San Diego, CA
07/24: Comedy Heights at Red Wine Bar, San Diego, CA
07/25: Comedy Heights at Twiggs Green Room, San Diego, CA
08/14-08/15: The Comedy Palace, San Diego, CA
08/17-08/23: Laugh Factory at the Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV with Greg Morton
09/04-09/06: Loonee's Comedy Corner, Colorado Springs, CO
09/18-09/19: Laffs Comedy Cafe, Tucson, AZ
09/25-09/26: Heckler's Bar & Grill, Victoria, BC
10/01-10/04: Improv Comedy Club, Denver, CO
10/14: Tulalip Casino, Marysville, WA
10/16-10/17: Chadwick's, Medford, OR
11/04: 7 Cedars Casino, Sequim, WA
11/06: Northern Lights Cinema, Nampa, ID
11/07: Northern Lights Theater Pub, Salem, OR
11/28: Mars Comedy Club, Hawaii, HI
12/11-12/12: Orpheum Theater, Twin Falls, ID
Hope to see you soon and stay tuned for more dates!
-Ed.
I received this photograph yesterday.
I met Alessandro in the fall of 2012. I was a performer at the Cleveland Comedy Festival, and he was an architecture student from Italy studying abroad in the United States. As fate would have it, we both decided to stay at the newly built Cleveland Hostel in the midst of pursuing our dreams, where I was his roommate who took the top bunk of a wooden bed underneath the heat vent. I'm pretty sure I woke up fully cooked.
Alessandro spoke some English. My best attempt at Italian was pronouncing Super Mario phrases in an atrocious accent that was nothing less than offensive. But as luck would have it, we became friends. In the 3 short days, we shared stories about our hometowns, our families, and our dreams. Despite the language barriers, we joked, we laughed, and we even sang. Alessandro showed me how to make pasta. I gave Alessandro my t-shirt from the comedy festival. We went to a Cleveland Cavaliers exhibition game on the spur of the moment. The funny thing is, I cannot recall anything about the festival, but I still can hear the last thing he said to me when I left for Vancouver.
"Will you remember me, Ed?"
The answer is yes, my dear friend, and I will never forget.
Ed.
I am happy to announce that a good friend of mine, Derek Sheen, will be performing at the Pandora's Box Studios in Vancouver for the first time. Derek, on top of being a super awesome person, also tours regularly with Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Janeane Garofolo, and performs all across the United States. He will be joined by yours truly and a number of special guests. There are only a limited quantity of tickets, so make sure you grab yours soon.
Tickets are available here.
On a side note, in the midst of the So Far So Good Tour, I visited a drive-in Safari park in South Oregon. At the same time, I also managed to punch a deer in the face with a car:
Oh deer.
Ed.
Life is surreal sometimes.
Throughout my life, I have never been "best" at anything. I still remember that my most memorable achievement in school was coming in second one time during some minor exam. I even told myself that first place is not meant for someone like me.
This is why I am truly thankful to find out that I have recently won West Ender Magazine's "Best Vancouver Comedian of 2015". I am humbled by this distinction, and I am grateful for all the support from my family, friends and everyone who either visited this website or came to one of my shows. This wouldn't have happened without you.
Truly, I thank you all.
To be honest, what I am best at is probably allergies. For those who have allergies, allow me to help you feel better with the video below:
Let me know if you need a lift sometime. I'd be more than happy to help.
-Ed.
Recently I had the opportunity to appear on a super fun podcast Two Idahoan Potato Farmers with hosts Stephen Mcauley and Matthew Ellis where we wrote our own movie on air.
The result is evidence why I should never write a movie.
-Ed.
