Chucklepedia hits the 50th episode mark with the latest show, now available on iTunes and Stitcher.

Had a lot of fun in Grand Rapids, Michigan doing Gilda’s Laugh Fest. Here’s my set from Dr. Grin’s as part of the fest.

This Saturday night (March 26th) I’ll be performing at The Setup in San Francisco. This is a really fun show that typically gets packed out, so advance tickets are advised. More info and tickets HERE.

Hey, Fairfield-ians – I’ll be there TONIGHT doing a show at the Downtown Theatre. Come check it out and let’s party.

The Roast Battle at Doc’s Lab was a ton of fun. I’m sure there will be another one as the place was sold out like a mofo. Check out coverage of the shindig HERE.

About twice a week I get emails or Facebook messages from people who want to know how to produce a podcast. I’m no expert but I do produce two at the moment: one with the very talented Dhaya Lakshminarayanan for Ravishly called Sarcasmic (very cool 2nd episode coming soon) and my own show Chucklepedia with cohost Jim Cotter.

While neither show is exactly tearin’ up the charts, I like to think they both SOUND good. They sound that way because I have spent extra money on the equipment I use, I have spent lots of time tinkering with the editing process leading up to releasing the shows (listen to an early episode of Chucklepedia, if you can stand it, and hear the difference) and I typically spend about twice as long editing a show as it takes to record it.

So when people email me asking “how do I do that and what should I buy?” and I write a long email with suggestions for microphones, mixers and then a rundown on the process, most people subsequently ignore me completely, go buy one crappy USB microphone, record two episodes of a podcast for 17 people to listen to and then they stop doing it completely and put their microphone in the closet with that electric guitar, karate uniform and kettlebells and forget it forever. Which is fine.

But here’s the deal for me – if you want my help, please email me and we can discuss my either producing your podcast OR giving you some sessions to educate you on how to record, edit and what gear you could buy given your current budget and what you have already purchased. I will do these for a fair price. I am not insane and am able to shop on a budget, but you should still expect to be looking at around $400-$500 to start a podcast that doesn’t sound like muffled garbage.

Still interested? Drop me a line. If you’re not, have fun recording with your USB microphone in the middle of the dinner table. I’m sure it will sound great.

This Saturday night is the last-ever Cynic Cave at Lost Weekend Video. The show will run from 8-Midnight and I’ll be doing a set somewhere between 9-10pm. Presale tickets are sold out, but you can come, hang out on the first level and wait for seats to open up and soak in the comedy sadness. More info HERE.

Everybody has had somebody in customer service argue that the lousy, awful thing they’re doing to you is just because they’re “doing their job.” Back in the 40’s following World War 2 and claims from Nazi underlings that they were just “following orders,” a Yale Psychologist devised an experiment to see just how far the average person would take cruel orders when it meant other people were hurt. On our newest hella-big-sized ‘spode of Chucklepedia, cohost Jim and I discuss this experiment, as well as the aftermath of the Super Bowl in San Francisco, the homeless encampments being broken up and some of my most delightful bombing experiences.

Find the show HERE or on iTunes and Stitcher, and also Google Play whenever they start allowing podcast downloads.

Tomorrow night (2/8) wash off the Super Bowl ickiness with some down-home, wholesome comedy featuring your hosts ME and Joe Gorman. We’ll be bringing you a lineup of some of the Bay Area’s best and brightest, a few out-of-town surprises and also a handful of people who should really just give up already. It’s comedy, baby. Venue info HERE, but it’s free to get in for this show.

Taken near the end of January 2016 at the Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley, California. I’d heard great things about this venue for years and they were all true, as evidenced by my super-edgy thumbs-up.