Happy to announce I’ll be featuring at the grand opening of Coconuts Comedy Club in Chicago the weekend of August 15th and 16th.  Cocounuts is opening a club inside of Timothy O’tooles.  They are coming to Chicago thanks to Mike Stanley national feature/headliner and founder of Comedy House.  Comedy House (of which I’m a part) runs a comedy showcase at Timothy O’tooles every other Thurs night and thanks to Mike Stanley the owner of Coconuts has decided to set up a club there Fri & Sat nights.  Should be a great addition to the Chicago comedy scene.  I’m excited to be the feature act for the first weekend!

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I’m proud to be a part of a new Non-for Profit organization, Learning to Laugh, which is dedicated to providing top-notch entertainment while raising money and awareness to preserve the arts in our schools.  The organization was started by a great comedian and friend of mine, Kyle Lane.  Check out the website for more details and upcoming events.

www.learningtolaugh.com

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Assisted Living, the TV pilot in which I play the lead character based loosely on my real life self, will be shown on the big screen at the historic Music Box Theater in Chicago July 17th at 10:30pm!  To find out all the info on the show go to the link below.

http://www.witsendshorts.com/tv2008.htm

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“Assisted Living” the pilot I starred in based on myself has been selected as a finalist in The Chicago Comedy Pilot Competition!  The finalists will be screened July 17th and 18th at The Music Box in Chicago, and the winner will be selected by judges in Hollywood.  Stay tuned for more.

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I was recently diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea.  For those who don’t know what that is it basically means I stop breathing constantly throughout the night causing me to wake up hundreds of times, therefore I never get a good nights sleep.  Besides that sleep apnea could lead to other medical issues in the future if untreated.   I have had two sleep studies and seen two doctors to figure out what to do.  Today I saw an ENT who told me I have “extremely large tonsils”   After informing him he was looking at my penis he verified that my tonsils also were very large.  I was also informed I have a deviated septum.  Long story short I will be getting surgery to take out my tonsils and correct my crooked nose.  We will leave my penis as it is for now.  Hopefully this will correct my nightime breathing issues, but there is a chance I will still have to sleep with a CPAP machine, which would pump oxygen through my nose.  Needless to say this has been a pain in the ass and has probably contributed a great deal to me always being tired and pissy.  Anyway, I will be getting surgery May 14th and hopefully will become a brand new man.  Wish me luck!

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As I said in my last blog I recently filmed an interview and set for Comcast On Demand in Chicago.  You can currently see my interview and set if you are a Comcast subscriber in the Chicagoland area.  Just go to your On Demand menu then select “get local” followed by “comedy open-mic” and you can see me from you’re very own home on the tele.  It’s not The Tonight Show but still pretty cool.

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Last night I did a really fun show at The Lincoln Lodge, which was being taped for Comcast On-Demand in the Chicagoland area.  My 8 minute stand-up set and a brief interview with me should be available on demand next month.  To check it out go to your comcast on demand then choose “get local” then “Comedy Open Mic” 

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This Friday the 11th I’m making my debut at one of the hottest new comedy theaters in the country!  I’ll be performing Friday at 10:30 in Lipshtick at The Lakeshore Theater 3125 N. Broadway Chicago, IL.  It is a very entertaining show that mixes old style burlesque with stand-up comedy.  So come see me be funny alongside some beautiful naked women! 

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“There’s Plenty of Fish in the Sea, and They’re all Judging You” a hilarious sketch show I co-wrote and am starring in opens this Saturday at Second City’s Donny’s Skybox Theater in Chicago!  Tickets are available online at www.secondcity.com or by calling the box office.  The show runs Saturdays at 10:30pm through January 19th and lasts 50 minutes.  I am very proud of the show and hope all of you who read this come to see it!

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“There’s Plenty of Fish in The Sea: And They’re All Judging You” is previewing this weekend at the Steel Beam Theater in St. Charles Illinois.  Come see this hilarious sketch show that I co-wrote and am also starring in before it enjoys its six week run at Second City’s Donny’s Skybox!  The show is Saturday night at 10:30pm at The Steel Beam Theater in downtown St. Charles. 

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