May
17th 2008
Assisted Living Big Screen Premiere

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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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May
2nd 2008
“Assisted Living” selected as finalist in Chicago Comedy Pilot Competition!

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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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April
28th 2008
Under the Knife

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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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February
22nd 2008
Look Ma I’m on TV

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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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January
24th 2008
Dustin On-Demand

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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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January
7th 2008
Lakeshore Theater Debut

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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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December
10th 2007
Opening Night!

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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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November
28th 2007
PREVIEW SHOW!

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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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November
5th 2007
Lock In

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My good friend Reis Hand and I have started writing our idea for a feature film called Lock In.  The film is a horror/comedy about a high school charity lock in that goes horribly wrong when students start getting brutally killed.  We plan to write and direct this film ourselves with another friend Kyle Lane.  Mindlight Films has expressed interest in producing.  

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October
18th 2007
Tell them I went fishing…

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Great news!  The sketch show I co-wrote and will be acting in called “There are Plenty of Fish in the Sea: And They’re All Judging You” has been accepted for a 5 week run at Second City’s Donny’s Skybox Theater!  It will be running every Saturday at 10:30pm from December 15th-January 19th.   I am more excited about this show than I have been about anything in quite some time.  It is going to be a blast and a great chance for me to really try out my acting chops.    This show is going to be hilarious so make sure you come check it out.  I would really love for some of my non-chicago friends to actually make it up for this one.  I promise it will be worth it!

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