Category Archives: Comedy

Comedy, Directing, In The Field, James & Sunda, Producing, Producing Personalities, Straightjacket Tour, TV Pilot

JOKE JOCKEYS ON TOUR

July 10, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The Summer of ’17 was utterly unforgettable. I went on a cross-country journey with four stand-up comedians – a black & white Jewish mom, an Aussie billionaire with a hangup about hookups, a maximum-security prisoner just released after aiding & abetting a robbery and attempted murder, and a psychotic psychologist with a hernia issue and a slew of other pre-existing conditions. I was shooting their adventures for a reality show – Sunda’s Straightjacket Comedy Tour – about how the owner of the LA School Of Comedy take a select group of students on a cross-country comedy tour. Only now am I finally able to show you what went down in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Reno, Vegas and god-knows-where-else. When you’re on tour, your cast & crew become your family. I love these guys. Continue reading JOKE JOCKEYS ON TOUR →

Comedy, Commentary, Marketing, Producing, Producing Personalities

MICROSOFT WINDOWSHILL

March 4, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Here’s a fascinating piece of internet history from 1995. It’s two members of the cast of Friends, Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry showing us how to use the Microsoft software Windows 95. I suspect the one thing this hour-long program shows us more than anything else, is the importance of solid comedy writers. The sitcom’s writing was brilliant – but this little feature isn’t. Jennifer and Matthew seem to be partly acting/partly ad-libbing in a pseudo-sitcom that was written by Microsoft’s marketing department, not Friends Emmy award-winning writers. It’s bad. Really bad. Which is why it’s so fun to watch. I bet these two stars walked away with a cool chunk of change from Mr. Gates! Enjoy. Continue reading MICROSOFT WINDOWSHILL →

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Mighty Fine Calico Queen

October 27, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Playtime with some of my favorite people when we visited Virginia City, NV. Sunda Croonquist, James Harris, Pete Drysdale and Stacie Taylor. This scene was included in the original pilot for the cross-country trek of the Straightjacket Comedy Tour. Check it out – and see how many inside jokes you can decipher! Continue reading Mighty Fine Calico Queen →

Comedy, Reality Show, Straightjacket Tour

A BILLION SECRETS REVEALED

December 28, 2018 admin Leave a comment

I was incredibly lucky to showrun an hysterical cast of comic characters for the reality series, Sunda’s Straightjacket Comedy Tour! Standing Room Only from D.C. to Los Angeles! We thought our secret was safe – but, uh oh, them Aussies caught on. “Mr. Drysdale”, by the way, is very talented!