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Fade Out

A small but influential “Blackbox” theater in Hollywood closed its doors tonight for good. This isn’t an unusual happening here in Los Angeles, in fact, small theaters “go permanently dark” with alarming regularity. …but this time it was different. This time it was my theater. By “mine” I don’t mean I had any financial stakeContinue reading “Fade Out”

Time for more BBQ.

I’m thrilled to report the latest great news: The good people at the Austin Film Festival’s screenwriting competition just informed me that not one, but TWO of my spec sitcom pilot scripts advanced in their annual competition… so it looks like I will be visiting that sweet, weird city again this October. Regular PlanetOC readersContinue reading “Time for more BBQ.”

Tell your friends, but…

I enjoy every show I do, but I’ve been especially looking forward to this one. DTMM is a new-ish addition to the “essay show” roster here in Los Angeles, having been around for a little less than a year, but it is already the talk of the town and a tough gig to land… soContinue reading “Tell your friends, but…”

A Quick Note.

Letting everyone know that my show at the Comedy Central Stage (at the Hudson Theater,) which was originally scheduled for the 16th has been moved up to Thursday August 9th. Still the same great show, just a little bit sooner. Click on the calendar on the right for full details. ALL tickets are (as always)Continue reading “A Quick Note.”

“Read all about it.”

… and the Los Angeles Times. I have been overwhelmed by the positive response and lovely comments that I’ve gotten for my funny/romantic essay (that was in Saturday’s newspaper.) …for all the talk about “print is dead” I can tell you it has been a long while since something I’ve written has gotten this muchContinue reading ““Read all about it.””