Blog and podcast hosted by Jamie Maxfield. Jamie will dive into the world of comedy and talk about his travels and some friends he meets on the way. Tune into the Where's the Punch podcast to hear about the comedy writing experience as Jamie and a few fellow comics try to write new material. And every now and then Jamie will talk about Sports, Music, and Politics just to bore you to death.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Come on out to Wiseguys Trolley in downtown SLC this weekend August 24th and 25th and see Jay Larson (Seen on TV sets all over) and I tell some set-ups and punch-lines. It will be a great time.
In this episode I am joined by several good friends of mine, Ben Fuller, Brian Pope, and John Hilder. We had a great time recording this podcast at the Complex in SLC Utah where they host a weekly comedy showcase and open mic for comics. Its one of several venues that have open up in SLC to comedy. You can now get on stage almost everyday on SLC if you know where to go.
Brian Pope talks about his experience with a recent visit to planned parenthood (Ladies, he's available). John Hilder talks about the difference in a woman showing her boobs in public and a man showing his manhood in public. As you can imagine there is a difference. Ben Fuller discusses several jokes he will not do on stage. And I talk about a very stock and played joke that I just can't get out of my system.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
My first stab at comedy. Enjoy the train wreck.
I was cleaning out my closet and I found this gem. March 12th 2008 was the first time I ever stepped on stage and I found the video evidence. This is terrible. But it shows how much I have improved over the years. This clip will always hold a special place in my heart. I spent a month writing jokes and rehearsing. I bought a mic stand and set it up in our bed room just so I could get comfortable with it. I even had a camera set-up in the bed room so I could record it. Sometimes it was difficult to explain to people why I had a mic stand, microphone, camera, and a tripod in my bedroom. My poor wife has gone through a lot to support my habits.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
One of the things I want to do with this blog is talk a little bit about the jokes I have written and how they came to be. So, every now and then I am going to post a clip of me performing a joke and then talk about its birth, life, and death. Hopefully death because some of these jokes need to be laid to rest.
Below is a clip from my comedy album "Live at Trolley". This joke was one of the first jokes I ever wrote. I wrote it about 6 months into my attempts at becoming a comedian. The title is called "Barbie".
I, like so many other young boys, found it very interesting to play with our sisters Barbies. One of the first things you would do is undress her just to be disappointed to find out she had no nipples or anything else that had anything to do with a real woman's anatomy. So I thought it would be funny if that truly was the only way you knew what a naked woman looked like and what confusion that would cause when you finally saw a real woman with no clothes.
On this episode we have the delightful honor of featuring Collen Waters and Melissa Merlot. As always I am joined by by good friend and co-host Ben Fuller. Be warned, Collen drops F bombs like a B52 over Germany. We talk about Cocaine filled tampons, small men who cough like monsters, and why women love to remodel men. This episode was recorded at The Complex in SLC Utah. They have a weekly comedy showcase called Comedy Roadkill that is followed up with an open mic. You can get more information at http://www.thecomplexslc.com/.
We did something different on this episode. What we did was talk about a joke that each of us were planning to perform that night, we talk a bit about writing the joke and we inserted the performed joke into the podcast. It helps give you an idea of how a comic comes up with a joke and some of the madness that happens during the writing and performing process. Let me know what you think.
Come check me out May 4th and 5th at the Ogden Wiseguys. Its a great room for Comedy. And we always have a great time. This is your chance to see me do a full set that will include my dog story. Which I only do at full shows. I would love to see you all there.
Welcome to the tri-fecta of podcast's. Our third installment of Where's the Punch. This episode includes my half white co-host Ben Fuller, up and comer Natashia Mower, and the creator of the K-Town Comedy show Steve McInelly. In this episode we talk about emergency room wait times, things we miss or don't miss about being fat, and somehow Ben pulls us into a conversation about Star Trek.
