Thursday, February 6, 2014

ARTIST STATEMENT


I enjoy above all things in life making people feel good and relax through comedy. I enjoy the brutal honesty that can be accomplished with comedy and still be accepted just as long as it is comedic no matter how unacceptable it may seem in society.

I very much enjoy that when it comes to being authentic in comedy it is almost impossible to fake. In many other art forms you can pass being unauthentic but in comedy this is for the most part futile, your audience will eventually pick up on it and make you pay.

Ever since I was a child I was always drawn to comedy and honesty. Growing up I would watch George Carlin and be blown away by how much he made me laugh and think at the same time. 

I remember sneaking in the room while my older siblings and parents would watch “adult” comedy specials on HBO and laugh till they were red in the face and knowing that that was everything I wanted to be.

I remember getting in trouble for answering Stand-up comic in the black space for what I wanted to be when I grew up in my elementary school yearbook. I remember having to add another profession because my teacher did not think that was a credible response and being the only kid in the school who had two professions for in the yearbook.

Everything I do now I apply the same standards I apply to my comedy. First and foremost is honesty, second is knowing exactly was your audience needs and wants and third is working things out till I get them perfect.