Post Show Ramblings

After I get done with a set, I usually get drunk. This past Saturday was no exception. I also happened to be in the company of great performers for whom I have a lot of respect.

...And I am positive that I was obnoxious. Sometimes, I've got big ideas and a bigger mouth. Sometimes ( and this has been evident onstage on more than one occasion ) I forget about the most important part of my job as a comedian: tell it funny. I get all wrapped up in the big idea and I forget to tag it. If you haven't got a laugh in there, all your golden words and brilliant ideas mean absolutely nothing because your audience has stopped giving a fuck about what you have to say.

Cheers to Ramtin Taheri for driving that point home while I was having a rambling, drunk conversation with Mo Diggs, Tim Warner, Jaqi Furback and John Murdock...among others. It's a great thing to be in the company of such talented people when you're still in your first year.

Thanks to all of you for reminding me of why I do what I do...and thanks to the great crowd on Saturday for showing me that I'm heading in the right direction despite my doubts. Another big thank you goes out to the wonderful people I shared the stage with. Here's looking at you guys...you kept the spot hot.

Last, but certainly not least, thank you to Brian Douglas...a man who always makes me feel at home on stage and unafraid to try things. This whole comedy thing started for me with a dare from Mr. Douglas...but that is a story for another time.

Have another beer for me, everyone.

-N

Pissing in the Wind

Hi, people.

Here is where I cordially introduce you to the wonderful, wonderful world inside my head. It's a place where love is a lie your parents told you shortly before they divorced. It's a place where street crime is the best free entertainment there is. It's a place where telling people to go fuck themselves is the most polite way of expressing disinterest in continuing a conversation. It's a place where dreams are born...it's also where they die and are reborn as something even I don't give a shit about.

Yes, this is the entirely narcissistic, utterly silly and (most likely) rarely insightful blog of Comedian/Professional Asshole Nate Rand. Yes, that's me talking about myself in third person. Don't interrupt me while I'm trying to make myself feel important.

Here is where I'll be posting random thoughts, clips, showdates, rants and requests for your hot friends phone number so I can call her when I'm drunk at 4am.

First bit of shameless self-promotion:

I will be doing a set this Saturday at the Beezy Douglas Carnival at 114 Forrest St in Brooklyn this Saturday. The show is starting at noon with some great music and brunch and will run all day. Be sure to stay for the whole thing and check out all the acts. The show is BYOB and free, so your aching wallet is no excuse, you fuckin' cheapskates. This is the Season I Finale and it will likely be the most fun you'll have all summer.

That's it for now. See you at the show.

-N