The Home of Todd Van Allen
One of the first rules of show business that they'll teach you either at Humber, talking with professional comics, or just rifling through the back of your closet, finding the bag marked "Common Sense", and peeking inside, is that you should always look somewhat decent...
Read MoreThere are so many times that you sit around your house, figuring you'll do some writing since you don't have any shows on. You check your schedule again, and no, nothing to fill up the time at night, so you turn back to the notepad...
Read MoreIt doesn't take much to be awesome. Give someone some money. Donate money to charity. Beat up lawyers and then hide quickly so that they can't see you and sue your arse. You know what can make you wicked awesome? Have your hard drive crash...
Read MoreSo, most folks who have poked through this blog over the years, and have scoured those of others who are of a similar ilk to myself (stand-up comic of large aspirations and inversely-proportional talent) and have pretty much pieced together that Absolute Comedy in Ottawa...
Read MoreSo now I'm back to traditions. There are few that I hold dear, but in Ottawa, it's all about starting the weekend, admittedly on a Wednesday, after the long drive to Ottawa with a Guinness at Pub Italia. That under the belt, and...
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