[ WP ] All the world 's disasters have been predicted , but not taken seriously , by a single person 's underground stand-up comedy routines .

I never set out to be so controversial, but you ca n't control the muse. As a result, I am banned from most of the local open mics. If I had to describe my style of comedy, I'd say that it's hard to categorize. Imagine a more jaded Jerry Seinfeld without all that hacky `` What's the deal with...'' shit. When I first moved to L.A., I took a series of those studio writing workshops, the ones where you pay some script doctor from the mid-eighties a couple hundred bucks to tell you things you intuitively know. One of his remarks stuck with me though. He said, `` Once the setting and characters have been established, just let go and follow the natural order of things.'' In my mind, that's all I've been doing. 
 
 The first time I tried stand-up was at this smoky hipster spot called The Comet somewhere near Melrose. It's gone now. Do n't bother looking for it. It was late 2001. I remember, because I had to scrap this killer bit about shitty terrorists trying to knock down a building with box cutters. Anyway, I figured I could salvage that as source material and just, you know, let it flow from there. I figured my farcical attack should be followed with a farcical response. A civilized declaration of war based on a series of missteps and miscommunications culminating in the fruition of the thing the war intended to prevent. It was a biting satire, but a tad far-fetched in my mind. The laughs I received were barely more than nervous chuckles from various corners of the room. Afterwards, a few people complimented me on my bold style adding that this could really happen if Americans were only a bit dumber. That made me laugh.
