Kids Comedy Club's North Hollywood Premiere!

Kids Comedy Club

The world was rich with promise and possibility this week as The Kids Comedy Club embarked on a new adventure. (Disclosure: The above poster was created by Ari and probably reflects the clutter within his mind) We launched a great show at Hallenbeck’s Coffee Emporium and General Store in North Hollywood. The youngsters will perform every Saturday night at 8:00 pm along with our favorite family-friendly adult comedians. The kids in this master class are teenagers so by “family-friendly” I mean edgier than Thomas the Tank Engine but nothing your children will have to explain to you in the car on the way home.

Three great kid comedians kicked off the new endeavor: Jake Tourigney, Jeremy Backlar and Geoff Wurm. Thank you, kids and parents for helping us give teens a great place to hang on a Saturday evening.


The Kids Perform


The Adults Perform

Laura’s Karaoke Birthday



Laura Swisher celebrated her birthday at a karaoke bar in Korea Town at 10:00 pm on a Friday evening. I know it doesn’t sound very safe so I armed myself with my video camera. Nobody wants to rape a woman with a video camera. Most rapists are looking for a more vulnerable victim like someone with a fingerprint kit or just a really good memory for faces.


Matt Champagne grabs us by the heart with Barry Manilow's haunting lament to father/son discord, "Ships."

Laura’s party was held deep within a private, darkly lit room where many people could have passed out and not been found until dawn. The combined potency of tequila and karaoke amplification can be quite intoxicating. I set my camera to a very wide shutter setting which slows down the action and makes us look like you’re drunk, but it will give you a taste of just what went on and just how badly we sing.


Caution: Turn down the sound

Weezy and The Swish


Our guest co-host was the dashing Guy Brannum who filled in for Laura who was away in her apartment. Why she couldn’t drive 20 minutes to be actually present, I’m not sure but it was her birthday so we’ll give her the luxury of a sedentary afternoon, nursing a night of very loud, off key, drunken singing. (not Laura per se but the entire party, in general)

So, Guy helped me host the show and we enjoyed our in-studio guest, Actor/Comedian Matt Champagne, who does not like sit-coms, but enjoys appearing in them. He’s never even watched his episode of Will and Grace which I have probably seen twice because a) I love Will and Grace and b) Will and Grace is usually on.


A peek behind the scenes

So, have a wonderful week!