Where to begin...

It's been forever since I've last blogged. So much has happened since the last post, it's crazy... another year of hobnobbing with A-list celebs at TIFF'09, shooting episodes and episodes of JR Digs featuring interviews with guests like Kenny Hotz & Spencer Rice (of Kenny vs. Spenny), performances in the van by Alexisonfire, etc. A lot of personal ups-and-downs, but mostly a lot of fun!

More recently, I've got my feet wet in the world of stand-up comedy. It's been another dream of mine since I was young, watching comedy specials on TV of comedians like Jeremy Hotz, Mitch Hedberg, Dane Cook, Jim Carrey, Jeff Dunham, Jim Gaffigan and many many more. It feels so good to finally get on stage and make people laugh. My first time ever onstage was a bit nerve-wracking, because it was infront of about 100 people and being filmed for television as part of 'JR DiGS: Man With A Van' Live Comedy Tour.

95% of my free time outside of work is surrounding myself with this comedy stuff. The mountain on stand-up DVDs I have is disgusting and the amount of live shows I'm going to isn't much better, but I can't get enough of it! This year I've seen David Cross, Todd Glass and some others, and coming up in less than a week is Dane Cook for his Isolated Incidents tour. I've also got my tickets for Jeremy Hotz's February show in Hamilton as well.

Since that first show I've been trying to hit every open-mic I can, enter any contest, etc. Anywhere there's a stage and an audience who will listen is good enough for me! The day before my 20th birthday I hit a Yuk Yuk's stage for the first time. Even though it was just an Amateur Night, it felt like a bigger deal to me because ever since I was young, hearing stories about my long-time hero, Jim Carrey, and how he started out playing Yuk Yuk's rooms, I always associated the Yuk Yuk's logo with Jim Carrey whenever I drove past it, and thought "one day, I'll do that!" The dream for me is slowly, but surely coming to life. I'll post the video of my Yuk Yuk's performance below:


My goal with all of this? Not too sure. Fame? Maybe one day, who knows. Wealth? That's a bit more accurate. Happiness? Definitely. Everything I'm doing right now in my life keeps me insanely busy, but I'm loving every second of it and that's what counts.

I guess that's the gist of what's been going on lately... I suppose I could babble on some more about my personal life, but then this read will take a depressing turn, so let's not. hahah, just kidding... maybe.

Thanks for reading (or just scrolling down to this point),
Patrick