Do you have a book or a show or a standup set or a screenplay you’ve always wanted to write? And you’re not writing it? Well, I suggest you give it up. You read me right. Just go ahead and quit it. Why? Because having it hang over your shoulder isn’t doing you any Read more…
No one gave me permission to be a comedian. Few people encouraged it. as a career. And I while I had a spark, I wasn’t really that funny. At first. But I felt the desire to do comedy from my toes to my eyeballs and everywhere in between. I had to do it. Not Read more…
Last night, I had a fancy consult with a big time storytelling guru about my TV pilot. It’s (very) loosely based on my life, and so with me as the main character, she’s asking casually, “What’s Alicia’s fatal flaw?” “What’s her deepest childhood wound?” “What’s her biggest dream?” The stakes: Read more…
Stories are beautiful. Stories are interesting. Stories are entertaining. And for a long time, stories\ have been my whole world. As a comedian, as an actor, as a writer and director, and a lover of psychology and culture, stories add texture to our lives. But our stories are not the Read more…