Hey guys,

I posted 2 years ago when I first started transiting from an open mic comedian to I guess what you would call a professional comedian (full disclosure, even though I do clubs and perform in NYC/Vegas and have started headlining across Canada, I don't consider myself as someone who has made it)

My Story (Cliff notes)- went from baseball to poker to Stand up comedy
-Came out about my sexuality @ 34 yo
-very dirty content NSFW

Anyhow, I thought it would be a great place to post and do an AMA, I love poker and grinded online/live full time for 3+ years, still play when I can hit up a series in Vegas and online about 3-4 times a month. When I was playing full time I was very immature, now I love playing when I can.

Here is a clip, there are more on my Youtube channel, I run a Dirty comedy show in Toronto sponsored by Fleshlight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUDLuMKRr-I&t=28s

The floor is open to ask anything you would like

egg,

Do you know Elon Altman?

Laruegg,

Did you look up all those dirty words yourself, or did you have a friend help you with a thesaurus?

Friend

No I dont, I will reach out

Egg,

How do you say your username?

Laru egg? Larue gg? LA R U GG?

Or something else?

second way

Did you ever have Ethiopian food at Nazareth? Do you know if they're still open? I haven't been there for a while and according to Yelp they shut down this summer.

Ha ha! I just laughed out loud when you said I'd eat a chick right now if a dude just came inside her. I'm not sure why I found that particularly funny but I did enjoy your standup. Keep up the good work.
edit, but you need to segue off that quickly into something else entirely because it's only funny for a brief moment.

No questions but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Why didn't you begin this thread off with a humorous OP?

Have since viewed YT clip: confirmed humorous.

I enjoyed your clip.

How much of your standup is based on being gay? What were your bits like before you came out?

- how often do you get a heckler?

- is getting a heckler a good thing, since they provide an easy target? or is the derailing from the prepared material not worth it?

- Steve Hofstetter does a lot of youtube vids where he owns some of the hecklers at his shows. How realistic for the average comic is this when it happens? Do the hecklers always get crushed, or what happens when they don't? Just booted from the property?

- How do comics who haven't made it feel about other comics who haven't made it? How supportive is that environment? What changes when someone makes it?

Never had it there but Rendez-vous on the Danforth has some delicious Ethiopian food

I came out at 34, and I did Identify as gay but at 30 I started ****ing chicks, so my act has changed because I would say I'm more Bi, part of that is a frustration of my sexuality. About 50% of my act is based on "it", but I write everyday and with time and a bigger fan base that demands new material, I hope to transition into more social commentary about all issues

Gg,

I watched the first few minutes through the heckler part. I thought you were funny, but the gay jokes started feeling a little one-note. Sounds like you’re already working on expanding that; good luck with that and comedy in general!

-I get hecklers a lot but I also do 15-20 shows a week.

-I think hecklers are a good thing cause most times they are going to end up on the losing side, it's like trying to jump into the octagon as a fan and fight a UFC athlete, even if it's a no named fighter, they are trained for this.

-I think a lot of people now go to see Steve Hofstetter because he has almost branded himself as that comic, not taking anything away from him but that is clearly what he posts most about and it obviously is enjoyed by comedy fans.
Heckling happens because audience members are either too drunk or the comedians is pushing the boundaries, so I don't expect a down the middle comic to get heckled much. At a good comedy club/venue, they kick out the heckler

-I run with a lot of amazing comedians in Toronto, gifted ****ing comics that will be famous or all have a following. I believe there is enough work and opportunity for everyone, I love seeing comedians make it that I know, that just means I'm one step closer. With that being said, there are a lot of jealous miserable ****s.

Yes, trying to figure out the best way to do a 7 minute showcase set, a 20 minute middle set and a 45 minute headline set.

Even though some people watch this and just hear "Dick, cock, gay, cum..." there is an art to it.

Cheers!

Thanks, my first real bit was a bit about violent video games, it's so funny becuase once I realized t was not an original bit, it was soul crushing but you move on as a comedian and before you know it out of the blue another solid 5 minutes comes along that eventually you will hate.

I was honestly angry, because I knew I wanted to talk about who I was but I was not ready. So a lot of ranting bits, less jokes, pretty ****ty overall. I was perceived as a "misogynist bro".

Thank you!

Thanks so far for all the questions and Feedback. I'm headed to Vegas Nov 14th-21st, if anyone wants to check out a show, DM me

lets split a hooker, ill cum in her and you can eat her out