I’m performing in a variety show in Barcelona on February 11! The show is called Comedy and More, and it’s billing itself as the first comedy show in Barcelona that is a variety of acts. (That’s pretty hard to believe– I think the only variety show in English in Barcelona right now would be more accurate– but I didn’t get […]
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I got a call a few days ago from someone looking to talk about clowns. And since that is one of my favorite subjects, I was more than happy to oblige. Now I don’t purport to be a spokesperson for clowns, or represent clowns on the whole. I wouldn’t say I’m a particularly good role models for other clowns to […]
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I’ve been coming to Barcelona for the past four years, and I’ve known Harris about that long. He’s a business guy turned magician, who has been slowly and patiently creating a niche for himself here in Barcelona as a comedy magician. He has (or had) an online store, a magic podcast, he plays standup comedy audiences as well as corporate […]
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THE FESTIVAL OF FOOLS I attended the opening night of the Festival of Fools gala put on by Jango Edwards and the Nouveau Clown Institute in Barcelona. I’ve featured Jango on these pages before- he’s kind of a legendary madman/bad boy of the clown world- moved to Spain in the 70’s and lived there for 40 years without papers before […]
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During the pandemic last year, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus did an online variety show on Mondays that featured hundreds of performers entertaining thousands of people. I did one of the early ones (performing my puppet show The Barbie Oedipus , in which I tell the story of Oedipus Rex in 12 minutes (and for that show I got it down […]
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The New Pickle Circus lives on in our hearts (and these posters!) In the process of doing some much-needed spring cleaning, I have been unearthing some treasures from the vaults (otherwise known as the large series of plastic boxes that move around with me from house to house.) I got these posters at a New Pickle Show in San Francisco […]
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My pal, author and performer Trav S.D. has teamed up with my other pal, photographer and entrepreneur Jim Moore and published a new book. Both gentlemen are no stranger to these pages, and I am more than pleased to feature them yet again. The book that they have collaborated on (which if it were written by a phd would be […]
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After seeing the circus a couple of weeks ago, I’m seeing another live show this weekend. Oliv A Drift, a one woman clown show written and performed by Cristi Garbo and directed by Jango Edwards. (Two shows in a month’s time! It almost seems normal!) I’ve featured Jango on the blog before (although looking back, not in some time.) He’s […]
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In the midst of the pandemic, I got to experience a little bit of normalcy. I went to the circus! Circo Raluy Legacy is currently performing at Port Vell, which is Barcelona’s downtown port. In case you just don’t want to read my review, watch this 1 minute video: It will give you a good idea of the circus! I’m […]
Read moreThe Nutcracker in Wonderland is a crazy holiday show I’m participating in this year. It’s a virtual show with live elements that is being produced and brainchilded by Bay Area variety wunderkind Frank Olivier. It opens this Saturday evening, and has tickets available here: https://tinyurl.com/nutcrackerinwonderland The show is a mashup of The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, circus, magic, and variety. […]
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It’s Funny Friday this week! Two great performers (and alumni of Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Clown College) will be performing this Friday night via Zoom together. This is a don’t miss comedy show! Frank Olivier (http://www.funnyfrank.com) is a San Francisco based juggling phenom. He has been performing for over 30 years on the street and at corporate events doing […]
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“WHY IS YOUR PRICE SO HIGH?” This is a question that performers get a lot. A friend of mine posted this recently on Facebook– I don’t know who originally wrote it- but it’s a great parable about the invisible costs of putting on shows, and why hiring a professional makes sense. This story is about being a DJ, but it […]
Read moreIt’s always sad when a fellow raccoon passes into the next world. I’m sad to report that former Ringling clown Kevin Ryan recently passed away from complications of COVID. A fellow alum of Ringling Clown College (although a different year than I) he was on the Blue Unit for two years, and after that he worked with other circuses […]
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Barry Friedman was one of the most successful jugglers in the world. His group, the Raspyni Brothers, performed all over television (Tonight Show, Circus of the Stars, Regis & Kathy, etc), stages (opening for Robin Williams, Howie Mandel, Tom Jones, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and many others), and corporate gigs (over 100 of the Fortune 500 […]
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Juggling is not necessarily easy to do, but it’s easier to do than to explain. Noted juggler and vaudevillian Thom Wall aims to fix that. His new book covers the hard part, explaining how to juggle in a way that just about anyone can understand. The book is called Juggling: What it is and How to do it. and it came […]
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THROW BACK THURSDAY TO THE LAUNDRY GAG! 3 years ago today, my son and I ventured a couple of hours away to Baraboo Wisconsin to see friends Steven Copeland and Ryan Combs perform in our nearly annual visit to Circus World Museum. This version of the Laundry Gag came up in my timehop today, and I thought I’d share it […]
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