My Weekly Comedy Blog - Carpets or Comedy

Despite everything in my body telling me that writing a blog is dumb, outdated and a total waste of time (no one gives a shit about your feelings, Jeremy!), here I am, ignoring all the “don’t be a self-righteous douche bag” alarms and starting a weekly blog. Good news is, I have zero expectations for this…except to win a Pulitzer prize.

Twelve years ago, against my family and my bank account’s wishes, I quit my marketing job in Dallas to move to NYC to pursue standup comedy. It has been an incredible journey with some amazing highs and some tragically dark lows - like the time I bombed in front of 200 people at Caroline’s Comedy Club because I did six minutes of material ALL about Taco Bell. Or the time a 75 year old woman at the front row of a show in Harlem asked me half way thought my set “when you gonna be funny?” and the rest of the crowd erupted with laughter. Needless to say, there have been a lot of sleepless nights spent questioning, well, every single decision I had ever made.

Now, I have officially been doing comedy long enough to be considered a veteran. Do I have any Late Night TV spots to my name? No. Did I ever get cast on Saturday Night Live? No. Did I sell any of the 5 scripts I have written? Not yet, but if I keep showing up to Netlifx’s office building disguised as the Door Dash Delivery guy, something is bound to give. But, what I do have is years of character building, experience, friendships, and some of the best memories of my life (like the time I got a police car to drive me to the train station after a show, so I could make it home in time to properly follow up on my “U up?” text). The problem is, that shit doesn’t pay the bills. I’m getting married in September, and we have dog. It’s time for me to get my act together. If I don’t, I’ll have to give up my dream to sell carpets for my fiancee’s dad. And, no, that is not a joke.

So the question is - why start a blog? Why throw away every ounce of dignity you thought you had just to start create more “content” to reach a “wider audience” to build up your “following”? And the answer is, because I’m desperate. Because I don’t know how to compete in our attention seeking society where the people who say the craziest shit and post the most, get rewarded. I’m less of a move fast and break things kinda guy and more of a think deeply and question humanity in a dark room sort of fella. I figure a blog might be the most straightforward way to share my inner most feelings with anyone who might have anything to gain from them. It’s an opportunity to connect with people and “build my brand” so I can start generating more $$ for me and my family. But most importantly, I’m starting this blog because I still have to prove to that old woman in the front row, that I know how to be funny.

Lenny post-surgery

She’s doing better now.