Paul Ogata | Comedian / Actor / Writer / Doer of Things

Inside Paul Ogata

Paul Ogata — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:18:36 +0000

You Don’t Need A Damned Thing

Paul Ogata — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:19:04 +0000

Just In Time For Bird Flu Season!

Paul Ogata — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:41:01 +0000

Laughter is the best medicine, right? Then I’m headed to Asia at the right time, with all the resurgence of bird flu in the region. The Unbecredible! World Tour swings out East next week for a 4-country jaunt through Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia. Here are the times and dates: SINGAPORE Tuesday, 16 [...]

An Evening of Comedy

Paul Ogata — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:38:07 +0000

Do you like to laugh? Do you also like Glee? Then I know you’ll enjoy this benefit show I’m doing for the San Diego Master Chorale. It’s the 2nd Annual Evening of Comedy, Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm. I don’t know if this is a selling point at all, but I will be singing [...]

Simpler Times

Paul Ogata — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:38:39 +0000

Remember the simpler times? In simpler times, you made calls on your telephone and watched shows on your TV. Now, I watch television on my phone, and my TV has caller ID. In simpler times, everybody had their own mailbox right outside their house. Today your mail lives in a condo almost as big as [...]

Leaving (To) Las Vegas

Paul Ogata — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:12:40 +0000

Hello. My name is Paul Ogata. I am a stand-up comic. Or a comedian. Is there a difference? Famous dead comedian Ed Wynn once explained that, “a comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny.” But what did he know? Ed Wynn wasn’t even his real name. It was Isaiah Leopold. I say funny [...]

Art of War

Paul Ogata — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:17:03 +0000

My job here in Afghanistan is done. I’m in the cockpit of an Air Force C-17, leaving Kandahar and riding off into the sunset. It’s like an old Western movie, except in this case the heroes are not the ones making the cinematic exit, they are staying behind. The comedians – Vargus Mason, Robert Zapata, [...]

Asia Tour, April 2013

Paul Ogata — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:03:29 +0000

As US3 said, in their song Cantaloop, “Feel the vibe from here to Asia, dip trip flip fantasia.” I have no idea what that means. What I do know is that I’ll be heading back to Asia for a couple of weeks this April! Catch me if you can. Here are the details: Singapore 16 [...]

Comedy Competitions Are A Funny Thing

Paul Ogata — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:25:19 +0000

It’s a new year, and I’ve had a few comedians asking me if they should enter this comedy competition, or submit to that competition. Well, let me save time by telling all of you curious comedians at the same time: A comedy competition is a funny thing. As a comedian, you really want to win these [...]

Zero Dork Nerdy

Paul Ogata — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:28:30 +0000

I’m headed back to Afghanistan to entertain the troops. Simultaneously the best thing I get to do and the most dangerous. Had to beg my wife to let me go back. But it’s the least I can do for the real brave folks putting their lives on the line daily. Those men and women are [...]