Born in 81 – don’t know the details; apparently I’ve been down since day 1. First original joke in 87, “Nipples on boys are just little dials with no function,” I stand by that today. Always did impressions, my heart broke a little when my voice changed and I lost Marge Simpson – haven’t taken it seriously since. Radio announcer in a church play around 93, biggest laughs I may have gotten to date. Nothing much happened for several years; I realized what girls were. 98 wrote a love/blues song with Dustin Zemel, Fat Irene (later covered by local punk group Blue Light Special) by all accounts was a helluva song. Dustin hooked me up with our high school sketch show Friday Morning Live, where I was first called sexist. Mike Curl was our instructor, he got a lot of shit for that class, and I’m still indebted to him to this day. In college I wrote for and acted in a show called Western Live (Kids are pretty derivative when naming sketch shows.), once again called sexist, but this time also racist and whatever you call being anti people with learning disabilities; all are not true. Started doing improv with The Dead Parrot’s Society (again derivative). Graduated, moved to LA, really got into stand up, took classes at the Groundlings, a few failed sketch groups, eventually hooked up with the Comedy Garage . To this day I’m trying to beat the nipple joke.
Website
thecomedygarage.com
Influences
Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Mitch Hedberg, Douglas Adams, Jim Henson, Bill Murray, Han Solo, Bill Watterson, Danny Kaye, The Clash, Jay Z, Paul Simon
Members
TV Shows
I was intrviewed about snowtires for KOMO 4 news in Seattle in 2003, apparently it was hilarious. I didn’t see it, live-feed.
Films
Koreatown ... The Kid
Albums
My band Harrison Ford's Earring is in the mixing stage right now look for a mid 09 release.
Paul Danke's Interests
General
Stand up, improv,sketch, Disc Golf, Hammocking, Bullshitting, especially bullshitting.
Music
The CLASH, Nirvana, Paul Simon, The White Stripes, Jay Z, Sublime, Outkast, The Buzzcocks, Elvis, The Beach Boys, Otis Redding, Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffett, Frank Sinatra, Tom Petty, Kings of Leon.
Movies
The Big Lebowski, The Graduate, LA Story, Rushmore, When Harry Met Sally, Pulp Fiction, The Life Aquatic, The Incredibles, Clue, Amelie, Casablanca, Lethal Weapon, The Departed, Dazed & Confused.
Television
The Naked Trucker & T Bones Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, The Office UK, SNL, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, 30 Rock, The Muppet Babies, News Radio, The Chris Rock Show, Da Ali G Show, The State, Mad Men
Books
The Count of Monte Cristo, Hithhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Any Hemingway, Catch 22, The Screwtape Letters, Where The Sidewalk Ends. Oh yeah and Calvin and Hobbes books.
aw, I wish I WAS FUNNY. You should make a sketch about how hard it is to write anything hilarious when you can't stop smiling. now, that would be weird but awesome. then I could be in it and then make it even more awesomer. miss ya'll
Nice! It turns we are going on.a little later then that if you can make. And btw I was being sarcastic as in...I haven't come to your shows...like I'm a hypocrite..get it? Get it? Eh eh
Yo Sissy, I'm playing at the Play lounge (used to be goldfingers) on friday, Cahuenga and Yucca, at 11pm. You should come have a beer or nine. You have serious obligation to come to this because I have attended a whopping ONE of your comedy shows.
Zoom Zoom u really need to let danky use the computer.....she is constantly on my nitty nitty nut sack to look up info online....luckily I love her (& I got unlimited internet access) so its cool! luckily 4 u prop8 passed cuz we were about to run away together....ha ha jst kiddin...or am i!?!?! :)
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