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The media dubbed Vargus “THE HUMAN CARTOON” at the 2002 San Francisco Comedy Competition. Using highly physical movement and an arsenal of animated voices, Vargus took 2nd place defeating 340 competitors world wide. Other national comedy titles include semifinalist at the 2006 Boston International Comedy Festival and HBO’s Young Young Comedian Spotlight; where performing for the first time at only 15, Vargus became the Rocky Mountain Regional Champion.
Now a seasoned professional comic, Vargus was ranked in the top 10 comedians of all MySpace. NBC’s Last Comic Standing, selected him as one of the world’s elite 40 comedians to compete in the semifinals of year 4. Other television credits include Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, BET’s Comic-View and VH1’s Super Secret Movie Rules. Most recently Vargus was Comedy Central’s online red carpet host for the Celebrity Roast of Flavor Flav.
More importantly, Vargus takes a great deal of pride performing abroad for the military. His talents have taken him literally around the globe to 16 different countries as an entertainer for the U.S. Troops.
Website
vargusmason.com
Influences
Red Bull & Vodka...oh you mean those other influences.
TV Shows
HBO, VH1, BET's Comic View, Jenny Jones(no I didn't get a makeover), Last Comic Standing, UPN News, CNN Entertainment News.
VARGUS's Interests
General
I love long walks on the beach, cuddling and candle lit dinners...just playin. Man, who doesn't love THE ROAR OF THE CROWD, the one thing that feels like a true gift from God.
I love a good chess game, salsa dancing and a good prize fight. I'll talk politics with the best of them, but I'm crazy opinionated. Travel is so huge to me. I'm blessed with the best job in the world that allows me to see people of all walks of life and all cultures. Telling jokes has taken me to over a dozen different countries.
You get to see how other cultures have done it right with less money. There is compassion all over that surpasses language barriers. You got to take all that in every chance you get, if that counts as an interest.
Music
Jill Scott, Gnarls Barkley, P-Funk, Sting, Prince, Timbaland, Missy Elliot and don't forget Marvin Gaye. Right now I've been listening to Cassidy a bit and Talib Kwali. I actually respect Mos Def more as an actor every day. Yall remember New Edition though huhn?! That was my group! Mad love for BBD Ralph Tresvant and Bobbie Brown(precrack). Who didn't have MC Hammer parachute pants back in the day? (I did listen to Steve Perry in my youth, but damn it!! I was a black man in Denver Colorado. Can ya blame me?)
Movies
THE PROFESSIONAL, hands down the tightest movie ever made. Also love THE FISHER KING, LAST OF THE MOHICANS, HUSTLE AND FLOW, RAISING ARIZONA, TRAINING DAY. Go check out this french film called GIRL ON BRIDGE. It's about a nymphomaniac who falls in love with a knife thrower. Sounds kinky, but really, it's on point. Then there's DANGEROUS LIASONS, BLAZING SADDLES. AIRPLANE is the funniest thing hands down. AKIRA, HARDBOILED, PITCH BLACK, SEVEN, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, CROUCHING TIGER-HIDDEN DRAGON, GLORY. THE COLOR PURPLE and ET are the only movies I'll ever admit I might have shed a tear in.
Television
24, THE OFFICE, LOST, GREY'S, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, FLAVOR OF LOVE, RENO 911, BOONDOCKS, VENTURE BROS, FAMILY GUY, oh shit just thow in most of adult swim. And last but not lease THE WIRE is the best damn show period!
Books
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
The Price of Loyalty, by Ron Suskin
Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
Dawn, by Octavia Butler
Million Dollar Baby, by F.X. Toole
Heroes
This is Moms. Really the only hero I've ever known. Single Black Woman, completely deaf, raised 4 kids on her own. It don't get more heroic than that. The rest are just cats I admire.
About me:
In the third grade, I lied to my home room teacher Ms. Gray. I had changed schools and told her that, "my last teacher use to let me tell jokes to the class." God bless her, Ms. Gray said, "OK you can have 5 minutes at the end of class."
See, I wanted to make people laugh even then, so bad it hurt. With a childs fearlessness I told my first jokes and stories. I made fun of shasta commercials and cleanser ads where white kids who didn’t get beat for spilling grape juice on the carpet. In some ways it is still what I do now. Humor will always be the one best gift I ever got.
Thank you to everyone whose carried me along the way. I didn’t have to have Ms. Gray. I could have had one of those teachers who squashed a childs dreams. I could’ve had a Moms who didn’t walk me to my first audition. Moms never stop me once. I could have had friends who weren’t there for me when I needed them. I’m one of those kids who made it out, but wouldn’t have without a grip of people who dropped love for free, wanting nothing in return.
Who I'd like to meet: Barack Obama, Garry Kasprov, Bill Cosby, George Clinton, Bill Clinton and Simon Peter. I'd also like to meet Oprah, yeah I said it. What you gonna do about it sucka mc's!
Cheers friend, an honour having you here, be well, and do enjoy the library/blog's contents, here's hoping that it'll inspire you, as your creative spirit has inspired mine, sweet dreams then...
Varg-amito! Looking forward to seeing another show! I want your DVD...do you have a DVD? I guess I should scope the site yeah? Hope LA is being good to you! xo!
Hey man it was great seeing you as it always is. I love watching you perform and thanx from me for the guest spot for Chocolate Storm. She was grateful as was I. You take care.,
i always have so much fun there man. good to meet you and i enjoyed ur set alot. i was just trippin out when i would be walking around and i would see you on stage in another room all night,haha. but i had fun and i will see ya next month man
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