My Comedy Notebook by Sasha Guillaume

On this episode, I talk about the PTSD that we all are experiencing now during the pandemic and have experienced with bullies as kids in bad neighborhoods and in public schools; Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world with great people except when they are driving; guys night out vs. girls night out and story telling competing with the TV; if my wife beat me up what I would do; #StopAsianHate; how tradition can trigger pedophiles. 

On this episode, I open up with a hot take on why racists are racist; “One Night in Miami” by Regina King; The depiction of the complexities of Malcolm X. I use the Sam Cook “Boston Story” to talk about professional entertainers and the difference between killers and headliners. I share stories of seeing Joe Clair and David Allen Greer and Seymore Swan. I talk about the racism that Barrack Obama on the campaign trail in an excerpt of a story from “The Promise Land” which explained the switching of the Obama voter to the Trump voter. I relate this to my experience with a boss who was both supportive and who was the most racist toward me, I start to explore how the patriarchy hurts both men and women, appropriation of body positivity from cultures that have always celebrated their thickness, discuss the two types of people, those who want to save their loved ones no matter the cost and those who think about protecting their inheritance, Republicans are worried about deficits but I don’t think that there should be no concerns about the deficit when it comes to saving Americans; we discuss kids with IEPs and going to kids birthday parties and the fact that my wife wouldn’t let me drop off my son at kid parties and leave. I end with a tip on how to figure out a woman’s age by her heel size

On this episode, I talk about how kids today will never know the struggle of not being able to save a videogame; learning to speak a new language; when loved one suffers from anxiety; Chasing our first nut, defund the police is a bad slogan, third world bugs, Congressman running out of time during floor speeches

On this episode, I talk about understanding drug use; two different experiences with therapists, my first earthquake, man-made disasters, Shotgun-Birth-of-a-Nation and Little-Baby-Racism, wanting to be gay without the initiation Costa Rican history and how secularism and the “rejection” of racism impacted the development of the country, conversations with son about career, raising kids today is damaging them, mentally, WW84 reviews and the battle of the sexes, women’s soccer, tennis is more popular than men’s, WNBA needs better groupies, Joe Biden overshadowed by Kamala Harris – “my Vice President”, Amen & Awoman.

On this episode, I talk about returning to the stage following COVID; I compare being a Starving-Artist to being a young professional; the minimum wage bill, COVID vaccination, the Cordova commercial and the attempt to normalize AIDS, Woke commercials, Black news anchors, Fox coverage of the Trump insurrection  

On this episode, I talk about hating to apologize and my inability to be in tuned with my feelings. I hate movies that make me feel… I then speak about what it must be like to be married to a millionaire/billionaire. I end with a skit full of double-entendres. 

On this episode, I talk about how mispronounced words, like COVERT, become common place, Costa Rican and Spanish speech patterns, Chinese emigrants speaking local languages with local accents. Respond to being heckled by another comic on my appearance on the Good One Zoom show by another comedian, COVID vaccine, Dis-United America, COVID alcoholics, working out, female artist and beauty compliments, and the difficulty of getting used to having a maid.

On this episode, I talk about my recent experience taking care of my mother-in-law who had COVID, facing death, wearing protection; cancelling Thanksgiving, starting to working out, catching up with an ex, getting old and having my prostate checked, my colonoscopy exam, my not wanting to take Viagra; Tyson, Jones & Nate Robinson fight; America as an Amusement Park

On this episode, I speak with Patrick Loller about everything from the novels that he has written about a future Armageddon which surpass the excitement of this real world COVID19 Armageddon that we are experiencing. He tells us about his time in the Army and how comedy and writing helped him get through the war in Afghanistan. We conclude with social commentary around what is happening in the country currently and the future state of comedy.

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On this episode, I speak with Rondell Hartley about maturing in comedy and how your material gets richer over time. We discuss parenting, pop culture, the BLM movement and the aftereffects of the current state of the country. We lighten up the conversation to discuss his drink of preference and his biking trips around NYC.