In the beginning...

Catherine O’Hara died today. That’s not exactly a roaring start to a comedy-focused blog, but it’s true. I’ve seen social media posts describing her as a “comedy legend”, and that’s true too. She’s one of those funny women I want to be when I grow up. The problem is, I have already grown up. Beyond some mild joke writing and a couple of years of making funny social media stories, I haven’t really tried to be funny. So, I’m trying now. I’m trying to honour the funny women who have come before, the funny women I look up to. 

So, what will this blog be? Jokes? Lmao, no. I’ve been sharing my jokes for free on the internet for far too long. It’s time for a sustained comedy project. Something I write and create. How I share the funny finished project will depend on what it is (I haven’t worked that out yet). This blog will be for my notes as I do that. I’ll share what I learn about joke writing, and maybe I’ll review some comedy books. Something like that. I’ll share the jokes that don’t work out, how’s that for a deal? Any duds I will give away here for free. This will be the funniest empty void the internet has ever known.

I want this blog to be more than a scratchpad. I already have a scratchpad blog (see my other blog). I’ll try to work out something serious and worthwhile to share here while I’m developing my comedy chops. Seriously, I’ll become a master essay writer or something. There will be more to my blog than just random thoughts. The reason this post isn’t shining and beautiful is because I’m writing it in the middle of the night on a Friday night, hoping my first draft will be good enough. I wanted to capture the moment of inception for this blog. My later thoughts should be better developed. 

So, what’s the plan? I’m going to continue consuming comedy. I’m going to read some comedy books. Yes, even the ones that teach you about comedy itself. Dissecting the frog and all that. Hopefully, I should come up with an idea for a long-term comedy project in the next few weeks. Whether that’s a story, a sketch, a play, I have no idea. But I will have. Soon. It will all come together. Ignoring the fact that I have started at least twenty thousand blogs and have stuck to exactly none of them, I have a good feeling about this blog. This could be something really special. At the very least, it will document a very special time in my life.