Friends

BERLIN COMEDY SCENE

Sanja Shihora: the hilarious tri-lingual maestro of the Kookaburra Comedy Club in Berlin and an occasional surprise act at Comedy in SIN.

Jacinta Nandi: English slam poetess and comedian and one of the funniest women Paul knows. It helps that she’s English.

Ben Knight: Jacinta’s partner in the troupe My English Class. Co-creator of the film Stuart Dee.

James Harris: another member of the unstoppable My English Class empire. Also a really good poet.

Motherfuckin’ David Deery: one-man Berlin comedy empire. Knows famous rappers. Has a mustache. Loves maté.

Paula Varjack: Berlin slam scene goddess and Paul’s partner in crime in the slam comedy duo The Legend of Paul and Paula.

Kerri Mullen: author and musician seen frequently onstage as Churlish & Maudlin (& Sauer when Paul joins in).

Naomi Fearn: Improv comic, burlesque dancer, and author of the German-language comic strip Zuckerfisch.

David Cassel: strange Canadian comedy entity recently landed in Berlin. Nice jacket.

Kookaburra Comedy Club: home venue to The Supernaturals. Paul can also be seen here performing at Comedy Gone Wild.

S.I.N. (Stranded in Neverland) Bar & Practice Space: coolest little bar in Kreuzberg. American owner, Czech beer, Texas whiskey… and our favorite stand-up stage in town. Also hosts a great music night.

Comedy Sportz Berlin: formerly Laugh Olympics. Short-form improv based on audience suggestions.

Ve Magni: frequent SIN performer who somehow escaped to LA. Shares birthday with Paul and, by extension, Don Johnson.

Chance Dorland: another SIN guy now basically interning for every single TV show, radio show, and podcast in the Continental USA. And for some reason, he voted for McCain.

Maximum Fun: by far the best blog / podcast devoted to “things that are awesome”. Host Jesse Thorn is a real alt-comedy freak and knows a scary amount about old-school hip-hop. He’s also really professional.

Dead Frog: another comedy blog. News and humor.

Hipster Runoff: a guilty pleasure. Day-glo sarcasm that runs circles around Gawker and Vice and everything else.

Sidereel: Yes, a video aggregator. This is how we track the US comedy scene in Germany in lieu of Hulu.

Judy Carter: comedy coach and author. Paul got started in stand-up by reading her excellent Stand-Up Comedy: The Book.

Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre: simply the best. If you’re in NYC or LA, just go.

Comedy Cellar: Paul once saw Darryl Hannah leaning on the wall for support here. Great NYC comedy club.

Gwen Bell: former business partner of Paul and personal branding coach to the stars. Sings a mean Whitney Houston.

The Knowledge Worker’s Survival Guide: an excellent resource for people who work at laptops all day.

Power-Up Productions: web design and branding firm in Boulder, CO.

Gerpan: Comedy in SIN’s door girl Liz has a blog! Funny expat adventures in Germany and Japan.

Hardcore History: just the best history podcast ever. Ever.

Gaping Void: cartoonist Hugh MacLeod is on a one-man mission to unite work and love, and we all wish him luck. Very inspiring guy, 4 rlz.

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