gaskincomedy

Was born with Tetralogy of Fallot and had my first surgery at 3-years-old to repair that. Had a pulmonary valve replacement at 18-years-old. I have a pigs valve in my heart, but fret not Jewish ladies, it's kosher!

When I get to bring openers with me I tend to pick guys who will make me work. I want people to enjoy the entire show. I also get to open for other great comics as well. I like working with Brett Martin, Ivan Decker, and Simon King.

Vancouver is pound-for-pound one of the best comedy scenes in North America. I also have extended family here, and I'm very grateful for the support they've provided. There's a few local up-and-comers that are incredible (Harris Anderson, Randee Neumeyer, and Carl Turnbull come to mind)

I also went with my own name when wrestling. I always get turned off by bad gimmicks.

I'm 29.

My favourite comedian of all time is George Carlin, right now I really like Bill Burr, Joe Rogan, Joey Diaz, Rob Pue, and Ivan Decker to name a few. Although the inspiration I get from watching them is to work harder.

Hahaha! One of my favourite parts of reffing wrestling. My open heart surgeries prevented me from being a wrestler. I stopped reffing because of creative differences I had with the owner/booker of the company I was working with. I still ref occasionally.

My first gig ever was at the PGX (now known as the BCNE) which was a local fair in the town I grew up in. I signed up as local talent, went for an audition, did a joke about going to Disney Land and being so short the only ride I could go on was It's a Small World. They liked me, asked me how much time I could do, and told me I'd be getting a call soon. Didn't get a call until about a week before the event, asking me if I was still interested. I get to the show, it's a clamshell just off the midway, and found myself as a part of PGX Idol (American Idol was huge back then). Went up, made fun of the fact that they didn't read that I'm a comedian, did my joke, and ended up advancing to the finals.

My worst gig ever was at Lafflines in New Westminster. I made the mistake of opening with the wrong bit (which could be perceived harsh), dug myself a whole, and proceeded to bomb for 20 minutes. Bombing is the only place you really learn anything. A huge takeaway from that night was that I'd still be on a stage the next night.