by Paul Ogata | Aug 19, 2022 | Blog
You tend to lose a lot of freedoms under religious governments. A tourist couple visiting the United Arab Emirates were arrested for having sex before marriage when a doctor discovered the woman was pregnant. Meanwhile, here in America, the Supreme Court (dominated by...
by Paul Ogata | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog
Bruce Lee once said, “be like water.” There’s also an old saying that, “water finds its own level.” When we ran into each other in Honolulu at the very beginnings of our comedy lives, Kento in his sumo outfit and I in my Spuds MacKenzie high tops, it seemed we were...
by Paul Ogata | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog
If you’re a procrastinator, you are always late in planning your Valentine’s Day activities. I see you buying gifts from the 7-Eleven. I know you had to move your plans to 2 days later because nothing was available when you checked at the last moment. And...
by Paul Ogata | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog
Okay, so you won’t be sitting quite as isolated as Bernie Sanders when you come to my socially distanced shows at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club this week. But rest assured that capacity has been reduced to give you enough space that you can feel safe....
by Paul Ogata | Sep 15, 2020 | Blog
When can you catch me on TV again? Survey says… THIS WEEKEND! Just before the world shut down, my friend and superstar comedian/actor Brad Garrett asked me to join his team as he did battle with Ray Romano on Celebrity Family Feud. Needless to say, I could not...
by Paul Ogata | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog
Right now I am sidelined from my job because of the ongoing vendetta the year 2020 has against us. On the plus side, this time off has given me the opportunity to reflect on some of my previous adventures. Turns out there’s a thing called Aviation Geeks (AvGeeks, for...
