New Interview with Mentalist, Magician, and Clown - Yan Markson!

I got a chance to sit down with Katie Chats in downtown Toronto for a quick chat about my plans in 2014. Lots of new magic, mentalism, and circus performances all mixed together wonderfully on stage!

Check out this interview. More details about 2014 shows coming very soon.

Oh.. and come by Absolute Comedy on December 18th. I will be doing a very special set 3 days before my wedding!

One Year Later ... I'm back at Absolute Comedy!

Literally one year after my first attempt at Stand up comedy, I've returned to Absolute Comedy for another performance. This time, I brought some magic tricks, and some confidence with me. It went very well.

Check this out for yourselves:

Time to Stand-Up for Comedy!

I've done comedy for years, making people laugh as a clown, and I've been standing-up even longer .. since I was about 1-2 years old. However, I've never had the courage to put those two skill into one.

Stand-Up Comedy. What an interesting concept. No costume, no makeup, no props... just a mic.
After about a month of writing material, and watching as many live shows around the city as possible, I've finally made my way onto the stage for the first time last week. My 2nd ever performance was at Absolute Comedy. A really nice place with good people, and great environment. I did pretty well.... I've been told. :)

As you can tell from the photo... the clown shirt stayed on... just in case.

I learned a lot of interesting things about stand-up. It's not as easy as it seems. Writing, and delivery, different styles, and joke structures.... interesting stuff!

Also, I was fortunate to have a lot of friends present, who chose to laugh at my jokes rather than throw vegetables at me like they usually do at home. So to my friends, you guys know who you are. Thank you. You made the experience a lot easier for me.

Going forward, as my adventure in stand-up continues, and I'm looking forward to mixing in some magic, and clowning too.

Upcoming Stand-Up open mics:
Friday, July 13th 2012 - No Name Comedy Bar
Friday, July 27th, 2012 - Passion (1220 Danforth)
more to come.... I'll post them as they come up...