Here's me performing standup in Chicago:
Another standup clip from Comix in NYC:
This is the most popular video of mine on YouTube. In it, I deal with a heckler not amused by my bit on the gay pride parade.
"White Collar Comedy with Mortimer the Steel Baron" won Best Web Short of the Year at ComedySmack.
"Think Tank" is a web comedy series starring Mark Normand and myself. List of previous episodes.
"I Need Laughs: One week in the trenches of the New York underground comedy scene" is a behind the scenes documentary of a single week in Feb '09 prowling around the alternative/underground comedy scene in NYC (7 parts, 30 minutes total).
Some of my other funny clips:
More of my videos at YouTube.
Sandpaper Suit is NYC standup comic Matt Ruby's (now defunct) comedy blog. Keep in touch: Sign up for Matt's weekly Rubesletter. Email mattruby@hey.com.
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