Dispatches, thoughts, and miscellanea from writer Jon Konrath

Tag: comedy

  • KONCAST Episode 3: Author Jeff O’Brien

    In this episode, I talk to Jeff O’Brien, writer of Very True Stories, Big Boobenstein, Byron the Barbarian, and Heart Shaved Box.   Links from this episode: Jeff O’Brien’s author page: https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-OBrien/e/B00B12WAM2/ Jeff’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.obrien.author I kept referring to a low-budget film director named “Ramirez” and blanking on his book name – Sorry, I…

  • Various theories on Louie

    One of the favorite parts of my recent vacation, aside from the 47 pounds of chocolate I ate, was watching Louie.  I’ve already seen all of them, but my brother-in-law hadn’t, and somehow stumbled upon them on the Roku box.  Part of the enjoyment of this was simply that we watched them after everyone else…

  • So two comedians walk into a bar

    I wish I was a stand-up comedian. I have trouble saying that, because I feel like the many or most people would reply with “you’re not funny.” And I’ve probably spent a lifetime trying to make other people laugh, and maybe I have, but the only thing that sticks in my mind are the too-serious…