What are you lookin at?

If only that was true, things would be so much easier.

For over ten years I had to just keep saying that over and over cause I truly believe it. That is why I don't use credits before I go on. I am either funny or not. I tried and tried to keep that as my mantra but it is not the way things work.

All through my career I have had to fight for just a little piece of respect in a business that won't give it out. Contantly being told I am not as funny as certain guys..you can't follow them Darren. You are just a dirty comic that is why people laugh at your juvenile stuff.

For the last year I have had to say I am funny cause I now know it is not enough to be just funny. So from time to time, I have to yell how great I am while i wink at the people around me. The ones who know I don't believe I am any funnier then a good comic.

What is funny is those that generally criticize me are the ones too scared to say it in public. Like little children with sticky hands and they say "I didn't eat your mr freezy darren". They slap me on the back and laugh and then wait till i leave the room and slag me.

These are the same people that are wake up at noon and kick the waitress out of bed..go get high..eat dinner..do show..and repeat. Meanwhile I constantly add updates to this site....burn and give out cds. Do the same thing as the comics I look up to..write new material and get shows in.

These are the same guys who say I am not going to spend 2000 dollars on a website but will spent that in a few weeks on booze or coke. Or they expect to get a grand for a show but won't invest in their own career.

They say that by being critical of the industry is biting the hand that feeds. Considering that I am getting the table scraps of others...I don't even get to see the hand.

If you are in the toronto area please look in the Toronto Star may 9th as there is an article about my take on cringe humour. When I get it I will post in on the site.

All that you have is your soul