 The official website of Mark J. Thomas, Comedy Mercenary.
I live in Colorado - one of the square states. Wyoming is the other - definitely not as funny. (Alleged VP dick cheney lives there sometimes - go figure.) The residents of western Colorado are refreshingly supportive of stand-up comedy. And there's plenty to laugh at here. (Stay with me.) There's the weather (it can snow any month of the year - indoors or out). It has quaint traffic jams (up to FOUR LANES at a time -- pickups and Subarus, mostly). There's uncaged wildlife (bears at the garbage, elk by the highway, furs in the produce sections). We survive on construction and tourists ("guests", as we're instructed to call them). And there's just enough oxygen to keep the heart pumping and help squeeze out a few glorious laughs from appreciative, local audiences. On a good night. Comedy fans know that the Aspen Comedy Festival (an HBO thing) was building up quite a reputation here for 13 years ('94-'07). Big names: Williams (Robin & Katt), Python, SNL, Carlin, Chappelle, Silverman (adult link!), Black, Colbert, (bonus link: Washington Correspondent's Dinner video!) Wright...). But they decided to close the doors on the event. And word was it was moving to...Santa Barbara. Hilarious, comedy-ground-breaking Santa Freakin' Barbara. Well, that rumor has been squashed, so TBS is picking up the ball. Where it lands...we'll see. In the meantime, the locals have fully embraced the effort by relatively inexperienced locals (like myself) to pick up the ball and bring fresh, live, local stand-up to stages in the Aspen area. This is my first effort at a website, so be patient. As it builds I'll post info about upcoming events, appearances, other comedians, and whatever strikes my comic nerve. I'll post audio and video as I get it together. Two clips to the right are a start. The Aspen Glass Pinata was an April Fools piece that ran on KSNO radio all day. The other is a clip from a set I did last sumer at the Winchester Nite Club in Rifle. (We'll be back there this summer. GREAT crowds!) The Bio page has some background on me, for you aspiring stalkers. There are a few photos. I'm making stuff to sell, like the bumper sticker.  And that's it for now. Stay tuned. Write if you have a question or comment. And keep smiling. It keeps the crushing depression of everyday reality at bay, for awhile, anyway. Cheers ~ |
  On the 6th day of March, in the mountains of Aspen, In the white of the snow there was heard a great gaspin’ He was thrashing, and struggling with a chest full of goo It was Horton the elephant, fighting the flu. Read the rest of "Horton Has The Flu"... |
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