by dwayneperkins | Oct 22, 2012 | Funny True Stories, New York I Love You, World Travels
Recently at a show at the Comic Strip in New York, I walked on stage and noticed a women immediately whisper something about me to her friend. I could tell the whisper included me because she did it right as I got on stage and was looking at me as she shared her...
by dwayneperkins | Oct 18, 2012 | Funny True Stories, World Travels
For me the key to travel is to do as the locals. Although many locals don’t partake in their own claims to fames. For example, I know a slew of New Yorkers who’ve never been to The Statue of Liberty. They’ve never walked her hallowed halls but they can tell you...
by dwayneperkins | Sep 7, 2012 | Funny True Stories, World Travels
Comedy is tragedy plus time. Sometimes comedy is more instant, like slipping over a banana peel. That’s tragedy in an instant. The best comedy is forged in tense, uncomfortable moments and then ready for enjoyment only after the tension has waned and all parties...
by dwayneperkins | Jul 5, 2012 | Funny True Stories, New York I Love You, World Travels
It’s always good to be back in New York City. Even in the grips of a heatwave New York is still one of the coolest places on earth. New York is cool not because of swank bars, eateries that have all of yelp buzzing or even because of our famous museums. New York is...
by dwayneperkins | Jun 29, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, World Travels
Dance circles are a phenomenon of the highest order. Like: a single person singing that somehow turns into a full blown sing along, people running when they hear gunshots, or strangers stopping to look at a guy on the ledge of a high rise building. Whether they’re...
by dwayneperkins | Jun 16, 2012 | Funny True Stories, Funny Video Clips, World Travels
I ate a habanera and then tried to do an interview. It went a little something, like...