Back to Performing: Feeling Sorry For Myself in 2021

I haven't disappeared by any means, I just haven't updated anything. I've been quietly working on things and haven't really performed live or in a film since before the pandemic save for a few commercials and TV movies here and there. It's been awesome keeping it quiet and working. If you are fans of what I do over at my production company Best Worst Cantina, we have recently dropped our first sketch comedy album with The Dads. The Dads are a group of baby boomer-aged Dads played by me and my buddies Jack & Sam from the DMT podcast.

I don't really know what the future holds for me as a performer and as an actor now that things are getting a little back to where they were before the pandemic but I definitely sense myself moving a little bit more behind the scenes. I haven't really documented the actor's journey or my creative journey too much but throughout all of last year, I found tremendous joy in taking my time with what I wanted to do.

I found myself starting a podcast, writing films, reading, and of course playing an absurd amount of video games. I now find myself in a Master's program with a bit of a career change in mind. While I do love performing and acting, I think it's going to slow down a lot but I don't think the creative outlets will stop. This is by no means a goodbye letter either, I'm definitely still working. I would say that if you want to continue to support my endeavors please check out Best Worst Cantina as that's pretty much where 90% of my creative output will be for a while. I'm sure in the near future you will get some updates here but for the time being, it's nice to say hello again.

Hi, it's me.

Originally posted in 2021. Updated in 2025.

At the time, I was leaning toward a career pivot — I even entered a Master’s program thinking teaching might be the new path. But the creative bug never left. I found myself starting podcasts, writing films, playing an absurd amount of video games, and reflecting on what I really wanted to do. I still loved performing, but I thought that chapter might be slowing down.

Fast-forward to now — and a lot has happened.

How I was feeling at the time.

I’m back to performing. Fully. I returned to live performance — stand-up, sketch, improv — and in 2022, I was hired full-time as a content creative. Teaching didn’t stick, and everything kept pulling me back to comedy and storytelling. Since then, I’ve released two comedy specials with The Dads through Best Worst Cantina Media, and I even took my solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe — something I never imagined happening when I wrote the original version of this post. Did I mention I got married as well? That was huge.

It was a time of uncertainty for a lot of people. I'm glad I found what I loved again.

Opening for I Mostly Blame Myself (NYC) in 2024.