Josh Rachlis

Dec 29, 2020: I hadn’t gone over my stand-up comedy notes in a couple of weeks. But I felt I shouldn’t miss a chance to perform. So I thought of an idea: Watch the other comedians and then make jokes about them.

I roast the other comedians at stand-up comedy open mic

Today’s diary entry

I didn’t go for a “run” today. I kept meaning to. I wanted to do it first thing in the morning. Last night I thought about going to bed at 9pm. But my dad was watching TV. And then at 10pm a guy in San Fran wanted to call me to tell me about his company. He saw me ask a question to Michael Ovitz in a zoom call this week and wanted to talk to me because his company is involved in advertising and comedy, and I’ve worked in both. Anyway, I went to bed at 11:30pm and put on a podcast. Woke up at 7am, but was still tired, then woke up at 9am. Checked emails. Then at noon, did a zoom call, then another zoom call, then ran to the bank. So that was sort of my run. Took about 20 minutes to get there, and then 20 minutes back. Slowly along Elgin Street. I thought of running again later, but never found the time, because I watched a zoom call and then did another zoom call. I wanted to go to bed at 9pm tonight, but have spent 2 hours on Quora, reading answers to people asking “Is ___ too old to become a teacher?” Because I’m thinking that being a teacher would be the only thing that could make me happy. This week I did a stand-up act in a comedy club contest and it dawned on me how hard doing stand-up comedy is. And I don’t know if it would even fulfill me if I was doing it all the time. Oh, and I started answering questions on Quora, to things like “I’m a 21 male and have a 4 year old daughter and I miss going to bars with my buds and I’m depressed about it.” and “My 13 year old daughter is sad that nobody texts her.” I think I dolled out some good life wisdom. Do you want me to share my answers on Facebook? And do you have any questions for me? Maybe this is a small way that I can do some “teaching”.

Here’s the post on Facebook:

Today’s diary entry

I just wrote this on Facebook. Should I write something like this daily, and also post it on the blog?

I didn’t go for a “run” today. I keep meaning to. I wanted to do it first thing in the morning. Last night I thought about going to bed at 9pm. But my dad was watching TV. And then at 10pm a guy in San Fran wanted to call me to tell me about his company. He saw me ask a question to Michael Ovitz in a zoom call this week and wanted to talk to me because his company is involved in advertising and comedy, and I’ve worked in both. Anyway, I went to bed at 11:30pm and put on a podcast. Woke up at 7am, but was still tired, then woke up at 9am. Checked emails. Then at noon, did a zoom call, then another zoom call, then ran to the bank. So that was sort of my run. Took about 20 minutes to get there, and then 20 minutes back. Slowly along Elgin Street. I thought of running again later, but never found the time, because I watched a zoom call and then did another zoom call. I wanted to go to bed at 9pm tonight, but have spent 2 hours on Quora, reading answers to people asking “Is ___ too old to become a teacher?” Because I’m thinking that being a teacher would be the only thing that could make me happy. This week I did a stand-up act in a comedy club contest and it dawned on me how hard doing stand-up comedy is. And I don’t know if it would even fulfill me if I was doing it all the time. Oh, and I started answering questions on Quora, to things like “I’m a 21 male and have a 4 year old daughter and I miss going to bars with my buds and I’m depressed about it.” and “My 13 year old daughter is sad that nobody texts her.” I think I dolled out some good life wisdom. Do you want me to share my answers on Facebook? And do you have any questions for me? Maybe this is a small way that I can do some “teaching”.

A Quiet Place Part II – Trailer Reaction

For my first ever movie trailer reaction, I’ve chosen A Quiet Place Part II. Enjoy my hilarious ideas for alternate possible titles, my comparison to Bird Box, and my thoughts on actor Cillian Murphy.

I was the last influencer to leave and I could hear @melissadimarco rounding up her team of staff for a photo. What a great workplace Out There Productions must be! I didn’t even realize the extent of the company, but I was talking to the woman who gave me my swag bag and she was telling me how they do videos for brands. Melissa’s hilarious celebrity show is just one aspect of it all. Very impressive! 😍 Last night after an intro in an @imaginecarlton movie theatre, @melissadimarco walked us down to the hall to her VIP Holiday Media and Influencer Event, where we were to try some delicious brands of food and drink and post about them. I had no idea what this was going to be! I assumed it was another party like her @tiff_net events in the @intercontinental hotel. Fortunately, I adapt fast and I was ready to post! #OutThereTV #OutThereVIP 🎄#toronto #torontofoodie #foodie #torontoinfluencer #ottawafoodie I am: #celebrityinterviewer #entertainmentreporter #radiohost #comedian #actor #singersongwriter #cartoonist #screenwriter #filmmaker #locationindependent #digitalnomad #entrepreneur #minimalist #modelingagent #modelscout Other tags: #modelingagency #model #fashionmodel #modellife #modeling #travelvlog #vlog #vlogger

I was the last influencer to leave and I could hear @melissadimarco rounding up her team of staff for a photo. What a great workplace Out There Productions must be! I didn’t even realize the extent of the company, but I was talking to the woman who gave me my swag bag and she was telling me how they do videos for brands. Melissa’s hilarious celebrity show is just one aspect of it all. Very impressive! 😍 Last night after an intro in an @imaginecarlton movie theatre, @melissadimarco walked us down to the hall to her VIP Holiday Media and Influencer Event, where we were to try some delicious brands of food and drink and post about them. I had no idea what this was going to be! I assumed it was another party like her @tiff_net events in the @intercontinental hotel. Fortunately, I adapt fast and I was ready to post! #OutThereTV #OutThereVIP 🎄#toronto #torontofoodie #foodie #torontoinfluencer #ottawafoodie I am: #celebrityinterviewer #entertainmentreporter #radiohost #comedian #actor #singersongwriter #cartoonist #screenwriter #filmmaker #locationindependent #digitalnomad #entrepreneur #minimalist #modelingagent #modelscout Other tags: #modelingagency #model #fashionmodel #modellife #modeling #travelvlog #vlog #vlogger