Author | Filmmaker and Host, Tola Talks
Thanks again to all who came out to support our amazing Stand-up comedians and the Nikki Love Project at Two Hearted Queen this weekend. Great times, great laughs, great music!
Have an awesome week everyone, and tune-in this Wednesday, May 11th at Noon (CT) for another 45 minute pop-up Tola Yoga class – LIVE on Periscope.tv/richtola. Peace – R
Catch me doing stand-up comedy this weekend in Danny’s Skybox Theatre at The Second City in Chicago. Great line-up with a couple of super fun hosts! Hope to see you there – R
Next week on Tola Talks Recording Artist/Producer Moses Stone & Dancer/Yogini Jen Wcyckal
Hot, current and definitely on the edge, Tola Talks is broadcasting live on the radio this Tuesday from 4-6pm (ET) on Hamilton-Radio.com (Channel 2). So tune-in and treat yourself to my “21st Century Talk for a No-Bullshit World”, not to mention some really cool and inspiring conversation with an assortment of celebrity guests…here’s our guest list for the first 3 weeks:
January 5th – Actress Troy Titus-Adams and Chef Lizette, Founder/Host of The Chef Network
January 12th – Comedians Lynne Roberts & Lauren Huffman and Fitness Guru Mandee Miller
January 19th – Recording Artist/Producer Moses Stone and Dancer/Yoga Teacher Jen Wycykal
Plus, I’ll be taking listener calls throughout the show, so feel free to give us a shout! Peace – R
Riddle me this: What takes place on December 12th that includes 12 amazing women who will dazzle the entire family with joy and laughter that doesn’t include alcohol, just awesome coffee and desserts, and doesn’t include men – except me – and is totally free? That’s simple…
The Royal Talent Showcase hosted by yours truly, Rich Tola, at Two Hearted Queen!
One more day for free tickets to my show this Sunday, the All Men’s Dress to Impress at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank – starting at 9p in the Main Room. Click this link for free tickets: http://flc.cc/1VLYka8 (expires Thursday).
Once that expires, click this link for $5 tickets (expires 24hrs prior to show): http://flc.cc/1IHEKbn
Come eat, drink, laugh and join the fun as I get ready for the Burbank Comedy Festival.
I’ll also be hosting the Open Mic at Tribal Cafe in Echo Park every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month – starting this Monday, August 10th as well as August 24th. Calling all Stand-up comedians, Musicians, Singers & Rappers for a great time to strut your stuff. Sign-up at 7p – first come, first serve – so come early, bring your best 5 minutes and I’ll see you there.
Any questions, email me at: [email protected]
Peace – R
Hey everyone, keep the momentum going and never lose sight of your goals…it works.
Also catch me in the Next Comic Standing competition at the HaHa Cafe Comedy Club in North Hollywood on Monday, August 3rd @ 8:30p. It’s a comedy contest amongst up and coming comics where you get to vote for your Top 3 that will go through to the finals.
Looking forward to introducing one of my favorite trophies from Tola Talks to the show, the Get Your Shit Together Award.
Hope to see you there – R
Hey everyone, hope you’re having a great weekend and looking forward to the 4th of July!
Had a blast at the Father’s Day show and getting ready for next week’s show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank on Tuesday, July 7th from 10-11:30p in the Main Room. Come celebrate your Independence Day in true New York style, i.e., make it last 3 days.
As the great comedian, Louie Anderson said, “It takes about 100 performances (Stand-up) to even know if you’re good”. About a dozen and counting Louie!
Peace – R
The great Roseanne Barr once said, “Stand-up is my therapy…I’m just really pissed off!”
Following suit with the “working-class domestic goddess” (perhaps not as pissed off), my new material for this Sunday’s show at Flappers Comedy Club will include jokes about Wall Street, sobriety, Yoga, homeless people, marriage and some recent news that’s ripe for the Get Your Shit Together Award – previously awarded everyday on Tola Talks.
I’ll be performing 5 minutes and the headliner is Matt Champagne from Will & Grace. Get FREE tickets complimentary of Flappers – for 1 more day – by clicking HERE or this link: http://flc.cc/1GI21qK
Sunday, June 21st, Father’s Day from 9 – 10:30p in the Main Room of Flappers Comedy Club, located at 102 E Magnolia Blvd. Burbank CA, 91502 (easy and free parking across the street at Ashley Furniture).
Hope to see you there! – R
Another show under my belt and another reason to go back to the drawing board. Because practice makes perfect, or at the very least, gives you the opportunity to evolve whatever you’re doing. If that’s not working, then hit the gym and get your workout in…that always helps!
This past weekend I performed again at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA and tried all new material that was funnier than my previous show – that’s a good thing! Because with stand-up comedy it’s all about delivering your jokes with as few words as possible and with as much attitude as possible, then refining them soon thereafter to get them to work. And for those jokes that are already working, i.e., everyone’s laughing hysterically, then don’t change a thing. So they say…whoever “they” is.
Either way the key is to keep improving your stand-up comedy act to one that flows seamlessly and effortlessly while you’re simply having a conversation with the audience. Something I’m progressing with, a task much easier said then done.
Hope to see you at my next Flappers show on Father’s Day, June 21st in the Main Room. – R