. a blogumn by Jessica Glassberg A journey through the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny For more than six months, my cell has turned itself off more times than the amount of calls that I have made.  It has arbitrarily decided which voice mails and text messages I actually receive and [...]

. a blogumn by Jessica Glassberg A journey through the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny Like far too many Americans nowadays, I am currently “between jobs.”  Or to give it a little more credibility… “working for the government.”  Or to add some LA flair to it, I now have an overall [...]

. a blogumn by Jessica Glassberg Many girls know by the age of nine how they want their dream wedding to look and feel…, What style dress they will wear, how they want their hair to look, the types of flowers they will hold, and how many bridesmaids will be by their side. I AM [...]

. A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg It was September of 2003 when I moved into my current apartment.  When the first “chill” of an LA winter crept into my dwelling, (read: it dropped below 70) I called the gas company to ignite my pilot light.  I would have done it myself, but I continually had [...]

. A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg When I walk out on stage, I usually have a sense of what kind of audience I’m performing for: A Hillel-sponsored event:  bring out the Jewish mother jokes My dad’s retirement party: a few inside jokes, but pretty G-rated. On a college campus: get more risqué. The same theory [...]

. A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg Halloween pressure. Halloween is the time of year when everyone dons his or her scariest, sexiest and funniest. As a comic, the expectation to bring the funny or pun-y, as is often the case, is pretty high.  I received over half a dozen emails asking what I was going [...]

. A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg This past Friday,  I hosted a benefit concert (featuring Peter Daily and Tatem Jones) for the play “Razorback” at the Rogue Machine Theater on Pico. I had a simply swell time. The reps from the theater genuinely seemed happy to have me MC and the audience was enthusiastic and  [...]

. A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg If a comedian is on stage and no one hears her…did she tell a joke? Since moving out to LA, I have returned to Long Island numerous times and, whenever possible, will work in some stage time…it’s usually a grand ‘ol time. This past weekend, however, was different. I [...]

/ A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg A journey throught the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny Last Thursday, I participated in a reasonably new, monthly tradition in Downtown LA.  So, right off the bat, you know I’m not talking about prostitution… Although, en route to my destination, I saw a few ladies [...]

. A blogumn by Jessica Glassberg A journey through the struggles, insecurities and over-analyzing that make a comic funny This past Sunday night, I performed at the comedy show, “Sunday, Sunday, Sunday” in Westwood.  One of the comics was onstage discussing how he tried to get excused from jury duty by pretending he was racist.  [...]