Guest post by Andrew Orvedahl. As a comedian, I can speak with a certain degree of authority when I say that Los Angeles is the Shangri-La for comedy. Sure, there are fantastic comedy scenes sprinkled all over the country (and indeed maybe even the world, who knows–not me, I’m American), but the cream of the… Read more »

Guest post by comedian Andrew Orvedahl. Long ago, when I was on my way to North Carolina to do a comedy show, I ‘missed’ a flight. Or rather, it was given away without my knowledge. I arrived at the airport about an hour before the scheduled departure, and when I checked in at the kiosk… Read more »

Guest post by Andrew Orvedahl As a touring comedian, I’ve stayed in countless hotels, all the way from a place in Chicago that was missing a window (in January) to a penthouse on the Las Vegas strip. Anyone who travels even a bit knows that all hotels are not created equal, but here are some… Read more »

Guest post by Andrew Orvedahl. Flying is a great way to turn what would be an execrable twenty-hour car trip into two hours of reading a magazine and drinking a tiny bottle of wine, but you can probably make your trip even faster. Here are some tips to speed up your air travel, from your… Read more »

Guest post by Andrew Orvedahl–a stand-up comedian recently featured on the Tonight Show–who travels way too much. When I worked as a bike messenger, people imagined my workday was full of exciting near-death escapades on my bike, when in reality it was mostly making small talk in elevators. Now that I’m a stand-up comedian, people… Read more »