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How to make it in Hollywood

How to make it in Hollywood

using only your face and a sheet cake.

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Jul 02, 2023
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I was young and wanted to be somebody.

I was driving trucks for the City of Chicago during the day and writing and performing at night. Then I got “discovered” at the Chicago Comedy Festival in 2001.

In the early aughts, there were no shows or movies shooting in Chicago. Everything was out of LA. Problem was, I didn’t want to leave Chicago.

It was a tou…

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