Cole Escola

Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, I – I didn't really and still don't identify really as a comedian because it's hard for me to just, like, plug and play, as they say. Like, just, like, take what I do and stick it in a lineup. Like, I would perform with these, you know, other brilliant comedians like Bowen and John and Julio Torres and Joel Kim Booster and Matt Rogers.

Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, I – I didn't really and still don't identify really as a comedian because it's hard for me to just, like, plug and play, as they say. Like, just, like, take what I do and stick it in a lineup. Like, I would perform with these, you know, other brilliant comedians like Bowen and John and Julio Torres and Joel Kim Booster and Matt Rogers.

Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, I – I didn't really and still don't identify really as a comedian because it's hard for me to just, like, plug and play, as they say. Like, just, like, take what I do and stick it in a lineup. Like, I would perform with these, you know, other brilliant comedians like Bowen and John and Julio Torres and Joel Kim Booster and Matt Rogers.

But, you know, the list goes on and on. But I... always felt a little like they were doing their old aunt a favor, letting her bring her wigs and do her little characters. And it's hard to win an audience over. You know, stand-up is you're talking to the audience, and then I come on in a wig and put up a fourth wall, and it's like, what? Ew. Go away.

But, you know, the list goes on and on. But I... always felt a little like they were doing their old aunt a favor, letting her bring her wigs and do her little characters. And it's hard to win an audience over. You know, stand-up is you're talking to the audience, and then I come on in a wig and put up a fourth wall, and it's like, what? Ew. Go away.

But, you know, the list goes on and on. But I... always felt a little like they were doing their old aunt a favor, letting her bring her wigs and do her little characters. And it's hard to win an audience over. You know, stand-up is you're talking to the audience, and then I come on in a wig and put up a fourth wall, and it's like, what? Ew. Go away.

Well, is it out of this community that O'Mary became possible? Did you workshop it and try it out in smaller venues or did O'Mary kind of come out fully formed?

Well, is it out of this community that O'Mary became possible? Did you workshop it and try it out in smaller venues or did O'Mary kind of come out fully formed?

Well, is it out of this community that O'Mary became possible? Did you workshop it and try it out in smaller venues or did O'Mary kind of come out fully formed?

It basically came out fully formed. For three years, I did a solo sketch show every month at the duplex. And I did it at the duplex because if you got over 60 or 65 people, they let you keep 100% of the door because they made money off the two-drink minimum. I truly did it because I was like... oh my God, I can perform and make like $900 a month.

It basically came out fully formed. For three years, I did a solo sketch show every month at the duplex. And I did it at the duplex because if you got over 60 or 65 people, they let you keep 100% of the door because they made money off the two-drink minimum. I truly did it because I was like... oh my God, I can perform and make like $900 a month.

It basically came out fully formed. For three years, I did a solo sketch show every month at the duplex. And I did it at the duplex because if you got over 60 or 65 people, they let you keep 100% of the door because they made money off the two-drink minimum. I truly did it because I was like... oh my God, I can perform and make like $900 a month.

And so I set this challenge up for myself that I would write a whole new hour every month. And I did that. And it was so challenging and maybe the most like fun, rewarding thing that I ever did for myself. But in writing sketches, I sort of learned how I think a scene should work.

And so I set this challenge up for myself that I would write a whole new hour every month. And I did that. And it was so challenging and maybe the most like fun, rewarding thing that I ever did for myself. But in writing sketches, I sort of learned how I think a scene should work.

And so I set this challenge up for myself that I would write a whole new hour every month. And I did that. And it was so challenging and maybe the most like fun, rewarding thing that I ever did for myself. But in writing sketches, I sort of learned how I think a scene should work.

And then after doing those shows for three years, I thought, I wonder if I can build a show of scenes like this that makes sense altogether with an arc, but that also are, you know, like tight, funny scenes. Basically a sitcom. I wanted to see if I could write a sitcom.

And then after doing those shows for three years, I thought, I wonder if I can build a show of scenes like this that makes sense altogether with an arc, but that also are, you know, like tight, funny scenes. Basically a sitcom. I wanted to see if I could write a sitcom.

And then after doing those shows for three years, I thought, I wonder if I can build a show of scenes like this that makes sense altogether with an arc, but that also are, you know, like tight, funny scenes. Basically a sitcom. I wanted to see if I could write a sitcom.

And is a play a sitcom?

And is a play a sitcom?