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John Garrett

Adorably obnoxious comedy

About Me


This Week: Clinton County, IL

Pop Culture Hitlist .

Be sure to visit my official website .

I grew up moving a lot due to being in a military family, went to high school in small town Illinois, graduated from the University of Notre Dame , became a CPA and then left a corporate accounting job to travel the country as a standup comedian while actively participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters .

Since then, I have been seen in concert with Train, opened for Louie Anderson at resort casinos, participated in the 2004 Boston Comedy Festival and heard on nationally-syndicated radio shows. Audiences across the country tell me that I am the adorably obnoxious guy they wish they had in their boring office, unless of course they were my manager.

My Interests

Comedy, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Notre Dame Football.

I'd like to meet:

Laughers. Smiles will only go so far.

Music:

Alternative/Punk.

Movies:

Anything with Jim Carrey.

Television:

The Office.

Books:

Comedian biographies.

My Blog

I cannot even make this stuff up...

While performing last weekend in Louisville, KY at The Comedy Caravan, I happened to pick up this local print media. The Velocity is a free, weekly publication about current events in Louisville. This...
Posted by John Garrett on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:23:00 PST

Confederate flags everywhere

This was a pretty weird week.  I did a show at the University of Charleston in Charleston, WV.  It used to be called Morris Harvey University until they lost their religion and moved across ...
Posted by John Garrett on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:13:00 PST

Pop Culture Hitlist

I recently started contributing as an on-air personality to an internet radio station.  Feel free to check out the Pop Culture Hitlist and listen to my Six Degrees to Rehab piece about celebriti...
Posted by John Garrett on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:00:00 PST

What time is it in London?

Mason City, IL (population around 3,000) is an unlikely place for a comedy club, but Mason City Limits in this small town draws people from all over central Illinois.  I am working with Mike Arms...
Posted by John Garrett on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:29:00 PST

Is that an OJ Simpson jersey?

I went to the Notre Dame - USC football game last night. This visit reiterated how much I cannot stand anything USC: the team, the band, the song, the campus, the people, the colors, all of it. The hi...
Posted by John Garrett on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:21:00 PST

Someone got offended

It always makes me laugh out loud when someone gets offended at one of my jokes.  Just check out my demo clips on my page to see how innocent my act is.  Sometimes people get offended and fe...
Posted by John Garrett on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:26:00 PST

Boise State football game

Boise... State... Boise... State...  I could barely get to sleep tonight after being on sidelines for the Boise State vs. Fresno State football game.  The crowd was so loud t...
Posted by John Garrett on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:07:00 PST

Mount Trashmore Park

When visiting Virginia Beach, VA, you absolutely must take a trip to Mount Trashmore Park.  Rising nearly seven stories above sea level, the landfill (voted best park in the area) ...
Posted by John Garrett on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:08:00 PST

John Garrett for Mayor?

Beware, Dr. Willie Herenton, current mayor of the city of Memphis, TN.  The crowds at Comedy Tennessee Comedy Club were overwhelmingly supportive of my notion to run for mayor.  I told them ...
Posted by John Garrett on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:07:00 PST

Top 10 Clinton County, IL Signs that the End of the World is Near

Check me out at www.JohnGcomedy.com 10. To help save the environment, guys give up their F-150 pickup trucks for import hybrid cars. 9. You go to a Clinton County wedding and no one is wearing jeans.&...
Posted by John Garrett on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:21:00 PST