Don Friesen - ProfilesArchive

About Me

..... I'm a married father of two, stand-up comic living in S. Pasadena, CA..... My wife and kids are my life... Oh, and comedy is my life too, so I guess you could say I'm leading a double life, which is probably why I never have any time and drink so much coffee. (I would add baseball too, but "triple life" stretches the analogy past the point of breaking.) But it's a good life, both of them--all three really---a great life/lives... a semicharmed kind of life.
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, any SF Giant... Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Woody Allen, Robert Klein, Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, anyone from Monty Python.... David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien (hopefully on their shows... and soon).... Charles Grodin, John Lithgow, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Michael Jordan, Bono........ Anybody who can explain to me why it costs over $850,000 to buy a 3BR/1BA in S. Pasadena... Anybody who can loan me over $850,000 to buy a 3BR/1BA in S. Pasadena....

My Blog

Much ablog about nothing

Okay, my people have been on me for awhile to write some sort of a blog, as if the world would somehow be incomplete without the pointless ramblings of Don Friesen. "Just write something," they say, ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:39:00 GMT

KLOS 5:00 Funnies Live--PACIFIC AMPHITHEATRE...

WOW... what a great theatre! Thank you KLOS listeners for coming out and supporting Live comedy in a big way! And thanks to Uncle Joe for getting behind me and helping push to get me on this bill.I'...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:52:00 GMT

MONTREAL

After almost getting into the Just For Laughs Festival in 2000, then taking a seven-year hiatus from auditioning, it felt great to finally get the call that I was in...As in most things Hollywood, it ...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:39:00 GMT

Opening for the GOO GOO DOLLS...

I got another chance to perform at the Delta Center and this time I was opening for the Goo Goo Dolls! Last year's show for the Novell Brainshare crowd was apparently a big hit so they invited me back...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:10:00 GMT

CD and DVD nationwide release!

Well it's official: my CD and DVD are now available at most Best Buys and Borders stores! Plus you can buy my CD online at uproarcomedycd.com, and you can still get my DVD directly from donfriesen.com...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:51:00 GMT

Thank you SACRAMENTO

Hey Sacramento Fans,Thanks for making Laughs for Lovers a huge hit! The audience was great and all of the comics had a blast. Thanks to you we were able to raise over $2800 for Food For Families. H...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:47:00 GMT

Now performing in and around LA

Okay, I haven't blogged in awhile, sorry... but it's not for a lack of things to talk about--it's just been a crazy-busy year! Back in September I decided that I had spent too much time keeping Hollyw...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:20:00 GMT

Broken bone of the month club

Here I go again...This time it's my right middle finger. I was playing basketball in a pick-up game and... "snap"...They did surgery on it earlier this week and put 2 pins in it so that it will heal ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:40:00 GMT

Thank you Seattle!

Hey Seattle Thanks for coming out in droves to the Paramount Theatre for the Laugh Lover's Ball--what a night, huh?... And a special thanks to NorthBend comedy fans for helping make the the "Comedy fo...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:40:00 GMT

Opening for THE COUNTING CROWS...

I opened for the Counting Crows at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City last week--cool, huh?... It was a private concert for Novell's National Brain Share Convention, so it was me and about 8,000 techi...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:40:00 GMT