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John Keating

Amoeba Misery

About Me

I'm a professional standup comic & actor originally from Boston and living in Los Angeles. I've been doing this since I got out of high school and haven't looked back since.
I've been in some films, been on TV a few times and opened for Dave Chappelle, Barenaked Ladies, Alan Jackson to name a few.
Life is good and it only gets better from here.
Check out my site for more.
I just started drawing and writing a webcomic called "Breaking the Ice". Click below to be taken to the archive at DrunkDuck:

My Interests

Movies, books, comics, hiking, playing guitar, singing, breakfast burritos, buffalo wings, computers, video games, theater, music, writing, baseball, Boston, breakfast, coffee, meditation, spirituality, reiki, art, massage, being goofy, Red Sox, geekin' out, Karaoke, really good Italian food, naps, hold em poker

I'd like to meet:

Of course, anyone who enjoys my comedy, acting and/or writing. Anyone fun, quirky, interesting and unique. People who have a good sense of who they are. No whiners, negativity or people who blame the world for stuff they created themselves.
I have friends from all walks of life...some are actors/actresses, pro wrestlers, standup comics, computer programmers, copywriters, bankers...etc.
Please send an email before asking if I'll add you as a "friend". Tell me something interesting/quirky about yourself.
Professionally, I'd love to meet/work with: Colin Hay, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, John C McGinley, Johnny Depp, Bill Lawrence, Steve Carrell, John Cusack, Kristen Bell, Kate Beckinsale, Nathan Fillion, Joss Whedon, Mary Louise Parker.

Music:

I'm all over the place. I've been listening to Colin Hay a ton lately. Barenaked Ladies, the Who, Bowie, Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, Queen, John Mayer, The Shins, Paul Simon, Coldplay, Belly, Ray Charles, Letters to Cleo, David Garza, Nick Drake, The Killers, Bran Van 3000, Von Bondies, Dandy Warhols, Snow Patrol, The Lemonheads, John Williams and the Boston Pops, classical, jazz, blues....the list goes on.

Movies:

The Fisher King, The Princess Bride, Shawshank Redemption, The High Holy Trinity of Trilogies(The Lord of the Rings, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars), Lawrence of Arabia, About a Boy, High Fidelity, Ed Wood, American Splendor, Bull Durham, Hoosiers, Beautiful Girls, Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Living in Oblivion, Chasing Amy, Garden State, The Incredibles, Eternal Sunshine, Big Fish, Pirates of the Carribean, Hellboy, The Matador, Little Miss Sunshine, Lost in Translation, Popeye, Unforgiven, 40 Year Old Virgin, Seven Samurai, Battle Royale, Throne of Blood, Serenity, Sin City, Ghostbusters

Television:

Scrubs, Rescue Me, Entourage, Weeds, Big Bang Theory, Battlestar Gallactica, The Office (American and English), Sunday Morning Shootout, 24, 30 Rock, Heroes. Veronica Mars and Firefly just kicked all kinds of ass in their too short lifespan on TV. Through the magic of DVD box set I've also started watching Buffy and Angel and like both of those shows.

Books:

Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, High Fidelity, Confederacy of Dunces, Ball Four, Shootout, Adventures in the Screen Trade, What Lie Did I Tell?, Catcher in the Rye, Of Mice and Men, The Stand, IT, Good Omens, Watchmen, The Dark Knight Returns, Astro City

Heroes:

My Mom and stepdad...they are the most unconditionally supportive people I've ever met. They've never once asked me "so...when are you going to get a real job?"

My Blog

Breaking the Ice 51 - I Think Therefore IMDB

  New strip up!As a standup comic, I always get the question "did that really happen to you?" A lot of times, it's all total BS and no, it didn't...or at least not as funny as I try to make it so...
Posted by John Keating on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:26:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 50 - And That Ends That...

Breaking the Ice has hit the big 5-0 and this is pretty much where the collected comic book will end.  This ties up the whole kidney stone thing and I'll move on from there.  Thanks for rea...
Posted by John Keating on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:38:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 49 - Ain’t No Stoppin’ It (and some big news!)

New strip is up!I'm only a week away from hittin' 50 and I was going to wait until then to announce this...but I'm kind of excited and want to do it now.Breaking the Ice is going to be published by H...
Posted by John Keating on Thu, 29 May 2008 07:57:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 48 - Kingdom of an Empty Skull

New strip is up!I took a break from the regular storyline for this one.  I'm really excited about Indy 4 this weekend so here is my little tribute.I should also have some pretty cool news about t...
Posted by John Keating on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:13:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 47 - A Happy Face

New strip is up! I've been getting a lot of requests for a certain "return" so I gave in.  Enjoy!...
Posted by John Keating on Wed, 14 May 2008 01:46:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 46 - Something to Think About

New strip is up!I wasn't feeling so hot yesterday so I decided to wait until today to upload it.  Enjoy!...
Posted by John Keating on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:06:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 45 - Meet the New Boss

I'm back!  My father passed away about two weeks ago and I had to go back to Boston for the services and to help take care of things.  Needless to say, it didn't leave me in a great mood to ...
Posted by John Keating on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:00 PST

Family Emergency

My dad passed away this Thursday and I'm currently back in Boston, which is why I didn't create a new strip this weekend.  I'm ok, if you're wondering.  It's a tough time but my family is ve...
Posted by John Keating on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:51:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 44 - Say Goodnight Gracie

  New strip is up! This wraps up the date storyline.  I think the strip is pretty self explanatory :)...
Posted by John Keating on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:11:00 PST

Breaking the Ice 43 - A Startling Discovery

  New strip is up!  The date from hell continues with a trip to the emergency room and an unpleasant discovery....
Posted by John Keating on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:28:00 PST