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Stu Baker

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. -- Epictetus

About Me


I got to be in some videos with
Kyle Cease
Check 'em out!


Kyle Cease's opinion on the handicapped
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Melgicians magician tricks for magicians
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My Buddy Kyle Cease's DVD, "Weirder. Blacker. Dimpler." is out Now!
Check out this conspiracy theory video!

From actual footage!!! Aaaah!!!!


The Stu Baker Story


Did you ever wonder where comedians come from? What kind of twisted psyche does it take to make a person want to continually go up in front of a group of people with a chance they might fail and experience a result many people fear worse than death?
Some say the comic perspective is formed in a troubled or challenged life. Humans laugh as a coping mechanism for adversity and the comedian's dramatic efforts are their attempt to control this elusive state.
If challenge and adversity are fertile ground for the comic, then Stu Baker has plenty enough fertilizer to be really funny.
When Baker was three years old, doctors gave his parents some alarming news. He was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. So little was known about the disease at the time that the doctors told his parents to prepare for the worst. It actually took many years for the worst-case scenario to appear -- he became a comedian. And ye, sadly, those doctors are all dead.
As a child with the severe physical challenges that MD presents, Stu Baker soon learned that he could call positive attention to himself with a sense of humor about his condition. While it earned him positive affection from his peers in school, it also earned him numerous trips to the principal's office. The principal, it seemed, had no sense of humor. Stu would often leave the principal's office thinking, "Tough room."
But frequent detention did not discourage Stu Baker. At a very young age, he developed an entire stand up comedy act complete with references to President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson and "Milk is up to 27 cents a gallon? What's up with that?" He had dreams of being on the Tonight Show with Steve Allen ... then Jack Paar ... then Johnny Carson. But now they're all dead and it makes him worry about the well being of Jay Leno.
Somewhere along the line, he developed the bad habit of procrastination. He decided he'd get around to being a comedian later and installed a snooze button on his snooze button. He also began to have an additional recurring dream; that he would someday become a myspace whore. He didn't know what a myspace whore was then. (He does now.)
Before his now-famous comedy career, Baker got a degree in Psychology and immediately got work as an data manager in an engineering company (don't ask). He also worked as a professional musician, owned a recording studio, worked as a recording engineer and record producer, founded an independent record label and hosted a number of radio programs as a DJ in the Phoenix area.
For the last five years he has returned to his stand up dreams and attributes his recent success to two things, 1) The principal is now dead too. 2) He is a myspace whore 3) He is funny. See? He listed three things instead of just two. That's comedy!

Hidden House Comedy Room!
Every Wednesday!
See Stu Baker perform at Laff's in Tucson!
Call for details!

Me and Geri Mars in Burbank
I think Mauri Povich had just told us I wasn't the father.
Click on the pic to learn more about Geri!

Me and Kyle Cease hanging out!
Drawing by Kevin Cease
Kyle's One-Hour Comedy Central Special
Weider, Blacker, Dimpler comes out November 13th!!

Me, Geri Mars and Darren Carter The Party Starter at
The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach.
Click on the Pic to go to Darren's myspace site!
Comedian Stu Baker
Electronic Press Kit Clubs, Bookers, agents, etc. can find easy-to-access bio, credits and publicity photos at my Stu Baker Electronic Press Kit myspace page.
Just click on the pic below.



myspace.com/comedianstubaker

Click on this pic to check out my website!
www.stubakercomedy.com

MouseOver Madness!
Roll your curser over the pics on my page and there are hidden messages!
Like, "HE'S CALLING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!"
Stu Baker's Upper Top 24!
Add them please! They're great!


Kirk Buckhout Orny Adams Jackie Jones Jon Jesmer
Lorena Torres Arizona
Comedy Promotions Hidden House
Comedy Hari Khalsa
Jamey Stone Geri Mars Sean McCarthy
The Bigfoot Hunter Ron Babich
Will C Don Steinmetz Juan Saldana Josh McDermitt
Sina Amedson Stay in School Comedy Kal Carter Myke Dehu
Jess
Read My Blog! Patrick Warburton Ronnie D Jeremy Scott

My Interests

Great videos I recommend!


From Josh McDermitt
and friends ...


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Grande Con Carne: Episode 1 on FunnyOrDie.com ..
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Grand Con Carne: Episode 2 "Transdanica" on FunnyOrDie.com ..
From my friends Kyle Cease,
Kevin Cease and Bob Bledsoe!

In Your Vagina on FunnyOrDie.com ..

My Friend of the week!


The Hidden House Comedy Room
My "Friend of the Week" is not a person but THE best comedy room in Phoenix! Started back in 2005 by Jaqi Furback who moved to Seattle, it now being run primarily by Kirk Buckhout , Steve Maxwell and Ronnie D .

I'd like to meet:


George Carlin, Firesign Theatre, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Bill Hicks, Todd Glass, Dane Cook, Brian Posehn, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Jon Lovitz, Tom Papa, Gene Pompa, Jerry Seinfeld, Kathleen Madigan, Mike Birbiglia, Scott Kennedy, The Smothers Brothers, Dave Attel, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Rock, Colin Quin, Arj Barker, Wayne Federman, Greg Behrendt, Nick Swardson, Todd Barry, Bill Burr, Rich Vos, Alonzo Bodden, Kathleen Madigan, Richard Jeni, Frank Caliendo, Bobby Lee, Dr. Ken, Greg Giraldo, DC Benny, Patton Oswalt, Lewis Black, Lenny Clarke, Brian Regan, Doug Stanhope, Tom Cotter, John Heffron, John Belushi, alright, ALRIGHT ALREADY I GIVE UP!!!! JESUS CHRIST!!!! (he's funny too).
And later ... Richard Pryer, John Belushi, Rodney Dangerfield, Johnny Carson, Ron Babich.

Always keeping an eye out for something funny.
Is it you?

My "Rotating Top 24" This Week.Comedy by ReferralRandom Rotation!
I have a lot of friends these days on myspace. Sometimes I forget why I added someone. Chances are they're a comic because I often request adds from other comics. It could also be someone's music I like. Or, it could be a firend of comedy or someone who is just an interesting person to meet on myspace.
Still, I have lost track of some of them so I will rotate this section now and then and make some sort of contact to see what happens. Check in here often to see if you're here! I'll be writing you soon!
Every week I rotate in new comics into my "Rotating Top 24". I hope to meet them and/or work with them someday!

Music:

Beatles,Elvis Costello,Allman Brothers,Alejandro Escovedo,John Prine,Miles Davis,Bob Marley,Scott Miller (V-Roys),Slaid Cleaves,Neko Case,Chris Knight,Lucinda Williams,Grateful Dead,Indigo Girls,Ghetto Cowgirl,Greg Trooper,Van Morrison,Steve Earle,Bruce Springsteen, Blaster, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers (Refreshments), Ignitors,Flathead, Flatlanders,Little Feat,John Coltrane,Jackson Browne, Rodney Crowell,Jim Lauderdale,Johnny Cash,Tom Gillam,Neil Young,Richard Shindell,Dave Alvin,Tom Waits,Jerry Riopelle,Dave Alvin, Jethro Tull,Los Lonely Boys,Uncle Tupelo,Son Volt,Wilco,Danny O'Keefe,Tom Russell,Ryan Adams (Whiskeytown),The Cure,The Clash, Morrissey,Dave Insley,Nanci Griffith,Jayhawks,Tom Petty,Ray Wylie Hubbard, Pistoleros,Byrds,Derailers,John Hiatt ... That's just this week. Top 5 of all time: Beatles, Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Miles Davis. So there

Movies:

Grand Canyon, This is Spinal Tap, Forrest Gump, Gross Pointe Blank, Being John Malkovich, Get Shorty, Big Lebowski, Mighty Wind, The Matrix, Waiting for Guffman, Saving Private Ryan, Best in Show, Phenomenon, ET the Extraterrestrial, Searching for Bobby Fisher, Mary Poppins, Comedian Ok, Ok, I finally saw Napolean Dynamite, Gosh!

Television:

If you blinked, you missed me
on Last Comic Standing



My appearance on the Tonight Show!


Books:

Zen and the Art of Stand Up Comedy (Sankey), The story of an Illiterate Detective: "J" is for Murder (Steve Maxwell), Jonathan Livingston Seagull (It cracks me up every time he slams into that rock!)

Heroes:


Kyle Cease

Butch Bradley

Orny Adams

Josh McDermitt

Darren Carter
and my bestest myspace pal, Geri Mars

Tom Papa

Scott Kennedy (center)
and my comic buddy Don Steinmetz

Try out this new profile site
I think it's cool!

My Blog

I just got a new van ...

I just got a new van! I got pretty much everything I wanted on it. Except I wanted seats that were crushed velvet. The seats on this one were velvet that was only slightly disappointed.So was I....
Posted by Stu Baker on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:13:00 PST

Coffee and me ...

I like coffee. I drink, like, 4 to 6 cups a day, unless you're talking about actual cups, then it's like 8 or 12, I don't have a measuring cup handy. And, if I wasn't lying because I'm addicted and ...
Posted by Stu Baker on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:28:00 PST

Arctic sea ice withdraws to all-time low ...

Arctic sea ice withdraws to all-time low ...I suggested that it get some counseling. Or ... maybe get a job, loser!(I know, that's cold)
Posted by Stu Baker on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:24:00 PST

I want to be a mime ...

I want to be a mime interpreter for the deaf.
Posted by Stu Baker on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:39:00 PST

Doctor Assisted Suicide is a Slippery ...

It would be better to just push the cripple down a slippery slope That way you could just say they fell. Everyone is off the hook!Of course, that could be a slippery slope as well.Pretty soon everyon...
Posted by Stu Baker on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:22:00 PST

When Im Old, Tell Me Im Full of Shit!

I was recently around an old person who frequently said cranky, stupid shit to the people around them. Things like, "No! The fork goes on the right!", and "I still think Bush was a good president, Dam...
Posted by Stu Baker on Sat, 31 May 2008 08:00:00 PST

On the hole in space ...

In August 2007, scientists from the University of Minnesota published an astonishing finding in the Astrophysical Journal. The universe, they declared, had a hole in it -- a hole far bigger than anyth...
Posted by Stu Baker on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:06:00 PST

What I did on my summer vacation ...

So, I've been out in Oceanside, CA (O'side for us semi-native locals) for the past couple of weeks. Linda and I try to get out here a few times a year to relax. Daughters Amy and Sara came out this ...
Posted by Stu Baker on Thu, 29 May 2008 09:52:00 PST

On Winning ...

True story. When I was 10, my car won the Pinewood Derby in Cub Scouts. It taught me some very valuable lessons.First, that I could be a winner. There were maybe 250-300 other boys who brought their c...
Posted by Stu Baker on Wed, 28 May 2008 12:05:00 PST

Golf creates anti-drug policy for PGA ...

What, no more valium ... ? WTF!
Posted by Stu Baker on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:49:00 PST