Cory Jarvis - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I live in New York and tell jokes/funny stories. I just moved here after spending 4 years in Japan so nevermind that weirdness you feel, it's just me. I'm adjusting. When meeting, if I do a half-ass bow or tell you a story about eating--miming chopsticks instead of a fork--please just let it go. I'm slightly askew. It's going to take some time.

I used to perform Stand up comedy (in English) with the Tokyo Comedy Store. If you're there or going, check out a show. Most are free and they're always fun.

My Interests

I'm interested in you!

I'd like to meet:

Old friends, new friends, and other people with big sexy noses.

Music:

I pretty much listen to everything except for, Prince, Dave Matthews, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Coldplay, Bjork, Billie Holiday, the Doors, G Love, Erykah Badu, Jack Johnson, the Postal Service, Tool, Perfect Circle, Pink Floyd, Madonna, Sade, Incubus, Zero 7, Miles Davis, Thievery Corporation, Aretha Franklin, U2, Portishead, Beck, David Gray, Tori Amos, The Mars Volta, Cocteau Twins, some good house music, trance, acid jazz, reggae, funk, classic rock, blues, soul, jazz, classical, Beatles, Superdrag, Jackson 5, Weezer, Sex Pistols, The Carpenters, Vain, Radiohead, Teenage Fanclub, Rocket from the Crypt, Pitchfork, Oasis, Rialto, Supergrass, Travis, The Doors, Cheap Trick, Simple Plan, Alice Cooper, KISS, A*TEENS, The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground, Journey, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis, Brendan Benson, David Bowie, Rick Springfield, Barry Manilow, Paul Stanley Solo Album, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson (age 14 & under), Karen Carpenter, Whitney Houston (particularly The Bodyguard soundtrack), George Michael, Louie Louie, Robin Zander, Frank Sinatra, Steve Perry, Gerard Way, Kelly Clarkson, Alice in Chains, The Beatles, Bob Marley, DJ Inphinity, Led Zeppelin, Maroon V, Metallica, Modest Mouse, The Postal Service, Pink Floyd, Soundgarden, System of a Down, Weezer, house hardcore euro progressive happy hardcore trance) ..academy is.. yellowcard.. senses fail.. zebrahead.. sum 41.. the used.. evenescence.. modest mouse.. prodigy.. postal service.. linkin park.. gymclass heros.. bob marley.. no doubt.. LBC.. offspring.. green day.. weezer.. stingcheese.. jack johnson.. less then jake.. starting line.. new found glory.. audioslave.. chemical romance.. incubus.. OAR.. The junior varsity.. amber pacific.. hollywood undead.. motioncity soundtrack.. hellogoodbye.. cartel.. all american rejects.. the audition.. panic at the disco.. lil whyte.. streetlight manifesto.. dead presidents.. bayside.. anberlin, U2 (all-time favorite band). Radiohead. Travis. Supergrass. Remy Zero. Muse. Oasis. Beck. Weezer. Doves. VHS or Beta. Longwave. Pete Yorn. PaloAlto. Elefant. The Stills. R.E.M. Modest Mouse. Keane. Stereophonics. Star Sailor. Pearl Jam. Franz Ferdinand. Snow Patrol. Postal Service. Death Cab For Cutie. Soundtrack of Our Lives. The Killers. The Shins. Matt Costa. Gorillaz. Damien Rice. Aqualung. Coldplay. Kula Shaker. Bloc Party. Barenaked Ladies. Dave Matthews. Boingo. No Doubt. Garbage. Grandaddy. Jack Johnson. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Air. Third Eye Blind. Ben Folds. Better Than Ezra. Cake. Super Furry Animals. KROQ and 103. Frank Sinatra. Elvis Pressley. Ray Charles. Norah Jones. Film Scores: John Williams. James Newton Howard. Jerry Goldsmith. Danny Elfman. Classical: Carnival of Venice. Rhapsody in Blue. Copeland. Bernstein. Beethoven. Mozart. Shostakovich. Lizt. Chopin. Berlioz. Mahler. Wagner. 105.1FM. Maynard Ferguson. Duke Ellington. Louis Armstrong. Salsa. Swing.

Movies:

Currently watching many many in order to update my conversational movie refrences. After 5 years living abroad I should have known, Hasta la vista ain't getting em like it used to.

Television:

Through the wonder of Netflix, I'm catching up on various shows.

Books:

I'm constantly reading. If you have a good book to recommend I'm always up for it.
A recent article about a show I started in central Tokyo.
Funny things:I took this picture in Shibuya and although these guys with their lowriders and cholo clothes may look it, trust me, they are about as Mexican as I am Black!
I took a photoshop class and have been playing around a bit. Let me give you a little background on this picture. The character Anpanman, roughly traslated into Bread Man, is a popular super hero among young Japanese children. The term nanpa means the act or some call art, of picking up chicks. Mix the two together and you get:

Heroes:

Bill Clinton and many others I can't remember right now.

My Blog

Guns

Why do we still have guns in America?! Some college kid just shot up his class again. Take a look at this excerpt from a BBC article:The shooting comes 10 months after 32 students and staff were shot ...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:34:00 PST

A night at the movies

Recently, I've been less than successful with the movies I've chosen to watch. I'm quite upset about this as it has caused me to doubt what I thought was an uncanny ability to choose good movies.To gi...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:14:00 PST

I don't make fun of foreigners anymore

I respect foreigners much more now after having been one myself. I can remember, as a kid, laughing hysterically at the crazy Chinese guy when he would yell at people. In Japan, I was that crazy Chine...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:50:00 PST

My interview on Behind the Bricks

During my transition from Japan to here (New York) I did an interview with comedian/host, Brian Molica on a podcast called "Behind the Bricks." It's a cool show all about, suprise suprise, Stand-up Co...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:05:00 PST

Asian girls like it when you (literally) pick them up...

American girls don't! This and many other things, I have learned in my first month in New york.-Everyone has a day job. You're not really a lawyer/bartender/garbage man. Your a comedian/actor/author (...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Sun, 27 May 2007 02:53:00 PST

A letter to a Pro

Dear Professional athlete, First off, let me start by saying I am your biggest fan. You (hit,catch,throw) the ball so well. You are truly my hero. While the other players walk you run, when they jump ...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Tue, 15 May 2007 01:12:00 PST

My review of www.digitaljournal.com

The website digital journal is great! They have lots of interesting articles that are written by normal folks. This means they don't have boring articles about politics and war. No, they only publish ...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:23:00 PST

Sayonara Japan

To all me myspace maties,Well, the closets been cleaned, the furniture is gone, and my geishas have been let go (it's not you baby, it's me). I managed to fit my life into four boxes, a large duffel b...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:50:00 PST

My article as published on www.chucklemonkey.com

Memoirs of a ComedianIn life, we all have those moments when we suddenly look around and say what the hell am I doing here? I've found myself saying that a lot over the past three years. Indeed, I hav...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:31:00 PST

Less than 2 months and counting...

It's getting closer and closer and I am feeling all that I'm supposed to feel. Stress, excitement, some more stress. I'll be leaving Japan in about a month and a half. Wow, four years flies by. My bi...
Posted by Cory Jarvis on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:05:00 PST