My segment on Keith Olbermann last night: Texas as a Tea Party State

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Yesterday afternoon, I made my debut on Keith Olbermann for his top story: the recent flipping of two Democratic state reps in Texas has given that state's extreme right wing Republican Party a supermajority in the legislature; that's 101 of 150 seats. Olbermann's point was that this development makes Texas the first "Tea Party State," and I was invited on to help him imagine, comedically and legitimately, what that might look like.

Many of you may not know or remember, but I was a precinct captain for the Obama campaign in Dallas. Here are some of my posts from that era. Thanks to Team Olbermann for having me on

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My standup set at SXSW: from divorce to Farmville

I got to do three standup shows while I was in Austin for SXSW Interactive, including doing a guest spot for Doug Benson's show. The video below is from the show right after Doug's. It's seven minutes and took place at The Velveeta Room on 6th Street. It is very funny.