Before someone tries comedy for the first time, their biggest fear might be a room full of people not laughing at them. But the good news is, when you start out, it’s very unlikely that the room will be full.

You know, Sisyphus must have gotten really ripped pushing that boulder up the mountain over and over for infinity, doing the Sisyphus Workout (TM). And if the boulder stayed the same size, he was probably getting stronger and stronger the more he pushed it. We must consider Sisyphus buff.

This is my friend Kate Nichols! She is a super funny comedian and a therapist and the most recent guest on my podcast Broccoli & Ice Cream! We have a great chat! You have a great listen! 🎨: @raminnazer.bsky.social broccoliandicecream.libsyn.com/442-kate-nic...

Feeling Bon Jovial today. #comedy #standupcomedy #jokes #funny #bonjovi

Comedy advice: 1) Perform. 2) Write. 3) Live life. 4) Be born. 5) Experience whatever precedes birth. 6) Ride along in the consciousness/energy of your ancestors. 7) Exist as an exploding star. 8) Be the Big Bang. 9) I may have written this in reverse chronological order. 10) Have fun out there!

Here is a minute of my stand-up from my first late night set in 2009 on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Enjoy! And if you want to see more than a minute of more recent comedy, why not check out my 2025 special “Rini” on YouTube! Why not, I say? #standupcomedy #standup #comedy #jokes #funny

Is amnesia real? I always forget.

Some jokes are smart and some jokes are drum. #funny #jokes #standupcomedy #comedy #drum

Just saw Spider-Man. Loved it! Two fave parts: 1) Right when the theater lights went out, a guy yelled “Lights out, yes!” 2) Right when the movie ended and it said “Spider-Man Will Return” on the screen, that same guy yelled “Where!?!” Highly recommend seeing in theater with that guy!

I’m excited to see the new Spider-Man movie so I can learn what all the complainers are complaining about so I can not care!

Friends and fans in NYC! I have some free tickets to a show I am on tonight (Tuesday, August 4, 2026) at Littlefield in BK! It's called Person, Place, Thing and it starts at 7pm. If you want to come or if you know anyone who wants to come, respond here or message and I'll tell you how!

Happy birthday, Richard Belzer! Here are some Belz fun facts: He played the same television character on TEN different shows on FIVE different networks starting in 1993, AND ALSO one time I met him while he was walking his dog in Manhattan. Did anyone know ALL of those Belz fun facts?

Just saw a preview for a new Kevin Hart movie on Netflix and where it describes if there’s violence or smoking or adult themes, it says the movie contains “pervasive language.” “Pervasive” means “existing in or spreading through every part of something.” So look out, this movie is FULL of talking!

A corny joke! Made even more so by my calling it a corny joke! Meta-corn! Children of the corny joke! OK that’s all. #comedy #standupcomedy #jokes #funny #corn

This is my friend Ron Placone! He is a super funny comedian doing a show at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest all this month AND he is the super most recent guest on my podcast Broccoli & Ice Cream. Enjoy! 🎨: @raminnazer.bsky.social broccoliandicecream.libsyn.com/441-ron-plac...

Greetings! In my newsletter, I explore jokes I really love. This week’s is from Pinky and the Brain. You can read it here, and subscribe for more to be delivered to you directly! It helps me reach people who want to receive and it helps you if you want to receive! open.substack.com/pub/myqkapla...

Why isn’t a movie connoisseur called a “film knoir”? Because it looks weird and doesn’t evoke the word “knower” and also we don’t really use the word “knower” to mean someone who knows and also why not that? #movies #comedy #jokes #funny #standupcomedy

Pennsylvania! I am headlining some shows in Hanover and Lancaster, the home of Utz chips and the Amish, so I had my wonderful artist friend McKinley Cox create this ridiculous poster (including a photo of me by Mindy Tucker)! Come on out to Tellus 360 and the Church of Satire in September!

You know those Jubilee "Surrounded" videos where when enough people in the outer circle have heard enough from the person in the center, they can vote them out and put in someone new? Could the presidency work like that?

I am an observational comedian. #comedy #funny #jokes #standupcomedy #illusions

Ooh baby baby it’s a Wildin’ world! #funny #comedy #jokes #standup #standupcomedy

Happy 10-year anniversary to when I first saw this sign (from the universe, that I should make a silly joke) and thus a silly joke was (Jason) born. To celebrate, I just watched another movie where Matt Damon played a guy who lost his mind. He’s good at it! Love to all!

What do you do for fun in the morning? #comedy #jokes #funny #standupcomedy #morning

Can’t believe they didn’t cast an authentic native Wakandan as the new Black Panther.

Thinking of starting a motorcycle gang called Heaven’s Devils. #jokes #comedy #funny #standup #standupcomedy

Isaac Asimov's intelligence was the opposite of artificial and his initials are the reverse of A.I.

Just saw a headline, “How Tadej Pogacar won the 2026 Tour de France,” and I really hope the article just says “he rode his bike faster than everyone else.”

Why is there no sports team called the Cincinnati Insanity? Or if there is, why haven’t I heard of them because isn’t that a fun name to say?

A nice summertime joke for the whole family from one of the times I was on Conan’s TBS show! Enjoy these seconds of comedy! And then check out my newest hour special “Rini” on YouTube! Or watch that first and THEN check out these seconds. Your schedule is your own! #jokes #standupcomedy #funny

Thinking of starting a Blink-182 cover band that plays all the songs at half the original speed, called Wink-364.