JOHN RAMSEY
John Ramsey is a comedian based in Austin, Texas. John is married to Anna and is the father of Jack Hudson…
Standup Comedy
In 2005, John won the Funniest Person in Austin Contest. Since that time, he has appeared on CONAN, Funny as Hell, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, and Nick at Night. His festival appearances include the HBO United States Comedy Arts Festival and the Just for Laughs Festivals in both Montreal and Chicago.
Sketches & Shorts
John has written sketches featured on Good Morning America, CBS News, and the websites of The New York Times, The Atlantic, AOL, MSN, Yahoo! and many more. For more samples of John’s sketches, check out John’s YouTube page
Africa
If you have come to this site to read about John’s year as a legal fellow with International Justice Mission in Kenya…
Episode 307: Mike MacRae
In Austin tomorrow…
We are back in America. At one point, we thought we might stay in Kenya through December, but the baby brought us back to America. We are so glad to be here. An attempt to sum up the year would be a melodramatic failure. But before I left I said I had three goals: (1) …
My International Television Debut
As I said previously, I spent a good bit of time figuring out what Kenyans found funny and realizing it wasn’t me. You can read more about that in previous posts. So I had to put together a new set and, just as importantly, find a new style. For example, I wrote a joke about how …
Where I’m Not [PODCAST, ep. 5]
As you head into the weekend, I hope you’ll check out Episode 5 of Where I’m Not. A bit more about the podcast. Each episode is about 25 minutes long and generally involves a light-hearted discussion about reasons Kenya is bothering me or America is bothering Doug. Mostly, those conversations are just meant to highlight …
Why My Jokes Don’t Work in Kenya, pt. 3
Comics here, by and large, don’t know the name “Jerry Seinfied” (but maybe it sounds familiar). You can imagine, then, that greats like Brian Regan and Mitch Hedberg don’t ring any bell at all. Most have heard of Chris Rock and Steve Harvey, some of Russell Peters. But, in essence, they describe these comics as …
Where I’m Not [PODCAST, ep. 4]
Episode 4 of Where I’m Not is posted. I almost didn’t post this episode because my segment does not put me in good light. It’s a hard balance — understanding that so many people around you have dire needs, but also growing tired of being seen as a quick fix. I’m not sure if I …