Growing up I spent a lot of time watching TV. I enjoyed comedy shows the most. I also went to the beach and played Atari Pong. Pong was THE game. If you had Pong in your house you were cool. We didn't get it until a year after it came out, but by golly, we got it.

After I graduated from high school, I went to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. I fell in love with Seattle. It's a great city. I knew I'd be there for a long time. I started working at United Airlines after college. Nothing glamorous, I worked in the food service counting liquor. Hey, somebody's got to do it.

A co-worker took me to open mike night at the Comedy Underground in Seattle. Open mike nights are Monday and Tuesday. They put about 16 people up ranging from working comedians trying new material to people who have never done comedy before. For a few weeks my friend had been telling me I should go on. I was SO nervous, but I did it. Nine years later, I have yet to stop.

I quit my airline job in 1990 to pursue comedy full time. I have performed in 42 states since then and have really enjoyed the ride. Growing up on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you can't really imagine how much of America there is to see. And how much you really shouldn't see. All in all, comedy is a great job. Not great health benefits but the hours are good.