Tim Vargulish

Today I am interviewing Tim Vargulish, a comedian born in Latrobe, PA who has been doing comedy for over three years. To find out more about Tim, please visit his website.

Why did you start doing stand-up comedy?

When I was in college I joined an improv group called "I Pulled My Quad". One of the members in that group was also a stand-up comic and we would hang out after shows a lot and kid around. He always told me that he thought I was really funny and encouraged me to do stand-up, I've always liked to joke around and I've been a weird shy awkward kid and the idea of getting up on stage and telling jokes just kind of appealed to me. So I did this comedy contest at Catch a Rising Star in Lincoln, RI and just kind of got hooked and have been doing it ever since.

What is your plan for fame and fortune?

I guess I don't really have a very specific plan as of right now. My goal is to just continuously grow and improve as a performer. I'm trying to work on my act and do as much writing and performing as possible. So right now my plan is get to be the best performer as I can get and hope that people take notice or perfect my art as much as possible to make them take notice.

What do you do when you forget your next joke on stage?

If I ever forget a joke I just go on to a joke that I do know. I always have go-to jokes that I can rely on if I forget a joke. Also I believe honesty is very funny and if you forget a joke and it's pretty obvious you do it always helps to kind of point it out before the audience does. Poking fun at yourself usually seems to get a laugh.