When you decide to move to Los Angeles from the Deep South, a lot of people get upset. They comment that you are “moving to the land of fruits and nuts,” mothers force you to watch documentaries about local gangs, and you may even receive a letter from someone in your church suggesting you move to Spain instead. Fortunately, you quickly get used to the ignorance and begin to come up with reasons why you need to move here…
Southern culture confuses people in Los Angeles. The differences between Southern California and the deep south are surprisingly many. Here are only six of the things that either bother people here, blow their minds, or make them utterly confused. Starting with BBQ, Cracker Barrel, and sweet tea…
This year I’m participating in the Gladiator Rock’n Run on June 11th in support of Talk About Autism. 1 in 68 children have autism. More children are diagnosed annually with autism than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. By participating in the run, I can raise money to make a difference…
I work with a team. With all those people, everyone can agree on one thing: we need to get things done. Do you know what the single most irritating thing on the planet is? When someone who is in no way involved and doesn’t know the answer continually throws out useless suggestions…
I’m not an actor. I did, however, give it a shot for a while. What I really love is comedy. The problem is, you don’t get paid to be a comedian. At least not for a while. In fact you have to pay to take classes, so it costs money to become a comedian. What were all of my comedian friends doing to make money? Acting…
In the wake of Sinead O’Connor writing an open letter to Miley Cyrus, I feel it’s time I spoke up as well. Dear You — just relax. Seriously. Is this really the right venue to make business arrangements? You’re here because someone told you that LA is the place to meet influential people who can get you a job…
When it rains, it pours. Things that happened to me in October alone: my 1998 Jeep Cherokee’s transmission crapped out (I cried), I had to ride the bus for two weeks, and my wife and I got in a small accident where a guy lied to his insurance company and blamed us. And that’s just the start…
I’m not much for rules. Once, when I was ten, I announced in front of a woman my mother had just met that I hated authority. As I get older I love and hate rules in equal measure. I love the ones that protect my life, and I hate the ones that give me parking tickets for not reading a sign that requires a law degree to interpret…
The new podcast I host with Kristen Ledlow is out! It’s called Kristen Teaches Topher Sports — a comedy podcast where Kristen attempts to educate me on every kind of sport. Download, rate, and comment on it in iTunes if you can. Contact us at KristenTeachesTopherSports@gmail.com or (323) 790-6175…