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  Paul Ogata

As a kid, Paul Ogata, played on the Honolulu City Parks & Recreation division championship basketball team, the “Blue Bombers.” Then, when everyone else continued growing, Paul forsook playing sports for staying indoors and listening to comedy albums. Realizing he’d never have the biggest muscles or the fastest legs, Paul set about working on getting the biggest laughs with the fastest wit.

Today, it’s all paying off. Paul’s material centers around his Japanese-American upbringing and his recent marital foibles. Paul funnels all of his material through an animated and quick delivery to give the audience a wild ride through his stream of consciousness.

The TakeOut Comedy Competiiton, a coast-to-coast search across America for the funniest Asian-American comedian, was held in 2004. After preliminary rounds across the nation, Paul Ogata was crowned the winner at the finals and officially became The Funniest Asian-American Comedian in the U.S.

Not content with this accolade, Paul threw his hat in a bigger competition: the granddaddy of them all. In October of 2007, Paul Ogata won the prestigious 32nd Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition, putting him in an exclusive club with the likes of Dana Carvey, Sinbad, Jake Johannson and other comedy greats.

On television, you can catch Paul on the Showtime presentation of “Pacific Rim Comedy”, which premiered on New Year’s Eve and will play throughout 2010 on the cable network. Paul has also been featured on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham”, the syndicated “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” and co-stars in the new motion picture, “Porndogs” with adult-movie legends Ron Jeremy, Tera Patrick and the late Marilyn Chambers. He has also appeared in Damon Wayans’ film “Behind the Smile”, on CBS’ “The Late Late Show” as well as on TBS, NBC and PBS.

“Amazing Asian,” a short film starring Paul Ogata as an under-appreciated superhero, premiered to sold-out crowds in Honolulu in May of 2004. The comedy has also played at the Hawaii International Film Festival as well as film festivals around the world.

Paul’s first live CD, “Paul Ogata Stands Up, Live in Hong Kong”, is soon to be released on the brand new comedy lable New Wave Dynamics.

FILM
“Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie”; 2009; Featured role: “Master Dong”.
“Behind The Smile”; 2004; “Karate Man”; Damon Wayans, director.
“Amazing Asian”; 2004; Starring Role; Gerard Elmore, director.

TELEVISION
“Pacific Rim Comedy” – Showtime
“Comics Unleashed” – Syndicated
“Live at Gotham” – Comedy Central
“Late Late Show” – CBS
“New Year’s Comedy Cure 3″ – TBS
“Friday Night” -NBC
“Asia Street Comedy” – AZN-TV