Bright Spots

1 week ago | chrisduffy.substack.com | Chris Duffy

This week, I had several copies of keys made by a mobile locksmith. He was a nice guy, he came to our house, and helped figure out a few issues with the doors. I liked him!We have one very old lock that was probably installed in the early 1950s. The locksmith told me that the key type isn’t made anymore and he didn’t have the materials to duplicate that one key in his truck. He took care of my other keys and then recommended I take that antique key to a specialist in Glendale, Koko’s Lock and Key.

2 weeks ago | chrisduffy.substack.com | Chris Duffy

Hello! If you happen to be the President of the United States of America, a senior military official, or nefarious and powerful figure pulling the strings from the shadows, might I offer you some suggestions? Here are some ways you could address emergencies in Los Angeles that don’t involve deploying the military: Have the Army Corps of Engineers study the design of every Trader Joe’s parking lot and then deploy that technology against our enemies.

3 weeks ago | chrisduffy.substack.com | Chris Duffy

Before I get into today’s newsletter, here is my standard disclaimer on parenting posts: Today’s newsletter is all about parenting / babies. If that’s not something you’re up for reading right now, I fully get it. Rest assured that next Saturday, I will be back with your regularly scheduled goofs. While I don’t want this to become a parenting newsletter, I do want to periodically send a dispatch about my experience of being a dad because it’s such a huge part of my current life.

4 weeks ago | chrisduffy.substack.com | Chris Duffy

I’ve been traveling a lot for work this month, filming a new video series that’s going to be out in September. I’m very excited for you to see it! In the meantime, I’m spending a lot of time in airports. There’s a reason comedians have a lot of airplane jokes. You write what you know. As comedians, a lot of what we know is the experience of taking a cheap flight to a random place to tell jokes.

1 month ago | chrisduffy.substack.com | Chris Duffy

In April 2020, in the height of the pandemic lockdowns, I started hosting a game show on Zoom called Come On Down, You’re Already Here! where comedians and random audience members would compete for prizes like a signed square of toilet paper. Somehow, against all the odds, this extremely nonsensical and very silly idea struck a chord and gained a loyal following. At one point, it was even written up in TMZ.