This Week At Laffs
March 6 & 7
Patrick DeGuire
Patrick DeGuire started performing stand up after losing a significant amount of vision
and discovering laughter to be self therapeutic. Soon after getting started, he won the
Improv/ Harrah’s National Comedy Club Talent Search which became the catalyst to
pursuing a career in stand up. Patrick has numerous appearances on national
television including Comedy Central, ‘Comics Unleashed’ on CBS and & Que Locos on
Galavision. Patrick has been heard on such national syndicated radio shows such as The
Bob and Tom Show & and NPR. Patrick has performed/ toured with such comedians as
Tom Segura, Theo Von, Gary Owen, Tommy Davidson, Gabriel Iglesias, George Lopez
and Paul Rodriguez. Besides headlining at the top comedy clubs throughout the United
States, he has also performed for the U.S. troops overseas in Australia, the Bahamas,
Bahrain, the Caribbean, Cuba (Guantanamo Bay), Diego Garcia, Djibouti, Greenland,
Guam, Honduras, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South
Korea and UAE.
Patrick's material includes the advantages and disadvantages of living in a world with
limited vision and the challenges that arise from it. Patrick discusses the obstacles of
relationships and being a father and step father to eight children. He also addresses an
assortment of other topics that are insightful and hilarious.