COMEDY FOR EVERYONE

EVEN MY GRANDSON . . . MORE FOR LES PAUL

It was freezing cold that night at the Alleyway, but the show did go on. In California, that means the temperature dropped down into the low 60’s. Whew! We have thin blood, folks.

Sitting on the stage, is my grandson, Les Paul Fountain, and another comic named Kassidy Brewer. I’ve written some about both of them before. In the background, you see five other comics in our group.

In 2025 I offered a StandUp Comedy class. I told them we’d meet for four weeks. Four weeks turned into 16 weeks and we put on a show at the Alleyway in Murrieta last August. Ninety people came and my comics caught the bug to do more. It was so hot, we were melting. This June, we put on our second show. I think you’ll be able to access Les’s act. This time we performed in the cold.

A little background on these two comics. (Forgive me if I’ve told you about my special grandson too many times.) Les is a brain cancer survivor from when he was four years old. But brain cancer and the treatment leaves a person with multiple handicaps. On top of everything else, in 2019 Les began to lose the control of his right leg and needed to use a walker. During Covid he broke his good leg near the ankle and was bedridden for about three months. Since then, he has been confined to a wheelchair, but his life is blossoming with comedy. I’ve always believed that God doesn’t take away abilities without giving gifts. Les has found his gift.

For two years, I rolled him into Toastmasters meetings where he learned to speak to a group of adults. His speech writing was great, but his delivery amounted to reading his speeches off his cell phone. Les was about 25 years old when we joined.

That’s where we met Kassidy Brewer. She was twenty-nine at the time. When she was thirteen years old, she miraculously survived a burst aneurism and a stroke. When I saw she was a member of Toastmasters, I knew she would be an inspiration to Les. She had been a member for twelve years. It was her speech therapy where she learned to talk again.

After two years in Toastmasters, I hoped Les could take what he’d learned in TM to the stage, as he is very funny at times. That’s when I started the comedy class and got both Les and Kassidy involved. The audiences love them. When you see the struggles they have to overcome in order to perform, your heart just automatically falls in love with them.

We also spend a lot of time in what we call the Coffee Shop Connections. Les and I start conversations with strangers and give them a copy of my book, More for Les. We get their email address and invite them to our comedy shows. Kassidy has written her own book titled, Blameless, about her journey of hope. The three of us spend a lot of time together. Kassidy is also available to speak for organizations.

This post is a little confusing, but more than anything I wanted you to hear Les’s act and meet Kassidy. Click on the video and see what you think. You might just become a fan. I’m thinking I may need to take them on the road.

Let me hear what you think.