This Week At Laffs
March 6 & 7
Patrick DeGuire
Patrick 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 led to numerous appearances on national television
including Comedy Central and 'Que Locos' on Galavision. Patrick has been heard on such
national syndicated radio shows 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, 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.