Steel City Spotlight: Garrett Waller
Published by Sareth Ney on Aug. 28, 2015 at 3:38 a.m.
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PUEBLO, Colo. - Garrett Waller spent most of his childhood relocating from family to family. The common denominator was food and he accounted the consumption for his size. He was often bullied and it caused him to develop thick skin. He was never a physically violent person and he fought back verbally. Through his upbringing, he formed a strong bond with his parents and they taught him how to handle various obstacles.
Waller reminisced about the time where he first discovered comedy. His first experience was when he heard Rodney Dangerfield. He remembered how Dangerfield’s comedy had a lack of respect and how it complimented with “great, fast-paced comedy” well.
Looking back—Waller remembered his first go-around of performing stand-up comedy as horrifying. He performed in front of a large crowd, the host had given him 15 minutes to grace the stage with his presence and he provided seven. Through the practice, he realized comedy was his calling. When away from the stage, his can be found online via Xbox Live. His gamertag is “vanillaguerilla”.
If Waller was to go on tour with past and present comedians, he would go on tour with: Rodney Dangerfield, Norm McDonald, Patton Oswalt, Jeff Ross, Amy Schumer and Harland Williams. If he were to get roasted by comedians, he chose those he loved performing stand-up comedy with including: John Bueno, Paul Rosales, Kevin Shook and Clint Stewart.
When it comes to future goals, Waller hopes to be more present online and venture off into the comic book world. He hopes to start up his own YouTube channel—where he can display his own shorts and the interviews he conducts. He plans on writing his own comic books, as well.
In the next five years, Waller hopes to perform comedy full-time and have it as being his main source of income. As for the comedy scene in Colo., he hopes it does not self-implode due to ego and the segregation of the “cliques” in the state. He advises one way to avoid them is by being honest to oneself. He encourages everyone to fail because it is okay to be bad, when one ventures into stand-up comedy. He believes it is where one learns from their mistakes, creative criticism is welcome and one should welcome it. He believes one who hears they are great all the time will develop false confidence, instead of failing honestly.
Waller reminisced about the time where he first discovered comedy. His first experience was when he heard Rodney Dangerfield. He remembered how Dangerfield’s comedy had a lack of respect and how it complimented with “great, fast-paced comedy” well.
Looking back—Waller remembered his first go-around of performing stand-up comedy as horrifying. He performed in front of a large crowd, the host had given him 15 minutes to grace the stage with his presence and he provided seven. Through the practice, he realized comedy was his calling. When away from the stage, his can be found online via Xbox Live. His gamertag is “vanillaguerilla”.
If Waller was to go on tour with past and present comedians, he would go on tour with: Rodney Dangerfield, Norm McDonald, Patton Oswalt, Jeff Ross, Amy Schumer and Harland Williams. If he were to get roasted by comedians, he chose those he loved performing stand-up comedy with including: John Bueno, Paul Rosales, Kevin Shook and Clint Stewart.
When it comes to future goals, Waller hopes to be more present online and venture off into the comic book world. He hopes to start up his own YouTube channel—where he can display his own shorts and the interviews he conducts. He plans on writing his own comic books, as well.
In the next five years, Waller hopes to perform comedy full-time and have it as being his main source of income. As for the comedy scene in Colo., he hopes it does not self-implode due to ego and the segregation of the “cliques” in the state. He advises one way to avoid them is by being honest to oneself. He encourages everyone to fail because it is okay to be bad, when one ventures into stand-up comedy. He believes it is where one learns from their mistakes, creative criticism is welcome and one should welcome it. He believes one who hears they are great all the time will develop false confidence, instead of failing honestly.
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Sareth Ney is the entertainment journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. After graduating—he continued his apprenticeship with master of horror, Clive Barker. After he met members of the Wu-Tang Clan, he became the journalist/superhero known as Wu-Man Chu. He inducts everyone into his hall of fame, his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, he is the founder and co-host of No Cover Podcast and the festival director for Sareth-Fest Music, Comedy and Short Film Festival.