Steel City Spotlight: Douglas Sterner
Published by Sareth Ney on Sept. 18, 2015 at 8:44 a.m.
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PUEBLO, Colo. – Douglas Sterner described himself as “well-rounded”, sincere, giving and above all—a father. He has traveled from coast to coast, loving some cities and dreading others. He has worked on a commercial fishing vessel in the Bering Sea and stated it was one of his biggest accomplishments.
At an early age, Sterner was memorized by anything involving entertainment. He remembered owning and operating his own business, Talented Kids, at the age of 12. He would get together with his childhood friends, dress up like clowns, performed magic tricks and ventriloquism at parties.
Chris Rock and the late Robin Williams were Sterner’s inspirations to pursue stand-up comedy. He credits Rock for the material he used because it made one really ponder about life. He credited Williams his quick-wit, his stage presence and his ability to perform a variety of voices.
When Sterner performed stand-up comedy for the first time, he remembered how nervous he was. It took place at The Downtown Bar and was hosted by Wade Ridley. After he told his first two jokes, he received a great response and it gave him the confidence to keep going. He would go onto win cash prizes and placed at statewide competitions, including one with Tommy Chong as one of the judges. He has won first prize at a local level too.
Sterner’s material was inspired by him being a 30-year-old pizza making insufficient funds, his lack of skills and the times he has been put in jail. He admitted to exaggerating a bit. Also, he credited his daughter. If he could go on tour with a dream lineup of comedians, he chose: Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart and Katt Williams. If he were to get roasted by comedians, he hoped the roasters would be: Garrett Waller, Casey Dean Frase, Charley McMullen, Paul Rosales, Jeffrey Ross and Lisa Lampanelli.
When Sterner is away from the stage, he loves the process of filmmaking. His favorite is the editing process. He hopes to have his own film crew one day and bring his full-length comedy script to the screen. In the next five years—he hopes his comedy sketches make it onto film and turn his written works into skits. As for the Colo. comedy scene, he sees the comedy scene budding due to the legalization of marijuana. He sees the potential for all comics to grow and how the possibilities are endless.
At an early age, Sterner was memorized by anything involving entertainment. He remembered owning and operating his own business, Talented Kids, at the age of 12. He would get together with his childhood friends, dress up like clowns, performed magic tricks and ventriloquism at parties.
Chris Rock and the late Robin Williams were Sterner’s inspirations to pursue stand-up comedy. He credits Rock for the material he used because it made one really ponder about life. He credited Williams his quick-wit, his stage presence and his ability to perform a variety of voices.
When Sterner performed stand-up comedy for the first time, he remembered how nervous he was. It took place at The Downtown Bar and was hosted by Wade Ridley. After he told his first two jokes, he received a great response and it gave him the confidence to keep going. He would go onto win cash prizes and placed at statewide competitions, including one with Tommy Chong as one of the judges. He has won first prize at a local level too.
Sterner’s material was inspired by him being a 30-year-old pizza making insufficient funds, his lack of skills and the times he has been put in jail. He admitted to exaggerating a bit. Also, he credited his daughter. If he could go on tour with a dream lineup of comedians, he chose: Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart and Katt Williams. If he were to get roasted by comedians, he hoped the roasters would be: Garrett Waller, Casey Dean Frase, Charley McMullen, Paul Rosales, Jeffrey Ross and Lisa Lampanelli.
When Sterner is away from the stage, he loves the process of filmmaking. His favorite is the editing process. He hopes to have his own film crew one day and bring his full-length comedy script to the screen. In the next five years—he hopes his comedy sketches make it onto film and turn his written works into skits. As for the Colo. comedy scene, he sees the comedy scene budding due to the legalization of marijuana. He sees the potential for all comics to grow and how the possibilities are endless.
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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.