Ben Paddon

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  • Well, Fuck This!

    I want to revive this website as a personal blog, but trying to find a WordPress theme that is just, y’know, a blog is proving to be damned near impossible. Every theme available for WordPress seems geared towards having me sell things. I don’t want to sell things. I want to turn people into dinosaurs blog about stuff.

    I even tried to Google something, but all I got was articles and Reddit posts about… how to build your own WordPress theme for blogging. I don’t want to build my own WordPress theme! I want to turn people into dinosaurs blog about stuff!

    Heavy sigh.

  • *blows dust off an old webserver*

    Woof! Wow. Been a while since I updated this blog. I sincerely hope you haven’t been using this site as your primary news source. Did you know there was a pandemic? Blimey.

    Over the next few weeks – ideally ahead of August, when I’ll be participating in the Burbank Comedy Festival – I hope to get this website entirely revamped to serve as a proper, decent hub for all of my nonsense. Until then… hello! And sorry.

  • Upcoming Live Dates

    I’ve added a couple of new live dates to my schedule. Coming up on May 3rd, I’ll be performing at the Speakeasy Weekend Comedy Showcase at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA alongside a metric fuckton of other comics. Tickets are just $15!

    I’ll also be performing comedy at Anime Conji at the very end of May. They haven’t posted the schedule yet, but I’ll be doing a couple of shows there! More details when I can provide them.

    I’m also sad to say, I have elected to withdraw my appearance at SacAnime in June. I had been under consideration to moderate panels again this year, however following recent guest announcements I do not feel confident that SacAnime can provide a safe environment for its attendees, guests and staff. I wish the best of luck to my friends and con family who will be attending, working, and appearing as guests at the con. 

  • PortsCenter #60 – Aladdin and the 90s Platformer

    In this episode, I look at Disney’s Aladdin, one of the best-selling Genesis games of all time, and breaks down the influence it had over platform games in the 90s. Turns out, it’s quite a bit!

  • PortsCenter Returns!

    It’s back! A brand-new episode of PortsCenter is live – in this one, I break down my favorite games of last year. Numbers 1 through 5 might shock you!

  • The Game of Rassilon Launches!

    The Game of Rassilon is here! You can listen to the first episode here. The show should also be visible in most podcasting apps and platforms, and you can find specific subscription links here.

  • Anime Los Angeles 2019 Schedule

    I’ll be at Anime Los Angeles in Ontario, CA from Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th! My schedule has me doing comedy-type things on Thursday afternoon and Saturday night, though I will likely be around on Friday as well. Unfortunately I won’t be there on the Sunday due to commitments with another project.

    Here’s where you’ll find me:

    Thursday, January 10th

    3pm-4pm – Lemar Harris Presents: The Otaku Comedy Stand-Up Workshop
    Meeting Room 204 // OCC Workshops

    4:15pm – 5:15pm – Whose Line Is It Anime?
    Meeting Room 200 // OCC Live Programming

    Saturday, January 12th

    12:45am – HAHA-BallZ Comedy Hour
    Lake Gregory // DT LP 3
    (This one is after midnight on the Saturday night, which is technically very early Sunday morning.)

     

  • The Game of Rassilon: A Doctor Who RPG Podcast, Starting January 16th

    Bummed about the lack of new Doctor Who in 2019? Worry ye not, we’ve got you covered: Announcing The Game of Rassilon, a Doctor Who Roleplaying Game podcast – unique Doctor Who adventures, one roll at a time.

    The Game of Rassilon is one of those “actual-play” podcasts, except instead of playing D&D or Pathfinder we’re playing the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game by Cubicle 7. Telling stories with a brand-new Doctor exploring time and space with a crew of unlikely companions, with an emphasis on great stories and, we hope, big laughs.

    We’ll be announcing more about the players, as well as the characters they’ll be playing, over the next week. In the meantime, the podcast launches on January 16th. You can sign up to be notified when the first episode drops at TheGameOfRassilon.com.