Comedian Sammy Obeid Going for 1000 Straight Performances
Nate Rankin | Aug 12, 2012 | Comments 0
Talk about ambition. Sammy Obeid graduated with degrees in business and mathematics from UC Berkeley, gave it up to become a professional comedian and now he is on his way to completing a goal of performing comedy for 1,000 consecutive days.
On the ambitious journey Obeid has opened up for major comedians like Louis C.K., was a quarter-finalist contestant on America’s Got Talent and was a finalist in the 2011 San Francisco International Comedy. Some of his more – how shall we say – “creative” endeavors have included telling jokes on the Food Network and creating his own comedy group and enterprise “KO Comedy.”
More than a year and a half ago Obeid came off a stint of forty straight workdays. Exhausted yet exhilarated, he decided to pursue a goal of nearly three years performing on the road day in and day out. He’s well on his way about to reach 600 Thursday in Vallejo.
“I hadn’t had a day off in 40 days . . . and I just kept going,” said Obeid.
One thing’s for sure, if Obeid is looking to pay off some Berkeley loans than he’s already used his mathematics to realize that 1000 shows might just put a dent in it.
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