A Funny Kind of Journey: Web-series

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If you’re not a success story, people will view your art and see only the flaws.

If you’re a massive success however, they will call those same flaws “genius”

My name is Steven Alan Green and you’ve never heard of me. I am a standup of 42 years, whose credits include being on Conan, writing for Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Roseanne and hosted “South Park Weekend” for Comedy Central UK.

I’m also an Uber Driver.

A few months ago....

I picked up a passenger. A $12 ride. Tutu immediately sensed there was something about me. She insisted I tell her more about me. This is what I told her....

"I’m from The Comedy Store old days. I had an act where every show was my last. I tied it into being addicted. I performed over 5,000 farewell performances, moved to England, where I became famous, been on television a dozen times, then created, produced, and financed, one of the most talked about television comedy shows in British history, which benefitted a drug and alcohol charity launched by Princess Diana, and where my star - a big Hollywood comedy legend - caused all sorts of trouble backstage, faked his death on stage, making international news, the show costing me everything including my careers and my home and I came back to LA to be with my dying mother who always believed in me…I tried to make a second start of it, but none of the comedy clubs here where I started would hire me again.

"There was a movie in the works with an Oscar winning producer based on my life as a comedian; in the meantime, I had no more money and only had health care from England, which was no use here and when I was cracking up feeling so isolated from a world I no longer understood and living in a tall building I wanted to jump off every single day…

So, I started something called The Laughter Foundation to get comedians health care and therapy before they need it and to build a world-class museum to study and exhibit the art, history, and science of Comedy. Roseanne Barr was first on board (this is before she made a mess of her life and career) and we had The Hollywood Bowl and a dozen comedy stars you wouldn’t believe, which didn’t happen because we had no sponsor. We did smaller shows, saved a single mom comedian from eviction and gave money for cancer meds to another, but I had to leave it all behind because some people accused me of 'lining my pockets' (stealing fund-raised money), which is why I wear the leggings. No pockets. THEN.. Six months ago, I got seen by the new owner of The Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, who loved my comedy, Googled me, and called me in for a meeting to discuss revamping The Laughter Foundation. His name is Johnny Buss and he owns The Los Angeles Lakers."

Tutu the passenger was so impressed with me, she gave me a $1,000 tip. On a $12 ride.

Then, Last January, I picked up another woman, but this time was a producer at a company that provides content for Netflix and Hulu. I told her the same story I told Tutu.

CUT TO....

We started to develop a reality show based on my life as a comedian with a glorious interesting past who is now an Uber driver who still does comedy gigs. Then the Writers Strike and all was put on hold. So with the idea of keeping the momentum going, I am working with British comedian and documentarian Joe Bor to develop, raise funds, and produce a 12-episode web-series called "A Funny Kind of Journey".

Joe Bor : Producer and Director of A Funny Kind of Journey

The web-series “A Funny Kind of Journey” will document my comedy life both in and out of the Uber. In fact, even though I still hit the boards at famous local comedy clubs, my real comedy stage is the Uber.

“Welcome to Uber Airways! Please put your tray-tables in an upright position. By the way, I dropped acid twenty minutes ago….” The passengers are cracking up from the beginning. They have to. Their lives are literally in my hands.

Anyone who knows me, knows I have great stories relating to some very famous people. From George Clooney to former British Prime Minister John Major to comedy icon and hated public figure Jerry Lewis to Larry David, when I worked as an extra on Curb. Just three months ago, I was hanging at The Comedy Store where I met Quentin Tarantino, who actually tried to give me advice on how to tell a joke based on gore. “Oh great! I got the great Quentin Tarantino telling me my joke is too violent!!”

Steven with Quentin Tarantino

Steven with Larry David

Read recent interview with Steven

SOME EPISODE IDEAS (ALL BASED ON STEVEN'S REAL LIFE):

Comedy Chateau: Steven makes his LA standup comedy comeback.
Goth comedian Steven helps with comedy writing and falls in love with.
Drunk abusive passenger pees on his car.
Drives famous comedian to airport.
Drives Ronan Farrow and makes him laugh with impression of his “father” Woody Allen
Drives a drunken gay man who completely undresses in the backseat.
Picks up 3 Norwegian nursing students from Vin Diesel’s house who tell him a horror story.
Drunken rider grabs steering wheel on the freeway.
Meaningful conversations with other service industry workers, like caterers and house cleaners, who he drives to their work.
Uber passenger tries to insult Steven by saying: “You’re nothing but an Uber driver”.
The Comedians Assistant Fund (a joint charity of The Comedy Store and The Motion Picture Television Fund) grants Steven money to buy a used car so he can Uber.
Sat in car with Zach Galifiniakis (whom Steven put on his shows in London) and who tells Steven he would find it “intriguing” to play him in the film if it ever happens.
And all my conversations and interactions with celebrity, whether they were in the car or at a comedy club, including funny incidents with: Larry David, Judd Apatow, Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Ricky Gervais, Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams, Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney.

Please help me raise enough money to produce 12 episodes of “A Funny Kind of Journey” @ approximately $2,000 per episode, including paying guest star comedians and Hollywood C-level stars, as well as flying Joe out from England to Hollywood to direct the series.

A Funny Kind of Journey is a very personal story of downfall, survival, and redemption. But, it’s also about spiritual belief in the Universe and if that turns out to be God as the driving force, then by god, it’s just gotta be a comedy. I just hope that if God ever got in the backseat of my Uber he’d (she or they) would give me a nice tip.

Thank you for your time and donation.

Love,

“Sag”