

Becoming Swedish in Shanghai
Trying to make 150 people laugh when they are all from a country you have never been to can be scary. Turns out, it can also be wildly fun. I performed at a “Swedish Young Professionals” event in Shanghai recently and beyond learning that their food and alchohol are amazing, I learned that one hundred and fifty Swedish people know how to party. Apparently Swedish Jesus is part savior, part flower-wearing hippie The event was a Swedish Young Professionals party celebrating “S


Tobacco Road with Jimmy Shubert
Sometimes the universe works in your favor. A couple weeks ago I was in Elon, North Carolina for a friend’s wedding in a real life barn. Like, a real barn. I felt very American. My old friend Jimmy Shubert happened to be visiting friends an hour away from the real life barn in Greensboro, North Carolina. I had just gotten a burner phone for the US trip and boom. “Hey is this Turner’s Burner? This is Jimmy Shubert, let’s hang out.” "Done". And we did. A dude who lives in


New York and Ari's Skeptic Tank
I just left New York and man did I have a good time. I got to do shows all week at clubs around the city, I saw a boat load of old friends, went to a Yankee game and did my friend Ari Shaffir's "Skeptic Tank" podcast. Check it out here Last Tuesday Ari and I were planning on hanging out as we have been friends since I toured with him as an opening act in China last summer. I was going to meet up with him in Manhattan and check out a couple of his spots. A few hours before