Hello! I'm a comedian from the San Francisco Bay Area. I work as a bartender to get by. I like good food, good drink and long walks on the beach.

My name is Richie Casper. Currently dreaming of moving back to New York. My family is originally from the Northeast, but I was born in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been going back and forth and everywhere in between throughout my life. I'm a working stand up comic after spending ten years as a touring musician. I've toured all over and have devoted a big part of myself to the lifestyle. When I'm home, I work as a bartender. I love having a good time and try to make the most of life. My friends would say that I'm always cracking jokes, smiling and what not. Though I am known to have random days where I speak quietly or not much at all. I really enjoy the more simple things in life. A cup of coffee on the porch with a newspaper is just fine. I also love sports and all the Bay Area teams. I'm a huge Sharks, Giants and 49er's fan.

Avid reader. Financially irresponsible vinyl record collecting addict. Breakfast advocate.

I think that's about it?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to eventually move to New York to pursue stand up comedy full time. This is me checking it out!

Interests

• books
• beer
• movies
• poker
• music
• food
• whiskey
• weed
• stand up comedy
• vinyl records

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors ~ Charles Bukowski, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Chuck Palahniuk, Cormac McCarthy, etc.

Movies ~ Anything Tarantino/Coen Brothers, Drive, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Garden State, Punch Drunk Love, Goodfellas, Casino, Almost Famous, The Departed, History Of Violence, Jeff Who Lives At Home, The End Of The Tour, Black Mass, Anchorman, etc.

Shows ~ Baskets, Vice Principals, Silicon Valley, Maron, Louie, Horace & Pete, This Is Not Happening, Peaky Blinders, How I Met Your Mother, Boardwalk Empire, Parks and Recreation, Family Guy, Eastbound and Down, American Dad, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The League, etc.

Music ~ Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, The Replacements, The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me!, Blacklist Royals, The Hold Steady, Ryan Bingham, Lucero, The White Buffalo, Whiskeytown, The Avett Brothers , Wilco, Ryan Adams, The Tallest Man On Earth, William Elliott Whitmore, The Loved Ones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bon Iver, Volcano Choir, Brand New, Modest Mouse, Fleet Foxes, Andrew Jackson Jihad, American Aquarium, Death Cab For Cutie, This Will Destroy You, Explosions In The Sky, Sigur Ros, Manchester Orchestra, All Get Out, Radiohead, Touche Amore, Title Fight, Pianos Become The Teeth, Ruiner, Have Heart, Defeater, VERSE, Deafheaven, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

How am supposed to choose just one!?

Teach, Learn, Share

Yes!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Smiles, stories and genuine kindness which just may turn into a lifelong friendship 🙂