By Courtney Murphy

Lowell, MA-‘Shower thoughts’ or hilarious comedy writing.  As LHS senior Alex Tran considers his future, the 17-year-old considers himself a ‘friendly, go lucky dude’.

He wishes to become a future comedian or a screenwriter. He believes ‘the easiest way to cheer up someone is through a smile’.

During his free time he writes jokes and screenplays about everybody’s life as what he calls ‘shower thoughts’. Alex first started comedy at 8 years old when his parents separated. Being that he’s an only child, comedy helped him cope with his emotions.

By the time he was 14,  Alex decided that he wanted to be a stand up comedian.  After seeing a bunch of comedians before, Alex was definite about the goal.  He admires comedian George Carlin because Carlin got his name on SNL (Saturday Night Live) and it was forever known until he passed away in 2008.

Alex would consider a journalism career as an alternative to comedy, particularly sports journalism because he’s interested in sports. He believes the “players’ personalities are not looked upon at all.”

In the meantime, Alex is in the process of developing a new comedy event at LHS. He hopes this comedy event would be a way to build his comedy portfolio and a chance for other comedians to practice their routines.

Alex plans to attend Middlesex Community College in the City  and continue his education at either UMASS Lowell or Emerson College.

In college he looks forward to ‘perform at comedy clubs..and develop who I am as a comedian’.  Alex is scheduled to graduate in June 2017 from LHS.