 But Taylor said he does want to see how the school system can meet the needs of those students and their families. Kate Ryan, WTOP News. Looking for some laughs? Comedian Patton Oswalt is heading to Baltimore for some stand-up comedy. He talked about it with WTOP's Jason Fraley. Dad was a Marine and he had high hopes. So he had been in Vietnam for three years. So he was very happy when I decided to make people laugh for a living rather than go into war.