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Corporate Comedians Should Get Biz from Michael Richards

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 27th, 2006

Michael Richards is an idiot. And probably a racist idiot. (In case you’ve been in a cave, comedian Michael Richards (Seinfeld’s “Kramer”) tore into some hecklers with some high-octane racial slurs. The whole thing was caught on a cell-phone-video. And in the back of the stage you can clearly see the […]

Cream Puff of A Wedding Dress

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 25th, 2006

Can you imagine wearing this dress to work on a ‘casual Friday?’ Hey, who needs doughnuts when you’re wearing cream puffs? It might be a tad “inappropriate,” But gosh!.. It’s tasty!
Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and […]

How Can We Improve Our Sense of Humor? (Podcast)

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 19th, 2006

We’re back with more of our interview with Kansas City, Missouri based corporate comedian and humorist motivational speaker Mark Mayfield.
He talks a bit about how we can see the world through the lens of a comedian. If we can see the world with a sense of humor it helps us keep some of the […]

Suspicious Device in Your Office? No Way!

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 16th, 2006

The Suspicious Looking Device is a bright orange box with a countdown timer on the top. If you touch it, it lets out a loud siren and then scoots away on a set of hidden wheels. Its entire purpose is to look suspicious — it has no other function. Link (via Digg)
This thing cracks me […]

Ain’t No Biz Like the College Biz! Education Speakers? Get ‘em Here!

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 14th, 2006

I was flattered to be part of CACUBO’s conference. (Central Association of College and University Business Officers.) They were looking for something fun and funny (but still with a message) to keynote at their conference and I was thrilled to do it. (Partly because it was in my hometown of Denver, Colorado. […]

What type of Practical Jokes Can You Do At Work?

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 11th, 2006

Ok, I love practical jokes. And when they are done right, I think they can actually bring work groups together and encourage teamwork. I think they can —when done right — actually create and maintain humor in the workplace.
This photo is pretty darn funny — but in case it isn’t obvious, this isn’t the […]

Humor in Colorado Politics

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 8th, 2006

I was glad to see a local Colorado politition use some humor in this very funny, very genuine and authentic TV commercial.  (It doesn’t tell us much about his ppolitics, but it is funny.  And it proves he has a pulse, which is more than I can say for most of the cardboard-cutouts of politicians […]

Funny Motivational Speakers? You found them!

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 7th, 2006

I’m proud to announce the re-release of our sister website, Funny Motivational Speakers.
This site is yet another attempt to increase our branding and availability. I think it looks great. What do you think?

Political humor is a relief

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 7th, 2006

Humor in Political Advertising
Political ads give me the hives. It all looks the same to me, and I tune it out. After all, how often can you listen to arguments like this:
“He didn’t pay his taxes”
“Yes I did!”
“He voted against families”
“No I didn’t!”
“He hates puppies.
“No I don’t!”
(Ok, I might have made that last […]

How Do You Become a Comedian? And Why Is That So Funny?

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 5th, 2006

Announcing the release of Comedy War Stories, a new audio for sale in our store.
If you are like me and love hearing crazy fiasco and disaster stories from folks about their jobs; or if you you think it might be fun to her what comedians talk about when the show is over; or […]