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Corporate Comedians are Lazy

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on September 1st, 2007

One of my favorite corporate comedians or comedian speakers is Kansas City comedian Mark Mayfield. He, like me, is a motivational humorist, but got his start in comedy. And it shows on stage… he is REALLY funny.
I’ve known Mark for years since we did a showcase together. He’s always been totally […]

Sad proof that being funny doesn’t equal a sense of humor

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on March 13th, 2007

This is so sad. You might have read that comedian Rechard Jeni shot himself. One of the funniest people in the country couldn’t deal with whatever he was facing and ended it all for himself.
In my seminars and keynotes, I frequently have audiences who miss the crucial difference between the need to be […]

Can Comedians Be Serious About Humor? (Podcast)

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on December 17th, 2006

In this episode, I interview corporate comedian and inspirational / motivational speaker Steve Rizzo. Based out of New York, Steve uses his skills learned as a stand up comedian in his current job as a motivational speaker to teach people how to find their inner Humor Being.
Steve has been a friend for a long […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Comedians Have Weird Shows? Always!

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on November 3rd, 2006

This is a pretty cool post about from a (infrequently blogging) comedian interviewing another comedian. My favorite question was regarding “a wierdest moment on stage.”
(My interest in weird comedian stories comes from the recent release of Comedy War Stories.)
From: 8 Questions with a comedian: Johnny Millwater

Here’s an excerpt:
8 Questions With Johnny […]

Sense of Humor Equals Being a Comedian? Nope! (Podcast)

Posted by Motivational Speakers: Brad Montgomery on October 9th, 2006

In this podcast we talk about the difference between comedy (and being funny) verses having a sense of humor, and how this affects you in your job and in your life.
For this episode, we interview corporate comedian and humorist Mark Mayfield, from Kansas City, Missouri. Mark defines humor as “surprise that evokes good […]

Why did Comedian Josh Blue Win?

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

Colorado Comedian Josh Blue just won Last Comic Standing.   Why?
Yes he was funny.  Yes he was talented.  Yes his jokes were good.  But the main reason why he beat the others is because he is likable.
All of the comics were funny.  (Ok, some more than others.)  But what Josh has is charm and a huge […]

The Hows & Whys of Clean Stand Up Comedians

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

My wife and I ( and a couple of pals) recently went to the Comedy Works comedy club in Denver, Colorado. We saw what we all agreed were three lame opening stand up comics. My wife was horrified when one stand up comic jumped from telling us about his new baby and […]