Sometimes you just need that one joke to make all the difference. Here’s an example from my past. When’s the best time to tell people they aren’t getting raises? Two days before your company holiday party, of course! 12 years ago, I arrived at an event to an incredibly tense and glum atmosphere. The client told me the group had just gotten the news. Great! This holiday party had all the makings of a disaster . . .

5 minutes into my act, I knew I had to clear the air, so I did it with (of course) humor. One line acknowledging what they were going through made all the difference. They laughed so loud I thought the ceiling was going to come down. Here’s the joke:

Today’s Burning Lunch episode of my podcast is a great example of how to cap off a not-so-great experience. As we move away from 2020, we’ll get a chance to close out some of our own not-so-great experiences. Here’s to moving forward in 2021.

Click on the link below to listen . . .

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/comedian-stories/id1446046198

One thing I’ve not mentioned much is that I’m doing these short snippets on Alexa called “Flash Briefings.” They are basically once a day 60 second skills that you can learn. Mine are titled Finding the Funny, and I give you some skills that I’ve learned from being a comedian. And no, they are skills to MAKE you be a comedian . . . you can use these skills for every day life.

This week I’ve been talking about giving a great introduction . . .because I’ve had so many bad ones. And Next week I’m talking about Memory Techniques. I do a short tip on these topics Monday – Friday, and then on Saturday, I give a tip on how to find humor, and on Sunday I do the “Sunday Funnies,” where I have a clip of my clean comedy from a live show.

Check it out if you have a minute . . .literally – they’re only maybe 90 seconds long. And if you like them, give me a favorable review. The link is below. . Thanks!

Jan

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