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Episode 112 - Welcome Back Allen Klein, Jollytologist and the Laughiest Interview!

Allen Klein is a Jollytologist® and “Ambassador of Light” who shows audience’s worldwide how to use humor and positivity to deal with life’s not-so-funny stuff.

He is a TEDx presenter on the power of intention and the author of over 30 books including the best-selling book, The Healing Power of Humor, as well as  Embracing Life After Loss, and The AWE Factor, which SpiritualityandPractice.com called “One of the Best Spiritual Books” the year it was published.

(https://www.allenklein.com/books.htm)

Comedian Jerry Lewis has said that Klein is “a noble and vital force watching over the human condition.” More information about Klein can be found at www.allenklein.com

Episode 111 - Happy Birthday Nancy Norton! Tromedy Podcaster and Comedian

Nancy Norton is an award winning comedian and keynote speaker who
presents  "The Power of Humor"

She is the first woman to win the Boston Comedy Festival, then the very
next year, placed first in the Seattle International Comedy Competition,
the first woman to win that since 1985 and then, for Humility,  placed
3rd in South Dakota. (LOL)

She is a former Nurse who now heals with humor, her new Podcast: 
Tromedy, spelled TROMEDY.  (I like to spell it for obvious reasons)...is
Transmuting Trauma using Comedy.

  Find Tromedy online wherever you find your podcast.
https://open.spotify.com/show/749BXG5Z0uWTQjsJIi35Kd

No Matter What, Keep Laughing!

Nancy Norton
Stay AWAY from Home Mom

NEW DRY BAR Comedy Special - SUPER DORK

2021 Best of the Fest Show with Jay Leno at The Burbank Comedy Festival
2019 Champion of the Seattle International Comedy Competition
2018 Winner of the Boston Comedy Festival FIRST WOMAN TO EVER WIN IT!
2016 Grand Slam Storytelling Champion of Truth Be Told
www.nancynorton.tv
nancy@nancynorton.tv
Phone:  303-803-8824
Standup Comedian for Clubs and Corporations with over twenty years
Headlining experience
Professional Speaker: The Power of Humor   Laugh and Grow Rich
Enjoy the many benefits of Humor for business, stress management and
health enhancement... WHILE learning and laughing
Team Building Improv workshops

May You Be in the Present Moment...for Now.

Episode 110 - Timothy Killilea - Firefighting, Resilience, Side Jobs, and Improvisational Creativity

Tim is a firefighter and a curator of side jobs. From operating a Paleo bakery to implementing an electric powered, residential landscaping company, there are a lot of things he has said, "Yes, and!" to. 

 

Adding something is important to him, so is his passion to expand access to improv comedy and improvisational creativity. He is currently performing with Daniel Lee White's Bring Your Own Improv in Warwick, RI. This performance group allows volunteers in their short form games. Come and Play!

https://bringyourownimprov.com/

 

Another project is an Instagram account called Potato Based Economy. Subjects like economics, industry, nutrition, community, and more, are explored through the lens of the potato. Also, food.

https://instagram.com/potatobasedeconomy?utm_source=qr&igshid=NGExMmI2YTkyZg%3D%3D

 

Tim thanks you for reading this, and hopes that you get a chance to care for yourself today. You are a resilient human being, and thank you for the hard work that you do!

 

For more information on Tim's current projects check out his Medium profile at timothykillilea.medium.com and at Instagram @timothykillilea

 

Cheers!

Episode 109 - Way Back Time Machine -Vintage Allen Klein Interview with Chip Lutz

This episode, we revive the Chip Lutz interview with the one and only Allen Klein! Yes, Allen, Jim-Bob and I would love to do a follow up interview with you! Meanwhile, enjoy this vintage episode one more time! 

Go back in time in this episode to the humble beginnings of Chip Lutz as he just started the Laughbox Podcast. 

Enjoy the intro, and the deep velvet voice of Chip as he interviews Allen Klein.

Allen Klein!?  Yes!  This week I got to talk the THE Allen Klein, CSP and AATH Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.  Allen is (what I consider) a humor pioneer.  His classic book, The Healing Power of Humor, has been a staple for anyone interested in humor as a study for the past 30 years. It was that book and Allen himself, that first brought me to AATH.

 

In this episode we talk about how Allen first got interested in humor and how his application of humor has evolved over the years.  We share some laughs and strategies that can be used right now for YOU to make a difference in your own life using humor.

 

A little more about Allen….

 

Allen Klein, MA, CSP* (aka "Mr. Jollytologist®") is an award-winning professional keynote speaker and best-selling authorwho shows audiences worldwide how humor can help them deal with everyday trials and tribulations as well as triumphing over tragedy.

Klein's books have been published in eight different languages (English, Spanish, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hungarian, and Turkish) with over 500,000 in print.

 

Make sure you check out more about Allen at http://www.allenklein.com/.

Episode 108 - Humor is a Gateway Drug to Joy with Bonita Joy

For a complementary Humor Journal with ten humor prompts to help recognize the fun and funny in daily life so that you can grow your humor muscle and experience more joy, go to https://joy.funandfunnier.com

 

website:  https://bonitajoyyoder.com 

https://www.facebook.com/bonita.yoder.5

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonitajoy/

youtube handle : @bonitajoy

   full youtube link:  https://www.youtube.com/@bonitajoy

           https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN_Ypu7rOnkzEPIKrWaUs8w

Instagram handle: @iambonitajoy

          https://www.instagram.com/iambonitajoy/

 

Bonita Joy's vision is for people to experience moments of joy in their work, relationships and daily lives regardless of their circumstances.  A“recovering attorney" turned conference weaver, she emcees events along with her ventriloquist puppet friends to enliven events so that attendees are engaged and have fun. She is also a Company Culture Crasher who helps businesses bring more humor into their culture.

Bonita Joy is the author of the forthcoming book:  Tickle Their Funny Bone:  Use Humor to Leverage Your Presentations. 

You can reach Bonita Joy at: BonitaJoySpeaker@gmail.com  or call her at (785) 550-4944

Episode 107 - AATH Interviews Lynn Perreault of Laughter Business Academy!

Helloooo, I am Lynn Perreault, Ph.D., Founder of Laughter Business Academy (2010), Positive Business/Community/Health/Social Psychologist (2005), Qualified Uppiness Trainer (2022),  Certified Laughter Yoga Leader & Teacher (2008), and Applied Improvisation Practitioner (1990).  My mission is to raise the economy for laughter, humour and improv practitioners all around the globe.  

Laughter Business Academy is an online business incubator and accelerator for therapeutic humourists, applied improv trainers, happiness consultants, freelance humourists, and laughterpreneurs who want to make a good 6-figure living. Since 2010, our programs have helped thousands of clients in 20 countries.

How to make money as a humour or laughter professional:  https://www.laughterbusinessacademy.com/moneyflow-intro 

Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/lynnperreault

 

Book a meeting with me if you want help with how to make $10,000 at a time in your work!  

Book here: https://calendly.com/laughterbusinessacademy/15min  or reach out by email: dr.lynnperreault@gmail.com.

Episode 106 - AATH Interviews Bobby Benavides - Clean Comic Collaboration with Taking Up Your Time

Bobby Benavides has been doing comedy for several years in West Virginia. He has a wife and four kids, all of which, he practices his material on, regularly. When he isn’t doing comedy he is an air guitar enthusiast. He mainly specializes in slow jams, and will perform at weddings. He enjoys reading a good book, and drinking great coffee, but has settled for books about bears who live in a tree house, and instant coffee, as of late. 

 

https://bobbybcomedy.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bobbythoughts

https://www.instagram.com/bobbybcomedy

https://twitter.com/thebobbybcomedy

https://www.youtube.com/@BobbyBComedy

https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbybcomedy

Email:

thebobbybcomedy@gmail.com

Merch:

https://bobbybcomedy.square.site/

Bobby's Podcast:

Taking Up Your Time with Bobby Benavides

Comedy podcast

Episode 105-LaughBox Welcomes Frank Chindamo of Laugh MD for a Return Visit

Frank began his media career in writing and production at SNL.  He's won 30+ awards for writing/producing comedy videos for HBO, Showtime, CBS, PBS, Comedy Central and more. He launched the world’s first mobile comedy channel, featured on the front pages of Forbes, the LA Times, and in the Wall Street Journal and the NY Times. Former Adjunct Professor in Web Video at USC, UCLA and Chapman University. Certified Humor Professional through the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor.

 

https://www.laughmd.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/laughmd/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054551585386

Episode 104 - Chip Lutz first Laughbox Episode - and 2023 winner of the Doug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award

Doug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award

We reposted the very first Laughbox episode to honor Chip Lutz as the recipient of the lifetime achievement award in 2023

Thank you, Chip!  

Are you wondering about AATH? This is a brief descriptive episode about the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor and the pilot episode of Laughbox! 

The Doug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to either a member or non-member in recognition of his or her

• Dedication and service to AATH, and/or
• A significant contribution to the understanding and application of humor and/or laughter over an entire career with a definable body of work through one or more of the following: speaking, teaching/training, research, publications, and professional practice.

Stay Tuned for new episodes starting in June!

Sending a big thank you to all the organizers of the 2023 conference in Mesa, Arizona! What an amazing experience!

https://www.aath.org/

If you have ideas about how we can fund this podcast, please send an email to:

info@aath.org

Episode 103 - 2023 Conference MishMash - Interviews, and Sound Bytes

Join Jim-Bob Williams and Katy BEE as they chronicle the 2023 AATH Conference with first hand interviews, sounds from the actual conference and some opportunities to giggle and guffaw! 

Hear about some of the keynote speakers, breakout rooms and takeaways from this year's conference!

For images and more info about the conference head to 

https://www.aath.org/

https://www.facebook.com/healthyhumor