Humor That Works has just published a new book titled 50 Quotations on Humor: From Aristotle to Eisenhower, 50 Quotations on the Power of Humor.
It contains quotations from some of the greatest minds in history on the subject of humor. Included with each quotation is a short biography of the source and a bonus fact just for fun.
Good friend and Funny Indian Rajiv Satyal (who recently brought me on stage) was in NY last week and interviewed me for his Funny Indian podcast. Rajiv’s instructions on how to access it:
Rajiv has also interviewed some other great guests, including comedian Godfrey, UCB Founder Matt Walsh, and actor Kevin Nealon.
In our conversation, Rajiv and I discuss the concept of humor in the workplace, how I got started with office humor, and of course the merits of hip-hop and inspiration. Check it out!
Cincinnati, OH – I attended a training last week and was surprised to find that one of the evening activities was to visit a comedy club for a social event. I was even more surprised to find out that the headlining comedian was none other than Rajiv Satyal, the Funny Indian and personal friend of mine.
Rajiv had a great set for the intimate crowd, until he decided to bring me up on stage to perform some material. I couldn’t resist the chanting of the crowd so I got on stage and performed a completely unprepared 3-minutes of old corporate material that went over surprisingly well considering I had no idea I was going to perform.
A big thanks to Rajiv for all of the laughs and for forcing me on stage. It was a great time. To learn more Rajiv and his corporate comedy ways, check out funnyindian.com. You can also check out our corporate entertainment offerings.
Kyle, Humor That Works’ camera and editing expert, put together a great recap video of the September Relationship Training at OSU. You can get an idea of what we covered at the school, structured in the Theory -> Practice -> Application format.
Update: I received the feedback from the training and here are some things RAs had to say:
“Humor that works was absolutely fabulous! I really appreciated the approach the guys talked about.”
“The dialogue / humor that works presentation was fun and gave me a lot of great ideas.”
“The most helpful was the interaction we had with Drew and the humor talk.”
Boston, MA – A friend and I had the opportunity to perform 2-person improv as part of a celebration event at an organizational off-site last night. In front of 150 employees at a Fortune 25 company, we did a variety improv games aimed to please and impress. The entire evening was an incredible amount of [...]
Boston, MA – I had the honor of being the co-MC of an awards ceremony at work for 300 people. In addition, I spearheaded the whole event and made sure to include some Humor Awards to keep things interesting. The MC part of the gig was a lot of fun. My co-MC was a long-time [...]
White Plains, NY – I had the honor of heading to Dannon this past week to talk about humor in the workplace. During the 90-minute session, we covered the value of humor in the workplace, how to get started, and held a Q&A session for the attendees. I could tell upon arriving at the site [...]
Cincinnati, OH – For the second time in three weeks, I returned to speak at Basco Shower Enclosures. This time it was to give productivity training at their annual sales meeting. The 60-minute talk covered the difference between efficiency and effectiveness and how to achieve both. A big thanks to the great folks at Basco [...]
Baton Rouge, LA – While visiting my brother at LSU (he’s getting his PhD there), I gave a guest lecture in two of his classes (Public Speaking and Argumentation and Debate). For both, I led the class through improv exercises and linked them back to becoming better public speakers. Both sessions were very well received [...]
Cincinnati, OH – For the second straight year, I’ve worked with emerging leaders as part of the Asian Pacific Americans group at a Fortune 25 Company. This year we had two activities, one for team-building and the other for skill-building. The first was a storytelling session around a camp fire. It was a casual event [...]
Humor That Works has just published a new book titled 50 Quotations on Humor: From Aristotle to Eisenhower, 50 Quotations on the Power of Humor.
Good friend and 
