Congratulations to the 2021 Corporate Humor Awards WINNERS!
Watch the 2021 Corporate Humor Awards Winners Show video recap to see the winners and the polls on ‘the best pun’. And check out the Corporate Humor Awards full list of winners to read more about why the esteemed Humor Panel of Judges chose each winner!
Corporate Humor Awards – Organization Awards
The organization awards are for organizations who improve the workplace with a humorous culture. These nominations are themed by the 5 core skills of work from the Humor That Works book.
Works with a Smile (Humor and Execution) Award Finalists:
- Care/of Vitamins – Vitamin packs with personalized packaging
- Cobblestone Car Wash – Car Washing with a little help from the kids
- Google – Offside Football Museum
Works with a Smile (Humor & Execution) WINNER: Cobblestone Car Wash
What the judges liked – “The interactivity of this car wash was brilliant!”
Funny Innovator (Humor and Thinking) Award Finalists:
- Bread and Cie Café – Baguette Helmets and CARBside pickup solutions for customers
- Counselling with Mike – Therapy with pop culture and games
- Duke University Libraries – Library Takeout new system
Funny Innovator (Humor & Thinking) WINNER: Bread and Cie Café
What the judges liked – “C’mon….. baguette helmets?!? The BEST!”
Mark as Always Read (Humor and Communication) Award Finalists:
- Tackle Can Wait – Youth tackle football is like smoking
- Yellowstone National Park – The right way to wave to other travelers (and bison)
- City of Toronto – Littering says a lot about you
Mark as Always Read (Humor and Communication) WINNER: Yellowstone National Park
What the judges liked – “Thanks to them I will not get eaten by a Bison!”
Everybody Loves Them (Humor and Connection) Award Finalists:
- RevLocal – 23 Questions with company President Aaron Boggs
- We Rate Dogs – Celebrate Good Dogs and create ‘The Dogs of the Year’ videos
- New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program – Lawyer Well-Being Week with Laughter Yoga
Everybody Loves Them (Humor and Connection) WINNER: New Jersey Lawyer Assistance Program
What the judges liked – “They display a concerted, regular effort to connect with and show concern for their staff.”
Lincoln Leadership (Humor and Leadership) Award Finalists:
- Comedy Cures – Laughter Summit
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche – Global culture webcasts hosted by puppet commentators (internal)
- Geico Insurance – Tag Team Helps with Dessert
Lincoln Leadership (Humor and Leadership) WINNER: Comedy Cures
What the judges liked – “What a great way to bring awareness to a cause.”
Corporate Humor Awards – Individual Awards
The individual awards are for individuals who add humor to the workplace in their own way. These nominations are themed by the 6 humor personas from the Humor That Works personality assessment.
The Humor Appreciator Award Finalists:
- Saranne Rothberg – Comedy Cures foundation to laugh away the chemo pain
- Mary McCarthy – Enjoying the everyday life of being Not Engaged
- Hansquatch (and his Mom) Redditer – Finding the humor in free technology support
The Humor Appreciator WINNER: Hansquatch (and his Mom) Redditer
What the judges liked – “Because I hope my son Becket will help me while we laugh like that.”
The Humor Curator Award Finalists:
- Meghan B Kelly – Favorite memes of 2020
- Jen Monnier – Songs with 20 second choruses (that are not Happy Birthday)
- Adriano Lanzilotto – Insurance & Risk Management humor before a virtual event
The Humor Curator WINNER: Adriano Lanzilotto
What the judges liked – “Adriano curated and also created a really attractive delivery PPT!”
The Humor Creator Award Finalists:
- Jeff Harry – Rediscover Your Play videos, poking fun at life
- Maggie Johnston – Interactive resume for a Marketing job posting
- CGP Grey Youtuber – Humor for explanation: How to be a Pirate
The Humor Creator WINNER: CGP Grey Youtuber
What the judges liked – “CGP combines creativity with high production value (despite the stick figures).”
The Humor Performer Award Finalists:
- Michael McAdam – Flight safety presentation with physical humor
- Rod – Millenial problems videos
- Lisa Fey – FunkQuest improvised Q&A discussion
The Humor Performer WINNER: Michael McAdam
What the judges liked – “I have seen variations of the ‘airline announcement’, but this flight attendant has taken it to a whole new level.”
The Humor Engineer Award Finalists:
- Mike Nemeth – Engineering himself as a photoshoot model
- Catie Osborne – How to deal with ADHD (with humor)
- David Matthew Prior – Strategically coach clients
The Humor Engineer WINNER: Catie Osborne
What the judges liked – “She made the topic of ADHD accessible and fun. I seriously got sucked in and spent 11 mins scrolling her TikTok.”
The Humor Advocate Award Finalists:
- Marie-Amelie George – Dog students doing class work
- HugOps – Encouraging empathy when websites go down
- Kathy Klotz-Guest – Humor in Leadership and Business
The Humor Advocate WINNER: Marie-Amelie George
What the judges liked – “Teachers are superheroes and Dogs are the BEST – this is a win-win!”
Congrats again to the Corporate Humor Awards winners and thank you to everyone who submitted nominations! Very well deserved!
Post written by Vandad Pourbahrami
