Funny Like A Clown

The ups and downs of comedy from having great success to great failure reinventing yourself and staying relevant join us for a look at a comic who would become a household name only to experience failure at the peak of his success, but then showing the world a human side that family is so much more important than any comedy opportunity and still being loved enough to have a corporate gig ''million...

A southern gal with a tough childhood and divorce would find refuge in the world of comedy from Alabama to Florida to New York and LA she would find peace on a farm in Georgia but never forget her love for comedy she would have her ups and downs but in the end be known as a survivor.

Following your passion or following the money a choice most of us make in life. Join us for a look at a comic who would turn down opportunities in the business for others that would follow his love, hitting that one big memorable role we all dream of and parlaying it into a career. That one role means he never works a regular job again as long as he lives.

Being memorable in comedy making the most of every moment, becoming recognizable ''I don't know his name but remember seeing him before'' in a day and age when one can be afraid of being attacked for having an opinion join us for a look at a comic who never held back.

Using comedy as a platform to get your message across, make em laugh with your message and they will listen. Join us for a look at a comedian and political activist who would use humor to launch him to the forefront then use his popularity to get his message about civil rights across. An activist who would try to leave the world a better place than he entered it.

Don't sell out be who you are, if you work clean in comedy you always work but when you make the decision to work less and be you it saying I wont sell out to the industry. Join us for a look at a comic who has been called rude crude but endearing and his intense comedy style would make him a must see act and earn him the nick name the Pitbull of comedy.

Telling stories of growing up in an Italian household with 4 generations of family living on 3 floors the material was endless, getting a 6 minuet break on a major special leading to your own special and countless appearances on tv's top comedy shows and late night circuit join us for a look at a comic who would remain relevant for generations.

From sleeping in your car showering at truck stops to a multi million dollar tour and your own corporation. Join us for a look at a comic whose determination and drive would bring him to the top of the comedy game as Americas most believed host honoring GOD for his success and using the platform given him to give back.

Making life long friends is one of the best parts of the comedy business coming up together taking care of each other and sharing the love of the business. If one comic makes it he takes the rest with him and using those connections to get noticed and never look back a recipe for success.

From professional magician at 15 years old to top touring comic in the business. Join us for a look at a comedian who would be part of the legendary times at the world famous Comedy Store and use the opportunities there to become part of the next wave of legendary comics.

Working harder than your competitors doing what it takes to get ahead in your field and then having it ripped from you due to health issues. Sometimes they say the journey is most the fun not the destination. He would leave behind a legacy that would teach you to laugh at your pain.

Being influenced by comedy and using it to work your way up the ladder waiting for your big break never knowing when it will come then one day being recognized and never looking back using your popularity to make a difference becoming a humanitarian and above comedy leaving the world a better place.

Breaking ground accomplishing something your people are not known for and using the platform it gives you to give back to the people and community. Join us for a look at a comic who broke ground in a field that was ''old school'' on who they let in to the club and once there used the platform and made a difference.

Paving the way for female comedy being a pioneer of your art. Join us for a look at a comic who would pave new ground in the 1970s male dominant comedy era, not only showing she could hold her own as a female comic but could succeed with the biggest name male comics of the era.

From gowning up in rough neighborhoods to loosing an only parent at a young age join us for a look at a comic who would never use it as an excuse, a comic who put in the work tasted success and rolled with it turning in a legendary career and being activist for human rights.

When a small opportunity turns to a big one a big opportunity leads to a giant one. Join us for a look at a comic who would make the most of every chance given to him and become a nationally known comic act with success as an actor all the major shows of the time would come calling, leaving behind some of the best catch phrases of the time he would get everything except his own dinner.

from working in souvenir shops to being one of the 100 most influential people of his time no one starts at the top. Join us for a look at a comic whose pint of view on politics would gain him a political and comic following and launch a career in to a late night spot coveted by all, to be in a very select club, when opportunity knocked he answered.

Being inspired by comedy at a young age, having a lifelong dream of pursuing it and making that dream a reality. Join us for a look at a comic who would make his own way to making his dreams come true using his nice guy edge to out last the cut throat business he was in. Surviving the ups downs successes and failures of the business he would land in a legendary coveted spot and never look back.

The modern day comedy wars led by the now veteran of late night tv. Join us for a look at a comic whose inspiration of late night would launch him to a career in radio then cable tv and when everything he touched turned to gold he would get his shot on main stream tv as a coveted late night host.

To be the first to do anything a pioneer an original someone who sets the bar. Join us for a look at a comic who would take a platform available to everyone but be the first to have the vision to use it as a comedy platform and reach audiences that would draw the biggest names in the business.

Right place right time making a connection that would lead to a lifelong friendship, From small opportunities making the most of them leading to large opportunities. Join us for a look at a comic who would not be controlled by the industry using his own platform to reach podcast status others could only dream of from a home computer and personal web site.

When you reach the top at your dream you never work a day in your life when you work hard pay your dues and everything you touch starts to turn to gold its an amazing feeling, however when you reach the top there's only one way left to go and that's down as everyone behind you is trying to knock you off the peak so they can sit there.

It takes years to learn the craft of comedy and become a veteran comic hoping for that one big shot and hoping you don't blow it, others are in the right place right time gain instant success almost seemingly over night and never look back. Join us for a look at a comic who would catch that lightning not once but twice at the same time and leave behind a legacy.

The real life funny stuff is better than anything you could make up a rule of comedy be true to yourself talk about what you know. Join us for a look at a comic who would use his Italian heritage to gain an Italian audience that would launch him to legendary status.

If you wanted to write a text book way of becoming a comic this guy could write it, turning small breaks in to big ones staying relevant and in the game he would earn a cult following and the admiration of his peers being the comics comic, in the end he could say as Sinatra did '' I did my my way''