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Gina Ramsey, based in Superior, WI, is passionate about making a difference through humor, inspiration, and connection. Her book, "Burnt Gloveboxes: Embracing Life When It Goes Up In Flames," humorously navigates life's unexpected moments. Celebrated for her on-demand singing impersonations and love of screaming rubber chickens, Gina infuses her presentations with memorable charm. Let’s go on a jo...

Mike Lukas grew up in Cleveland and was a successful internationally touring comedian and improvisor (NBC, Comedy Central, Second City, CBS Radio, A&E) for twenty-four years before he decided to hang up his clown shoes and give writing a full time go.   Now hammering his keyboard out of Dallas, Mike co-raises his two babies when he’s not pumping out sports blogs, short stories, novels, and non...

Paul Osincup, CHP  is a Keynote Speaker, Humor Strategist, and Past President of AATH. Paul's global mission for workplace happiness has provided him the opportunity to work with hundreds of organizations like the U.S. Airforce, Google, Discover, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Leadership. He's also the author of the forthcoming book  The Humor Habit: Rewire Your Brain to Stress Less, Laugh More...

Our New Year Episode is a repost of Adam Williams of the Live a Beautiful Life Podcast interviewing Katy BEE about Joy First Foundation. https://www.liveabeautifullifepodcast.com/ photo by Nick Le A place to explore the many paths that lead to living a beautiful life. For more information on Joy First Foundation - head on over to https://www.joyfirst.org/ Adam is a musician and vocalist who create...

In the name of FUN and PLAY we repost Jess Ruggieri from episode 47 with Chip Lutz, Enjoy!! "Just play.  Have fun.  Enjoy the game." - Michael Jordan Are you ready to have some fun?  I am but, then again, I'm always up for having some fun.  But did you know that fun can be functional in improving employee productivity and engagement?   This episode's guest, Jess Ruggieri, is the Director of Inclus...

Roberta is the 2023-2024 president of AATH! Hail to the Chief! LOL Sign up for her free weekly newsletter, Laughter Rocks! at: www.laf4u.com Roberta Gold is a Recreation Therapist and a Certified Humor Professional who founded Laughter for the Health of it in 1985 with one mission: To empower everyone to have a more positive outlook by seeing the humor instead of the horror in our world. Roberta’s...

Dave, an award winning film and television writer, cartoonist, author, musician and voice actor, has had his writing compared to the likes of Ray Bradbury and David Lynch and his cartoon work to that of Charles Schulz, one of Dave’s idols. As senior writer and head of cartoons at National Lampoon, he put out two best-selling cartoon collections while handling writing and cartooning for the flagshi...

Katy has always used humor to diffuse stress and anxiety of patients but was intrigued to learn more of the practice of Laughter Yoga when her work started an Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. She traveled three hours to participate in several programs before taking the leap into becoming a Laughter Leader, and then after a few years to become a Laughter Teacher. Katy is known as the Laugh...

“We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” —Joseph Campbell Steve Wilson returns to LaughBox with Katy BEE and Jim-Bob Williams to talk about the inception and history of laughter clubs and what “Good Hearted Living” can do for us with six practices! Since its inception, World Laughter Tour has been recognized as a significant global influence in the practical applica...

Megan Bendtzen is the CEO and Founder of TheDoctorofFun.com. A former Fortune 100 Work Zombie 😆, she walked away from her 25-year corporate career to bring new life to the world she left when she discovered the Prescription for Happiness and the Cure for the Common Life! Megan’s mission is to help individuals and organizations inject more fun into their lives and work so they are more engaged, en...

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 call...

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 Podc...

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 Impro...

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 Kl...

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.youtu...

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 Busine...

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 ho...

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 Universi...

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...

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...

Carla H Brown is a dynamic force for laughter, levity and joy on the planet! A self-proclaimed, recovering serious person, Carla chose to seek out more joy, after experiencing an auto-immune illness, which left her temporarily paralyzed. This slowing down gave her the opportunity to be fully present with the fear, worry, self-hatred and suffering going on in her mind, affecting her body. The exper...

Robin Phoenix Johnson President, HEAL*ARIOUS, Founder Best Medicine Brigade After more than 20 years of military service, Lieutenant Colonel Robin  Johnson, USA, Ret., discovered her new mission in improving people, organizations, and communities with humor. Level II Certified Humor Professional (Association for the Applied & Therapeutic Use of Humor Comedy Bootcamp Instructor, Armed Services Arts...

Izzy Gesell is an “organizational alchemist” who helps people navigate their internal logjams and emerge more confident, spontaneous and effective. Through keynotes, workshops and coaching sessions, Izzy delivers meaningful material in an enjoyable way. His unique approach to personal and organizational development is rooted at the intersection of Improv, Facilitation and Coaching. Among the first...

This episode is a flashmob game show starring Mary Kay and Don Morrison and members of the Humor Academy and graduate Certified Humor Professionals.  Mary Kay Morrison - Founder Jim-Bob Williams - CHP Katy BEE - Level 1 Don Morrison - Level 2 Fatima Ahmed - Level 1 and Peace Scholar Roberta Gold - CHP and Advisor Kyle Edgell - CHP Cathy Grippi - CHP and Recruitment Mary Jo Neil - Level 2 Joy Baldo...

Kate McGlynn, aka Katy BEE is a first year Humor Academy student with AATH and the founder of a new Non-profit Joy First Foundation - https://www.joyfirst.org/ - which is dedicated to bringing, evoking, creating, and offering joy to all living beings. Joyful Moments are online and in-person spontaneous moments appreciating and being grateful to others with standing ovations, surveys, gifts, like n...