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February 14, 2024

Alzheimer's, Tech and Apps, Oh My!

I can’t believe it’s been four years since my mother’s passing. Or that my inability to make her laugh would launch me on a mission to help anyone I could feel less alone with shared laughter. I obviously also didn't know that a month after she died the world would be shut down from COVID and feelings of isolation would be felt on a global scale.

February 7, 2024

5 Reasons the Grammy's Got it Right

To be clear, I don’t like watching awards shows. They often feel like a fabulous party I wasn’t invited to. I enjoy the boundary-pushing outfits though, and am especially entertained by the awkward conversations on the red carpet.

February 2, 2024

A Nobel Prize Winner and a Comedian Walk into a Bar...

“Female musicians, it can be convincingly argued, have historically faced considerable discrimination,” the recent Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin and fellow researcher Cecilia Rouse wrote in a study in 2000.

January 30, 2024

We Made the Rochester News!

Laughter On Call brought compassion through comedy to Jewish Senior Life in Rochester.

January 26, 2024

5 Reasons Why Laughing When You’re Sick Is No Joke!

I’m down for the count again - darn sneaky COVID - testing negative but it’s the gift that keeps giving. More like a horror movie. Cue V/O: “Just when you thought it was safe to go to spin class again….”

January 19, 2024

Kidding Aside, We Need to F’ing Laugh

Snowstorms, below freezing temperatures, horrifying news stories, the fact is if we’re going to truly make this a “happy” new year, we have to be proactive about our laughter. Fortunately, it’s a very cool time for TV comedy. Here’s a handy list if you want to pop some corn, throw in some Raisinets and escape this weekend.

January 12, 2024

Five Ways You Can Approach Your Resolutions with Joy Instead of Angst

It’s the new year and I don’t want to be tense. I don’t want to already be anxious about my “resolutions.” The ones I forgot to make, or the ones I made at 1 am on the 31st. I’m convinced the first step in finding joy at the start of a new year is taking the word resolution out of the equation.

January 5, 2024

Finding Laughter with Family!

Now I know why those National Lampoon Chevy Chase Vacation movies are so popular. Watching them before, during or after a week with family doing your best to relax and have “fun!” delivers exactly the comic relief you need.

December 29, 2023

Laughter on Call: Igniting Performance through Connection and Joy

Someone recently asked me what the “I” in R.O.I. is for Laughter On Call. I thought they were kidding. But apparently a new definition has been added to the acronym. We all understand the “I” to mean investment, but in an historically challenging atmosphere, it can now also mean impact.

December 22, 2023

Happy Holidays from Laughter On Call!

You know those updates that people send out during the holiday season? Where you get to read about family trips, milestones and engagements? I don’t send those personally, but as 2023 wraps I decided to go back through the LOC calendar to be reminded of the hits, if you will.

December 15, 2023

We’re never gettin’ younger, so I’m gonna have some fun...

This title of this post is a quote from P!nk's latest hit. That is what it’s come down to for me, quoting pop songs. I was on a spin bike in the dark this week, hiding from the news when her new song, “I’m Never Gonna Not Dance Again,” came on.

December 8, 2023

Tis the Season for Self-Care

At Laughter On Call, we focus a lot on employee wellbeing. When we show up to an event or training we always read the room, get a sense of who’s an introvert, who’s game to get out of their comfort zone, and who we’re going to have to pull off their phone.