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Insights on laughter, leadership, and team culture direct from our founder

August 27, 2026

The Genius Behind Dolly Parton's Humor

She had a unique way of telling the truth with her music and lyrics that made people able to hear her message with unique gentleness. Not preachy, not self-righteous, just full of compassion. And humor.

August 20, 2026

Harvard Study Concludes: To Flourish You Need to Laugh

None of this comes as a surprise to me, or to any Laughter On Call enthusiasts. Our mission from our first workshops with those facing Alzheimer's, to the addition of our higher learning and corporate clients, has always been to get people laughing together.

August 13, 2026

August Challenge: Laughing With Friends Not At Them

The popularity of celebrity roasting has been creeping into everyday culture in a way I find concerning. Maybe it's because I spend more time in healthcare than in comedy clubs or on college campuses. Maybe it's six decades of absorbing the slings and arrows of "edgy" material.

August 6, 2026

Why Claude Reminds Me of My Toxic Ex

Trying to get my needs met by a cold, humorless source feels oddly familiar. It’s starting to feel a lot like my dating patterns back before I could cheat on LLM’s with other LLM’s.

July 30, 2026

The NHL Loves Improv

Hockey players and coaches are turning to improvisation training, not to be funnier, but to become better teammates.

July 23, 2026

Eight Years Later...

Instead of listing our accomplishments, which are impressive even for my never-enough brain, I’m going to reflect on our connection-first mission statement. Looking back on where we succeeded and where we…didn’t. And totally on brand, improvised our way back to find laughter where it definitely seemed unlikely.

July 16, 2026

HELP! I Can’t Stop Calling Myself Middle-Aged!

I cannot seem to stop this reflexive tick of referring to myself and my friends as “middle-aged.” I’m not a gerontologist, or a psychic, but I’m pretty certain I’m not going to live another 63 years no matter how much bone broth I pretend to drink.

July 9, 2026

3 Ways to Say "Yes" to the Heat

Particularly if you are a working parent/daughter/son/caregiver, whatever schedule you manage to put in place seems to get blown out of the water when everyone is on vacation. What do we do about this? As a comedian for 30 years, a daughter for 57 and a mother for 23, there are certain ways of thinking and being that I’ve learned can be helpful.

July 2, 2026

404: Human Not Found

By now we all know someone whose face tightens the moment AI is mentioned. Usually writers. Artists. Creative people. It's a survival reflex. Watching chatbots produce essays, campaigns, images, and even comedy can feel less like innovation and more like a pink slip.

June 25, 2026

It Was Never About the Laughter

We're five years out from the pandemic, but one thing remains clear: the audience for these "wacky" ideas about laughter and connection has grown considerably. At Laughter On Call, we still spend a lot of time preaching the gospel of laughter to the unconverted.

June 18, 2026

Dying Hard: Not the Movie, A Bad Habit

The habit I thought I'd broken...

June 10, 2026

Knowing We Never Have to Ride Alone

I was lucky enough to have back-to-back Vistage speaking gigs on the East Coast last week. And was able to top that off with some quality time with my sons. Even saw a show, met with friends and had matcha at the oh so hip Cha Cha Matcha.