Corporate comedy can get a bad rap in the club circuit, but just like not all jokes are for all people, not all comedy gigs are for all comedians.

Keynote speaker, corporate comedian, author, and podcaster John Garrett joins the podcast to dispel misconceptions about all things corporate, and proves that you CAN laugh at that.

In this episode, we talk about:

-John’s start in comedy.

-Stories from the road.

-Dealing with hecklers.

-Incorporating your passion into your material to connect with your audience.

-Transitioning to corporate gigs.

-Comparing a corporate show with a Friday late show.

-Working out new material as a speaker or corporate comedian.

-Telling the difference between joke helpers vs. hecklers.

-Bombing at corporate gigs.

-The business side of being a corporate entertainer.

-Tips for making the most out of your experience working a corporate gig.

-Making yourself marketable by writing clean.

-The stigma of clean and corporate comics by some comedians.

-Writing truthfully.

-David’s initial failures doing characters as a corporate speaker.

-Making the transition from stand-up to corporate comedy to becoming a speaker.

-The importance of having friends outside of comedy.

-Translating the finding of your voice as a comic to finding your message as a speaker.

-Learning through stand-up how to deliver a challenging message as a speaker.

-Paralleling comedy with winemaking.

And more!

John Garrett is a nationally recognized speaker and emcee who draws on his condition as a recovering Big Four CPA to deliver messages that hit home with corporate audiences. This professional member of the National Speakers Association is on a mission to shatter the definition of “stereotypical professional” and in the meantime, show organizations how to create a stronger culture that increases engagement and reduces turnover.

John has performed for leading companies ranging from “Big Four” accounting firms to banks and technology companies to professional associations seeking an outside-of-the-box way to engage their audiences.​

Learn more about John: thejohngarrett.com

Follow on Twitter @The_johngarrett

Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejohngarrett/

Get John's book, "What's Your And?" https://amzn.to/3ctrkDe

Listen to John's podcast: https://thejohngarrett.com/podcast/

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