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 Background Roberta Gold is a Recreation Therapist and uses humor therapeutically. Her proprietary p...
Dec 01, 2023•48 min•Ep. 108
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 flagship magazine. He was also involved with Comic Relief. His early work includes art for Tim Allen and Ro...
Nov 14, 2023•58 min•Ep. 107
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 Laughing Nurse. With a quick wit that creates laughter, patients and staff feel welcomed and engaged in t...
Nov 02, 2023•47 min•Ep. 106
“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 applications of laughter and humor for health and world peace. Steve Wilson is a very popular and talented ...
Oct 16, 2023•45 min•Ep. 105
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, energized and happier! Using her unique P.L.A.Y. to Win Approach, she teaches how to use Fun as a prof...
Oct 01, 2023•37 min•Ep. 104
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 called “One of the Best Spiritual Books” the year it was published. ( https://www.allenklein.com/books.ht...
Sep 15, 2023•47 min•Ep. 103
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 Podcast: Tromedy, spelled TROMEDY. (I like to spell it for obvious reasons)...is Transmuting Trauma using ...
Sep 01, 2023•42 min•Ep. 102
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 Improv in Warwick, RI. This performance group allows volunteers in their short form games. Come and Play! ht...
Aug 15, 2023•47 min•Ep. 101
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 Klein. Allen Klein!? Yes! This week I got to talk the THE Allen Klein, CSP and AATH Lifetime Achievement...
Aug 04, 2023•45 min•Ep. 100
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.youtube.com/@bonitajo y https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN_Ypu7rOnkzEPIKrWaUs8w Instagram handle: @iambonitajoy https...
Jul 19, 2023•55 min•Ep. 99
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 Business Academy is an online business incubator and accelerator for therapeutic humourists, applied improv...
Jun 30, 2023•48 min•Ep. 98
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 house, and instant coffee, as of late. https://bobbybcomedy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bobbythought...
Jun 15, 2023•49 min•Ep. 97
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 University. Certified Humor Professional through the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. https://w...
Jun 03, 2023•44 min•Ep. 96
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 either a member or non-member in recognition of his or her Dedication and service to AATH, and/or A sig...
May 17, 2023•4 min•Ep. 95
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...
May 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 94
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 experience gave her a passion and joy for living life to its fullest, knowing that life can turn on a dim...
Apr 15, 2023•54 min•Ep. 93
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 Partnership Volunteer at Charleston VA Hospital HEAL*ARIOUS programs facilitator Stand-up Comedi...
Apr 03, 2023•47 min•Ep. 92
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 to use Improv Theater concepts as tools for personal and organizational learning, he is the author ...
Mar 19, 2023•59 min•Ep. 91
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 Baldoz - Level 3 Colleen Cook - CHP Bea Bincze - Level 1 Florence Ditlow - New Candidate Roland Thompson -...
Feb 28, 2023•44 min•Ep. 90
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 noses, kazoos, awards, certificates, and more. Joy FIrst also offers donated clown visits to organiza...
Feb 16, 2023•51 min•Ep. 89
Forget flying, invisibility or teleportation – the best superpower to covet is humor. Jennifer Keith’s superpower has been and always will be humor – in many forms. As a certified Humor Professional and current president of the international Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Jennifer discovered the brain remembers two things – trauma and humor. Using her G.R.I.T. method of using humor to process trauma and loss, Jennifer finds ways to fix the funny bone and find the funny faster whe...
Feb 09, 2023•52 min•Ep. 88
Reverend Artist Barbara Ann Michaels. Jester of the Peace, is a clown theater performance artist and Ordained Interfaith Minister. Her mission is to put humor, art and love back in the medicine cabinet for generations to come. She founded an online town for humor and wellness including House of Holy Humor, the non-religious congregation for humor for wellbeing, Humor Arts Museum, for uplifting humorous art in all media, the It's Funny Now Library, a global video story bank of true tales were har...
Jan 26, 2023•55 min•Ep. 87
Dr. Lois Holzman and her East Side Institute colleagues and associates bring human and community development to the forefront of culture and social change through grassroots, performance activism worldwide. Trained as a developmental psychologist at Columbia and Rockefeller Universities, Lois is a leading proponent of a social therapeutic psychology of becoming —which she’s dubbed “non-knowing growing.” She has written 8 books, including Performing Psychology: A Postmodern Culture of the Mind an...
Jan 13, 2023•54 min•Ep. 86
The Lead with Levity Podcast shows leaders (like you!) how to create space for humanity in business so you can have a fun, safe, and supportive company that people love. If you want to create the kind of work environment that your team can get excited about, where people feel valued and connected, then this is the show for you. Dr. Walker has dedicated her career to helping organizations revamp their cultures to improve morale, productivity and profit. After doing this work for 10+ years, she no...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 85
AATH's Sue Stevenson returns to the Laughbox podcast with a new book! Sue is a certified brain-based coach working with decision-makers, C-suite executives, professionals, solopreneurs, speakers, and coaches. She uses a varied and effective neuroscience-based skill set, that includes positive intelligence, applied and therapeutic humor, social learning, and peak performance strategies. Sue is best known for facilitating learning and positive change through brain-based coaching and consulting by ...
Dec 15, 2022•55 min•Ep. 84
Based out of Chicago, Raghu has been making people laugh all over the country since 2010 with his saucy comedy. He shamelessly shares the humorous side of the various roles he plays as a husband, father and son. From being an Indian American to all the nuances ( or pile on) that life brings he leaves no stone unturned. He also recently taped his first comedy special with Dry Bar Comedy. Upcoming shows: 12/15 - 12 Comics of SNF - 8:00 pm Free Show Two Brothers Roundhouse 205 N. Broadway Aurora, I...
Dec 07, 2022•44 min•Ep. 83
Michael Kerr is a Canadian Hall of Fame speaker who travels the world researching, writing, and speaking about inspiring workplace cultures and businesses that leverage their humor resources to create outrageous results. He is also the author of eight books including The Jerk-Free Workplace: How You Can Take the Lead to Create a Happier, More Inspiring Workplace and The Humor Advantage: Why Some Businesses Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank. You can sign up for Michael’s weekly newsletter Insp...
Nov 24, 2022•54 min•Ep. 82
Kathy Laurenhue heads Wiser Now, Inc., a multi-media publishing and staff development company focused on wellbeing in aging that aims to be practical and lighthearted in everything it produces, including her award-winning e-newsletter, Wiser Now Wednesday. Wiser Now also provides dozens of online courses, webinars, and other services to a variety of clients in the U.S. and, in the past, Australia. Her brain-stimulating writing includes more than a thousand trivia quizzes, word games, discussion ...
Nov 10, 2022•40 min•Ep. 81
Trained as an actress and theatrical director, Marian has spent over 30 years designing and delivering playful social therapeutic workshops and programs. An accomplished improvisational actor, Marian has performed improv comedy with This is Your Ridiculous Life and The Proverbial Loons, stand-up comedy at Caroline’s Comedy Club (NYC), and traveled to Central America exploring humanitarian clowning with her clown mentor, Dr. Patch Adams. A lifelong community organizer, and longtime builder of the...
Oct 19, 2022•56 min•Ep. 80
AATH Interviews Naomi Shafer of Clowns Without Borders Where other resources are scarce, Clowns Without Borders makes laughter abundant. These professional clowns and circus artists perform in refugee camps, conflict zones, and sites of natural disaster. Read our take on if Laughter is the Best Medicine ( https://clownswithoutborders.org/is-laughter-the-best-medicine-these-clowns-say-absolutely/ Visit our website to learn more about the transformative power of play. https://clownswithoutborders....
Oct 06, 2022•56 min•Ep. 79
