Free to Laugh

As an award- winning writer, Timmy Boyle has been a regular performer & workshop presenter at Faithwriters’ Conferences and in 2014 celebrated the release of his first book Inside Timmy’s Mind. Timmy has been a featured performer on the nationwide Date Night Comedy Tour and can be seen regularly across Ontario as founder & host of The Circuit: Canada’s first clean comedy circuit. Most recently, Timmy was a Clean Comedy Challenge finalist at the legendary Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, CA.

Brian Apprille is a stand-up comedian, voice actor and motivational speaker who performs across America.  Brian’s career took a turn for the serious in 2009 when he developed facial paralysis as a result of a rare disease called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.  Now an activist and a comic at once, Brian raises awareness of facial paralysis and inspires hope in fellow suffers with plenty of belly-laugh healing along the way.

Brian Bates got his comedy start later in life. Since launching his comedy career, he’s toured comedy clubs and theaters across America with national headliners like Henry Cho and Nate Bargatze. Brian can be heard weekly on Laugh USA on Sirius satellite radio.

These times are crazy, to say the least.  In this special episode, my lovely bride Rebecca Kennedy and I share some thoughts and tips on making laughter happen in our home.

In this episode, comedian Brandon Skelton shares the unique opportunity of using live video to do comedy shows while we live in a world that's quarantined.

Shawn Mathenia is a stand-up comedian based out of Memphis and is host of Conversate. Shawn shares about being adopted, comedy in church & more!

Scott Curtis is a stand-up comedian based out of South Bend, IN.  Scott's first time on stage came later in life when he was offered a chance to perform at work and from there started out on this wild journey.  Scott is also host and producer of the hit podcast Behind The Bits.

Dennis Tooley shares his journey in co-creating Gutty's Comedy Club.  Located in Greenwood, IN, Dennis and his business partner Steve Rivera are putting in the work to make their dreams of owning a successful comedy club a reality.

Just like in comedy, Rik keeps the pace of his keynote programs up using stories, facts, current events, visuals and crowd participation to make the points relevant to each group.

Aside from his keynotes and comedy shows, Rik teaches comedy writing workshops across the country and online through his School of Laughs and can be heard through his School Of Laughs Podcast.

In this episode, Jared Lovrak and I talk about The Simpson's character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and voice actor Hank Azaria's recent decision to stop voicing Apu.