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Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your adjectives and to win against all odds. I never knew that this quote would have a huge impact in my life especially when I had reached the sixth grade. Just a young, shy, and chubby kid ready for my first year in junior high, wondering about the new exciting things waiting for me. But if I knew that the exciting things would change into…

Good evening and welcome to all the parents, relatives and friends who have made this day possible for the Thornapple Kellogg High School graduating class of 2006. I would also like to thank this year’s graduates for the honor and privilege of speaking at their commencement. To be a part of such an important night in your lives is indeed a very special moment for me. Graduation marks the end of one part of your life and the beginning of unlimited possibilities. This is the moment when you…

doing stand-up comedy was in Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club. After performing he was offered a role in Rodney Dangerfield HBO special. Later, he was a reoccurring character in Benson but he was fired for being too creative. By 1981 he was on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman. Jerry Seinfeld developed The Seinfeld…

Harvey Morning Show” from 8am-10am, which was originally syndicated through Radio One, Inc. Even while Steve Harvey was trying to balance out his busy schedule he still and becoming a popular radio host for his morning show, he still continued to do stand up tours and sell out…

With as many standup specials that Netflix offers, it can be difficult to find a comedian that will make you laugh for the complete hour. Sebastian Maniscalco is one of these comedians. His special takes place in Chicago and was released in 2014. He starts by talking about his disgust with the people he encountered on his vacation to Las Vegas. Talking about people’s unusual travel habits with Igloo coolers and George Foreman grills, as well as his experience at the hotel pool. He…

Some people have a natural talent for stand-up comedy and shouldn’t hide it from the world. Stand Up NY is hosting The New York Comedy Academy, a month long workshop where future comedians will have the chance to practice and show off their talent; it takes place in the best comedy club on the Upper West Side of New York. • Perform With Other Comedians: Famous comedians and up-and-coming comedians have stirred up the crowd with laughter and performed at Stand Up NY. The Comedy Academy helps…

George Carlin started his comedy career as a clean-standup act, which meant that there were no “dirty jokes” or profanity in his acts. He eventually grew tired of performing comedy for what he called a “suit and tie” audience. He described the generational divide he caught himself in. Where he was in his 30’s and the audiences he was performing for were in their 40’s, whom were at odds with the youth who were in their 20s. He slowly started to drift away from the “suit and tie” audiences and…

A standup comedian and a performance artist have a lot in common believe or not. They are both trying to grab the audience attention by giving or saying something to entertain them. Standup comedian and performance artist do their job with the same mindset but with a different way of presenting it to the audience. They seem very different from each other because the standup comedian entertains his audience by tells about a life experiences or jokes. While the performance artist does it through…

For instance in stand up comedy, you typically have one person trying to squeeze a chuckle out of you by explaining these long drawn out stories. Comedy through verbal stories makes it easy for the listeners to forget bits and pieces if there is no visual aid represented. A joke, rude natured and ill mannered, the feelings that will be hurt, don’t concern comedians. It is often times, for stand up comedians that in order to get a reaction from an audience…

The Art of Offense The art of stand up comedy is one that has been around for decades, from the early Bob Hope, to Don Rickles, to the more modern Anthony Jeselnik. This form of communication has been used not only to make people laugh, but to convey messages, thoughts, ideas and societal values. People often overlook this form of performance, or worse, they seek to limit it. This is a terrible thing that is happening in our society, people looking to censor art, tell people what they can and…