Happy International Women's Day Monday March 8, 2021 is International Women's Day #IWD2021 I have met so many amazing women through comedy. Some are comics, other are producers, some are talent developers, and some are club owners. Each and everyone of them are unique in their own way. Check out International Women's Day 2021 theme #ChooseToChallenge A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So let's all choose to challenge. How will you help forge

Another Comedy Spotlight Coming Soon Big Daddy Tazz Big Shout out to Big Daddy Tazz who reads to children 7 days a week. On March 18, 2021 “Tazzy Reads” celebrates 1 year reading to children. Book 770 will be read live on Zoom, so the kids can participate. For more information visit https://bigdaddytazz.com/tazzy-reads/ or become friends with Tazz on FB https://www.facebook.com/tazz.norris Mention you found out about Big Daddy Tazz on www.thecomedygreenroom.com A New Version

Celebrating our 20th year!! The Comedy Green Room was launched on December 31, 2000, I cannot believe that 20 years have passed in a blink of an eye. We have had three designs in of the website throughout the years. Thank you to Irish Comedian Donal Norton for designing our first logo. I must thank Ms. Trish Keenan for taking my initial idea, a barebones website, and designing the second version. And our second logo. Next Ms. Skylar Hart, a talented multimedia expert, redesig

Special Article AN UNCONVENTIONAL TIP FOR THE ASPIRING COMIC The ongoing tasks that are expectedly implemented by the aspiring comic can be easily equated with their significance. Writing, rehearsing in front of an audience, indulgence in self and peer critique. Trial and error, the willingness to be humbled by a crowd and reappear, adapting, and adjusting one’s performance regularly… In respect of potential and the efforts that can be taken to reach heights that may never

Dealing with "Pandemic Fatigue" Going into the dog days of February we have no idea what lies ahead for the business of Photography or life in general. To say the least it is a stressful time for people trying to make a living in the arts.! This is the longest most of us have not worked in Comedy and it is an adjustment. I been using some strategies to help deal with “Pandemic Fatigue” and the new world of Stand-Up Comedy. 1. Be Kind to Yourself and Others – none of us are ex

Special Article The Chameleon Comic How the Comedian Can Improvise During the Pandemic The world has changed dramatically in the last year forcing the masses to change their way of life. The entertainer and the comedian are left to answer questions amid expected panic. How can I continue to move forward in my career during this difficult time? How will I be able to connect with people during quarantine? What choices do I have right now? ​ Albert Einstein once quoted “in t

Another Comedy Spotlight Coming Soon Big Daddy Tazz Big Shout out to Big Daddy Tazz who has read to children 7 days a week. So far, he has read over 700 children’s books in over 315 days. As of January 4, 2021 Tazzy will continue to read to children once a day in the evenings. For more information visit https://bigdaddytazz.com/tazzy-reads/ or become friends with Tazzy on FB https://www.facebook.com/tazz.norris Mention you found out about Big Daddy Tazz on www.thecomedygreen

Dealing with Pandemic Isolation The world-wide pandemic has changed the way we work and interact with our colleagues. For comedians this is especially hard as we not only lost the comradery of hanging out and working with other like-minded people, but we lost our live audiences. I personally miss the interactions with my comedy buddies before and after the show. I found it can lead to loneliness and disconnection. I spend a good part of each day connecting to a few people to

Another Comedy Spotlight Coming Soon Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year Special Article: Comedian gets COVID-19-- Gerry "Big Bear" Barrett There's nothing funny about contracting the coronavirus, unless you're a lazy comedian who likes to sleep 18 hours a day then, perhaps, this is the plague for you. I'm a comedian and Elvis Presley tribute artist based out of Winnipeg and up until March in 2020 I was touring on a regular basis across Canada then COVID-19 shut ever