Where Funny Gets Down To Business

Today’s guest post is by Peppercommer Trisha Bruynell

When I think of workplace and comedy in the past decade, I think of The Office.  It’s a premise that might sound familiar – an office led by a boss who believes wholeheartedly in comedy in the workplace, a man who strives to use comedy to break down the barriers between his co-workers, lighten up the office environment, and of course, to get laughs. Of course, if you have seen the show you know that Michael Scott (Steve Carell) more often than not showcases how NOT to incorporate comedy in the workplace, with inappropriate and often off-color jokes, and a stunning inability to read his audience. But that is neither here nor there. Read More »

Today’s Guest Post is by Peppercommer Lia LoBello.

A couple of days ago, my friend Christian was named as one of the “15 Funniest Stand Up Comedians you SHOULD be Following” on Twitter by Funny or Die. I’ve watched Christian slowly work his way up the comedy ladder for the last four years, so I was extremely proud to see him get one step closer to his dream with this validation from such a major comedy Website. Read More »

Today’s Guest Post is by Peppercommer Paul Merchan.

Ellie Kemper, who we know best as “Erin” from The Office (see my colleague Laura Bedrossian’s post this week referencing the show’s season finale), wrote an article in GQ. As funny and ironic as that sounds, it’s true, she wrote an article about why women are so much funnier than men. And it was a hoot! That girl can act AND write a tongue-in-cheek piece in a major man-focused magazine that literally had me LOLing.

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Today’s Guest Post is by Peppercommer Colin Reynolds.

When discussing the benefits of stand-up comedy in the workplace, one aspect of the training that often gets brought up is the idea of “learning how to read a room.” But what does that mean, exactly? Read More »

Today’s guest post is by Peppercommer Laura Bedrossian

As the series finale approaches for one of my favorite television shows—NBC’s The Office—I have done two things:

1)      Watched lots of old episodes to gear up for the finale (oh, and went to The Office Wrap Party in Scranton)

2)      Been thinking of lots of Michael Scott-isms Read More »