Comedy is a great way to get people to listen. To wake up an audience. To connect. To teach. Even if you put just a little into a speech, it can make an audience remember you. Here are my seven ideas ...

THE THREE BASIC RULES FOR any speech are: Start with a laugh, put the meat in the middle, and wave the flag at the end. Most important is to have a rapport with your audience. You can do it several ...

If you're delivering a eulogy, "funny" may not be the first approach you'd think of. If the deceased was known for their sense of humor, or your family and friends are known for sharing jokes, then ...

It was midway through George W. Bush’s first term and the Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, was being hammered for being an obstructionist. More specifically, he was being accused of using the ...

One of the biggest surprises of last night’s Oscars wasn’t Parasite being named Best Picture or The Irishman getting shut out — it was Brad Pitt’s restrained acceptance speech. After winning Best ...

At the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London Tuesday, Amy Schumer gave a speech that was the essence of Schumer: raunchy, self-effacing and empowering. The insanely funny, NSFW speech—given as ...

LOS ANGELES -- "I'm John Leguizamo and I'm one of Hollywood's DEI hires." That's how the actor introduced himself to the audience at the 2024 Emmys Sunday night. "That's right," Leguizamo continued.

Tina Fey has worked with Steve Martin a few times, most notably when he appeared as felonious billionaire Gavin Volure on 30 Rock, so it makes sense that she would be asked to give a speech in his ...