Comedy and Improv

“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”
— Victor Borge

Not exactly a typical hobby for a mathematics professor and college administrator, but believe me, it can be just as challenging! I’ve been performing stand-up and improv comedy since the 1980’s.

Here’s a Story Collider podcast where I talk a little bit about that part of my life. This article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution also featured my work in this space. I’ve even published about humor, but they are dry academic papers and not very funny. See details on my Professional page. And if you’re a glutton for punishment, you can sit through an hour of math jokes which I presented at a conference in 2010, or check out my youtube channel.

More recently I’ve taught classes for STEM professionals to improve their communication and public speaking skills by teaching them the basics of stand-up comedy. You should sign up for the next one! I have been teaching these through Science for Georgia.

I’ve also spent some time creating April Fool’s Jokes that occasionally get a little attention.

New Orleans Comedy

When I lived in New Orleans in the 1990’s I was fortunate to be involved with some very talented performers , some of whom you may know (like Ken Jeong). We did regular stand up comedy shows with Comedy Gumbo, a local comedian network I started, and also with Brown!, a local improv group I was in for many years.