Tag: comedy

• The Best Surprise Isn’t What You Think (or Maybe It Is)

  Day 12: #Trust30 Project I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, if we follow the truth, it will bring us out safe at last. – Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s hard for me to surprise myself. I know all my tricks so well. Many areas…

  Marlene Kelly

  July 11, 2011

  Self Growth

  #trust30, acceptance, circumstances, comedy, improv, improvisation, losing, marlene kelly, outcome, resistance, surprise, three amigos, winning, yes and

• I Talk Funny Sometimes (But Not as Much as I Would Like to Anymore)

  Tonight, I watched the HBO special “Talking Funny.” I felt like I was eavesdropping on the after-work conversation between Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Louis C.K. and Ricky Gervais. The first thing that struck me is the fact that all four of these guys seemed to be a little uneasy with themselves, almost self-conscious about the…

  Marlene Kelly

  April 27, 2011

  Comedy, Entertainment, Personal Development, Self Growth

  Bill Cosby, bit, chris rock, comedian, comedy, craft, fear, hbo, holy grail, humor, jerry seinfeld, joke, laughter, louis c.k., marlene kelly, memory, monty python, ricky gervais, stand up, Steve Martin, talking funny, writing

• Fuck Politeness, Go Long!

  A few months ago, I was out for drinks with two friends after work. We posed the question to each other: Use three words to describe yourself. This wasn’t easy for me. You might not know it yet, but I’m wordy. Then, we determined three words to describe each other. Two of the words that…

  Marlene Kelly

  April 30, 2010

  Personal Development, Self Growth, Spirituality

  acting, Alec Baldwin, bold, brave, collective psyche, comedy, connection, drama, entertainment industry, etiquette, Lost, Meisner, Meryl Streep, performance, politeness, presentation over substance, Sawyer, soul tribe, Steve Martin, story teller, swimming, truth teller, Victor D’Altorio