How This Veteran Comedian Developed a Successful Career on Stage and Television, and Uses It To Give Back

Comedy veteran Tony Vivich was my guest this week on Success Profiles Radio. He has had a great career as a performing stand-up comedian and also owns ComedySchools.com, which teaches beginning and advanced comedy classes, as well as sketch and improvisational comedy. In the mid 1990s he created and produced the television show TNN’S COMEDY ROUND UP. We talked about the process that went into pitching and funding the idea for the show, as well as arranging the talent that appeared on the program. He has also written for some of the top comics in the country, including Jay Leno, Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Hicks, Ritch Shydner, and Craig Shoemaker. We talked specifically about how writing jokes for Jay Leno on a regular basis happened. We discussed how he built his successful business, the art of writing a joke, and breaking through writer's block. Finally, we talked about how he started comedyschools.com, what is possible for people who enroll and complete the courses available, and the results some of his top students have attained which have included appearances on national television. If you love comedy, this is definitely the show for you! You can download the show for free on iTunes.