Nice To SwannaKnowYa (Episode 1)

The Launch of a New Video Series

Friends, I’m really pleased to share the inaugural episode in a new mini documentary series I’ve created called “Nice To SwannaKnowYa.” The idea? It’s simple: Meet people in the Swannanoa Valley (NC), talk story, share laughs, and get to know them. My first guest was comedian-magician Greg Phillips. Greg was an incredibly kind guy and, like any great magician, a master at the misdirect. During our short time together, Greg told some of his story, did some magic tricks, and offered up some sound advice. Check out Episode 1 below.

“ESSENTIALS OF COMEDY” COURSE BUNDLE: For a limited time only (through 2/15/26), you can purchase “The Joke Writer’s Lab” course and “The Comedian’s Memory Lab” course as a bundle. Just click on one of the courses below, scroll down, and click the “Add all to cart” button.

JOKE WRITING COURSE: By the way, if you have any interest at all in learning about your persona, how to write some jokes, or doing stand-up comedy, check out my online joke writing course, “The Joke Writer’s Lab,” HERE.

JOKE MEMORY COURSE: My companion course to “The Joke Writer’s Lab” is now live: “The Comedian’s Memory Lab.” Learn how to conceptualize, organize, and memorize your entire comedy set. This method works for 10 jokes or 100, a set that’s 3 minutes of 1 hour. You can get it HERE.