Watch Comedy for Stress Relief

With today's fast paced life style many people are dealing with more stress than ever. Factor in the raising cost of gas and slowing of the economy and it is clear to see a population that is stressed out. Growing data indicates that a good belly laugh may be the best way to battle stress. So go to the local comedy club or check out the free comedy clips on line for some stress relief.

Laughter's benefit on your health is no joke, and provide both long term and short term benefits. When you laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces physical changes in your body.

Laughter enhances your intake of oxygen-rich air, stimulates your heart, lungs and muscles, and increases the endorphins that are released by your brain. A good laugh cools down your stress response and increases your heart rate and blood pressure. A good, relaxed feeling, and lower stress rates are the result. Laughter can also ease digestion and stimulate circulation, which helps reduce some of the physical symptoms of stress.

Long term benefits include an improved immune system. Negative thoughts manifest into chemical reactions that can impact your body by bringing more stress into your system and decrease your immunity. In contrast, positive thoughts actually release neuropathies that help fight stress and potentially more serious illnesses. One study, of people with cancer who watched humorous videos showed less stress. and an increase in a particular cell activity that's beneficial in fighting diseases such as HIV and cancer. Research increasingly shows that laughter may ease pain by causing the body to produce its own natural painkillers.

Laughter can also help make difficult situations a little bit easier. One study of nurses who work in emergency rooms found that nurses who use humor in dealing with their patients and co-workers experience greater job satisfaction. They also experienced feelings of personal accomplishment more than do those who do not laugh during their shifts.

The data is in that laughter is good for you, and it is a lot of fun too. So get that funny movie or go to the comedy club or watch stand up comedy online to enjoy the positive effects of humor on your body and mind.



October 26, 2009
By Mark Doyle
Mark Doyle is a professional comic, and public speaker, he's owned a comedy club and now owns one of the top stand up comedy site's http://killercomedyonline.com Offers free stand up comedy videos from the funniest comedy club headliners working today. With hours of free stand up comedy and funny gifts it is a great site for some laughs! Check it out.

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How to Select the Right Entertainment to Ensure that Your Next Special Event Rocks

Choosing the right kind of entertainment or combinations of entertainments for your event will pose a lot of amusing predicaments before you. If the budget is hefty the predicament grows as you are now presented with more choices. Should you hire a DJ to make the dance program a truly memorable one or should you arrange for poker games so that the guests enjoy every moment of wining and losing stakes? Or would the audience prefer soft blue songs? Would the comedy show be a hit if it is paired with fortune telling? Or should the fire eaters be allowed to take on the stage after the dances are over? Should the event be open with a magic show? These are the types of issues you will face when choosing the right entertainment for your event.

You should keep in mind the type of guests that will come to the special event. Will the entertainment items go down well with them? If it’s a young and challenge loving audience they will love watching and participating in inflatable games where players will be pitted against each other to test the various skills of the competition. If there are kids accompanied by their parents they would revel in playing inflatable games. Kids would also enjoy the magic shows. Younger audiences would prefer the music to be hard and fast. A rap artist can capture their attention. Female guests would love the idea of a fortune teller, especially telling them about the future of their relationships.

Mature adults and seniors would prefer slow dance numbers and soulful music. The karaoke should play slow and soft numbers for them and the DJ should have knowledge of the songs. They would also like a game of poker. They will also love performances with the piano, violin, and saxophone. Brainy and intelligent people would appreciate the idea of a quiz show. And everybody would love the stand-up comedian if he is good enough. Again here there is a choice, whether to hire a top notch established comedian or try a rising stand-up comedian. Humorous motivational speakers are a hit in many events. They motivate and keep the audience in splits.

Some guests prefer belly dancing, snake charmers, waiters dressed in a particular way, a hypnotism show, look alikes/impersonators, etc. The sportive types wouldn’t prefer sitting and watching. They would like to try their hands at various fun sports such as: human table football, gladiator pole joust, sitting on a mechanical rodeo bull etc. The best of all choices is: hire a celebrity to show up at your event and be assured that it’s going to be a memorable one for everyone

You need to have a fair amount of knowledge of the composition of your guest list based on their age, gender, tastes, and preferences. Of course they are your employees and you can make a good guess of the entertainment items that they would like. Roughly the rules described above apply to the guests. The final choice however can be made depending on the type of budget you have.

The bottom line is: in all this the help rendered by special event companies would go a long way in making your event a rocking one. But your ideas are what matter most. A combination of the two would ensure that the guests remember the event for years to come or may be a lifetime for the amusing entertaining shows.



October 7, 2009
By Gardner Wilkinson
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