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Happy New Year!Here's what's new in 2022!Happy New Year from JenXand the Cat in the Hat! We made it through another year!I hope your holidays were the merriest and you stayed healthy and happy. Business first: The January class is filling up fast.Only 4 spots are left for the Monday night program...

Every comedian’s nightmare is bombing—putting out your new stuff to be met with uncomfortable silence. Or worse, “that’s not funny.” But it’s a gift. Going to the gym and open mics are painful for me because I hate underperforming. Bombing s like push ups—I know it’s good for me but I just put it...

When there is so much going on in the world, there are a few perspectives that I seek out—spiritual leaders, experts–and comics. I trust them to “tell it like it is” because comics cry bullshit when they see it. And I trust them to deliver their truth with a wry touch of humor that makes it easier...

When I tell people that I’m a women’s comedy coach, they’re intrigued. When I tell them that I show people how to turn awkward parts of their life into material, confidence and joy, they get a little excited and their eyes glow. But then a lot of them say the same thing, “That sounds really cool,...

A new 6-week program just started and it’s so much fun to see all of the different material that people bring to the table. But even better is how much fun it is for the participants! It really makes my day, so I thought I’d share a few recent comic comments: “This is so fun and a nice break from...

If you’ve been to my introduction to Stand Up workshop, (aka Stand Up for Scaredy Cats,) you know that Ali Wong is my favorite comic. Sometimes I even “hear” her voice in my head when I think up my sets. You can imagine how excited I was to get her book, Dear Girls for Christmas. Very quickly I...

Comedy Alchemy20 min talk for Donovan Prison staffMarch 8, 20185 Min standup I’m Jennifer Mason and I just turned 50 this year. Except on Tinder, where I’m 43. When the guys on Tinder found out I’m an acupuncturist, they often said the same thing “Hey, maybe on our second date, I’ll let you poke...

I had a patient message me asking for an urgent appointment. “Jennifer, I wrenched my shoulders last night and have painful T Rex arms now. Help!” When I asked her what happened, she told me she was so startled by an explosion in a movie that she jumped back in her seat and her muscles got stuck...

When people find out that I do improv and standup, they often say something about my incredibly big ovaries. Or that they’d be too scared to even think about getting on stage. And that I am a badass. This is funny to me because I signed up for improv in order to be bolder. I was looking for a way...