October 19, 2022
An interview with Greg Shapiro in Speakers Academy Magazine, 2022
Greg Shapiro ‘NETHERLANDS CHEERLEADER’
Comedy Show Tag
Dutch Direct vs the Elephant in the Room
October 11, 2022
Dutch culture prides itself on being ‘Dutch direct,’ which is an indirect way of saying ‘rude.’ Sometimes I get hired by Dutch companies to host their events...
COMEDY CENTRAL NEWS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
September 27, 2022
In 2007, Viacom’s Comedy Central launched its first channel in the Netherlands. The Dutch producers wanted to create a new TV show for the occasion. So Boom Chicago got the call to create a show, and we came in with a concept that was basically “What if The Muppet Show had a Weekend Update?”
America Needs a Divorce – Greg Shapiro for ‘240 Years Down the Drain’
July 5, 2022
Happy Independence Day, America! To be truly independent, you need a divorce. Specifically, the BLUE States should now be independent from the RED states. You know how America loves a sequel? Welcome to 'Civil War part 2: South, FU!' And credit to The South. After they filed for divorce and the North said NO, The South has been playing the LONG GAME: making life so miserable for the Blue states that now the North is like “Yeah, divorce sounds good.”
GREG SHAPIRO’S WEIRDEST GIGS EVER – Podcast Interview
June 27, 2022
When I was asked to talk about my ‘weirdest gigs ever’ for the ELEKTRA Podcast, I said YES. I talked about performing for a Dutch bachelorette party in the mid-90’s, when they chanted something to me during the show. It was months later when I realized “Broek uit! Broek uit! Broek uit, op je rug!” meant “Pants off! Pants off! Pants off, on your back!” Yes, Dutch women are very direct.
240 YEARS DOWN THE DRAIN – from George Washington to Donald Trump at Boom Chicago
June 13, 2022
Comedians Pep Rosenfeld and Greg Shapiro present their 12th duo show, premiering at the Boom Chicago Comedy Festival July 7-17. 240 Years Down the Drain: from George Washington to Donald Trump. Come raise a glass to the end of American democracy!
Greg Shapiro Presents CNC: CLIMATE NEWS COMEDY
June 6, 2022
What if Climate News could be fun? These days most people hear the term Climate and get ready for dread. And for good reason.
But the truth is there’s a sustainability boom happening, with lots of clean energy innovations that are genuinely exciting.
...Also, there’s a lot of bullshit sustainability that’s a lot more like ‘greenwashing.' How to tell the difference?
Introducing a new weekly video series. ‘CNC: Climate News Comedy.’
Anything it takes to make climate news funny.
Greg Shapiro and the Office Jester Team Up for Trump Video
May 24, 2022
We were both experts in corporate speaking, specifically comedic corporate speaking. Yet we came to our positions from completely different routes. I was a comedian / corporate speaker, and he was an academic / court jester.
Greg Shapiro Audiobook Preview – THE AMERICAN NETHERLANDER
May 17, 2022
The question was: “Would you be willing to give up your acting career in Manhattan to do comedy in Amsterdam for a start-up theater called Boom Chicago?” Since I was living on tips and paying rent via credit card, the answer was an immediate YES. When you’ve tried being broke in New Amsterdam, you might as well try being broke in Old Amsterdam.
The EU Needs a Late Night Comedy Show | a TED Talk by Greg Shapiro
April 6, 2022
‘The EU Needs a Late Night Comedy Show.’ It's been proven: Comedy helps cognition, especially in younger demographics - exactly the ones we need to engage. In America, a majority of 18-35 year-olds say they get most of their news from late night comedy programs, like The Daily Show. And for good reason! Jokes engage emotion. Emotion aids cognition.
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